Financial Controller

Halliday Marx; West Bromwich; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx is partnering with a rapidly scaling manufacturing group to appoint an exceptional Financial Controller. This hands-on leadership role owns the day-to-day finance function and positions finance as a strategic partner to growth as the business plans to treble in size within 2–3 years.

Reporting to the MD and working with the CFO, you will drive ERP consolidation, process improvements and automation initiatives, including AI opportunities, while developing the finance team across

Qualifications

• Hands-on leader with experience in manufacturing or engineering finance.
• Proven ability to drive ERP consolidation, automation and process improvements.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to partner with operations and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day finance across the group and oversee two accounts staff.
• Provide accurate monthly management information and cash flow forecasting.
• Drive ERP consolidation and finance process improvements.
• Lead automation initiatives and explore AI opportunities in finance tech.
• Partner with operational, engineering and commercial teams to drive growth.
• Support MD with tailored management information and strengthen controls.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Cash flow forecasting

ERP systems

Automation initiatives

Business partnering

Leadership

Multi-site finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Halliday Marx have embarked on a Retained Assignment to hire an exceptional Financial Controller to join a highly ambitious and rapidly scaling Manufacturing business.

Looking to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and transformation?

Following a merger the company is expected to treble in size within 2-3 years through both organic growth and strategic acquisition. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced finance professional ready to take genuine ownership of the day-to-day finance function, with the commercial capability and ambition to grow into a Finance Director as the group scales.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Managing Director and working alongside the CFO, the Financial Controller will have full ownership of the operational finance function across the group, overseeing two accounts team members. You will play a key role in ERP optimisation, finance process improvement, reporting improvements, and business integration, in a company where finance is a genuine strategic partner to growth.

Key Responsibilities

Full ownership of day-to-day finance Accurate and timely monthly management information Cash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial planning

Driving ERP consolidation and finance process improvement

Leading automation initiatives and identifying opportunities to leverage AI in a modern finance and accounting tech stack

Genuine business partnering with operational, engineering and commercial teams

Managing and developing finance and accounts staff

Supporting the Managing Director with tailored management information

Strengthening controls and finance infrastructure as the group scales.

Manufacturing & Operational Finance

A strong manufacturing or engineering background is desirable. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience of WIP reporting and controls, bills of materials, manufacturing costing and margin analysis, sales order flow through ERP systems, inventory and stock reporting, and multi-site operational finance. You will be equally comfortable on the shop floor and in the boardroom and powerful communication skills are highly desirable.

The Candidate

You are likely an experienced Financial Controller or Finance Manager from a manufacturing or engineering environment, technically strong across reporting, forecasting and controls, and commercially minded. You will be experienced with ERP systems — ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — and a proven driver of automation and process improvement. Ambition to develop, learn and progress to Finance Director as principal commercial lead within the business is desirable.

Location & Working Pattern

The role is based in the West Bromwich area with occasional travel between this and other locations. One to two remote working days per week are available but preference is for a leadership candidate that likes to be surrounded by their team and involved in day to day decisions.