Financial Controller

TMS Search; Stalham Green; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TMS Search is seeking a commercially minded Financial Controller in the UK to take full ownership of the finance function at a long‑established British manufacturer based near Stalham, Norfolk. The role focuses on financial control, MI, and actionable insights to drive strategic decisions.

You will lead costings, cashflow management and forecasting, working closely with leadership across sales, purchasing, engineering, production and service to deliver robust management information.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong financial fundamentals and commercial mindset.
• Experience in manufacturing or product-based environments.
• Strong costing, inventory, WIP and overhead recovery knowledge.
• Excellent cashflow and working-capital management skills.
• Ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrity and accuracy of financial records.
• Oversee day-to-day finance operations and statutory requirements.
• Strengthen cashflow forecasting, working capital management and financial visibility.
• Produce timely management accounts and meaningful reporting.
• Build reliable costing, margin and profitability insight across machines, products and jobs.
• Improve ERP/MRP utilisation and reduce manual processes.
• Partner with managers across sales, purchasing, engineering, production and service.
• Provide constructive challenge and help build a culture of better financial understanding.

Skills

Management accounting

Costing & WIP

Cashflow forecasting

Stakeholder communication

ERP/MRP experience

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Sightline ERP

Job description

Location: Stalham, Norfolk

Sector: Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing

Role Type: Full‑time

A long‑established British manufacturer is entering a pivotal phase of development and modernisation. We’re looking for a commercially minded Financial Controller who can take full ownership of the finance function while helping build stronger management information, better systems and more effective decision‑making across the business.

This is a broad, hands‑on role that goes far beyond traditional accounting. You’ll ensure financial accuracy and control, improve processes, interrogate manufacturing costs, and work closely with the leadership team to translate financial data into clear, actionable insight.

The Role

• Own the integrity and accuracy of financial records
• Oversee day‑to‑day finance operations and statutory requirements
• Strengthen cashflow forecasting, working capital management and financial visibility
• Produce timely management accounts and meaningful reporting
• Build reliable costing, margin and profitability insight across machines, products and jobs
• Improve ERP/MRP utilisation and reduce manual processes
• Partner with managers across sales, purchasing, engineering, production and service
• Provide constructive challenge and help build a culture of better financial understanding

About You

You’re a qualified accountant with strong financial fundamentals and a commercially curious mindset. You want to understand why the numbers look the way they do — and what the business should do about it.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in management accounting or financial control
• Background in manufacturing, engineering or product‑based environments
• Strong costing, inventory, WIP and overhead recovery knowledge
• Excellent cashflow and working‑capital management skills
• Confidence producing useful management accounts and operational MI
• ERP/MRP experience (Sightline advantageous but not essential)
• The ability to turn data into practical recommendations
• A hands‑on, problem‑solving approach and strong stakeholder communication

What Success Looks Like

Within your first year, you’ll help establish:

• Trusted, timely financial information
• Clear cashflow and working‑capital visibility
• Disciplined debtor and creditor management
• Reliable monthly management reporting
• Meaningful profitability insight
• Stronger costing and inventory control
• Improved ERP/MRP utilisation
• More resilient finance processes
• Better financial understanding across the management team

Why This Role Matters

This is not a role where you simply inherit a mature finance function. You’ll shape how the business uses information, improve systems and processes, and directly influence commercial performance. For someone who enjoys building better ways of working and seeing the impact of their decisions, this is a rare opportunity to make a genuine difference