Financial Controller

Morgan McKinley; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Northampton is partnering with a growing FMCG business to appoint a high-calibre Financial Controller. The role sits at the heart of the finance function, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting and insightful commercial analysis to support expansion.

You will lead month-end close, manage budgeting and forecasting, and partner with Operations, Sales and Procurement to optimise margins and working capital. A path to senior leadership awaits.

Qualifications

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification.
• Experience as Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent.
• Experience within FMCG, food, consumer goods or manufacturing.
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Good understanding of product costing, margins and stock/inventory.
• Strong financial controls and balance-sheet management experience.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Excellent Excel and ERP/system skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to challenge and influence.
• Hands-on, proactive and improvement-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process.
• Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis.
• Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Provide commercial insight into sales, margins, costs and profitability.
• Partner with Operations, Sales and Procurement.
• Oversee cash flow, working capital and balance sheet management.
• Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes.
• Monitor product costing, gross margins and manufacturing variances.
• Support stock and inventory reporting.
• Manage statutory accounts and external audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Improve finance systems, processes and reporting.
• Lead, develop and motivate the finance team.
• Provide financial support and challenge to the senior leadership team.

Skills

Excel

ERP/system skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Education

ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Morgan McKinley Northern Home Counties are working with a growing and commercially focused FMCG business in Northampton to appoint a high-calibre Financial Controller.

This is a broad and influential role for an ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant who enjoys operating close to the commercial and operational side of a business.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will lead the finance function, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and commercially focused analysis to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process
• Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis
• Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Provide commercial insight into sales, margins, costs and profitability
• Partner with Operations, Sales and Procurement
• Oversee cash flow, working capital and balance sheet management
• Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes
• Monitor product costing, gross margins and manufacturing variances
• Support stock and inventory reporting
• Manage statutory accounts and external audit requirements
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements
• Improve finance systems, processes and reporting
• Lead, develop and motivate the finance team
• Provide financial support and challenge to the senior leadership team

About You

You will ideally have:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification
• Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent
• Experience within FMCG, food, consumer goods or manufacturing
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Good understanding of product costing, margins and stock/inventory
• Strong financial controls and balance-sheet management experience
• Experience managing and developing a finance team
• Excellent Excel and ERP/system skills
• Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to challenge and influence
• A hands-on, proactive and improvement-focused approach

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join an established and growing FMCG business where Finance has a genuine voice in commercial and operational decision-making.

You will have:

• A senior role with significant autonomy and visibility
• Direct exposure to the senior leadership team
• The opportunity to shape and improve the finance function
• A commercially varied role across finance and operations
• Responsibility for developing a finance team
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Long-term progression within a growing organisation