Financial Controller

Gmp Worldwide; Worcester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Additional company benefits

Job summary

GMP Recruitment are supporting an established engineering firm in Worcester to recruit an experienced Financial Controller. The post holder will lead the finance function, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting and commercial insight for strategic decisions.

Reporting to the UK Finance Director, you will manage monthly close, budgeting, cash flow and financial systems, while developing the finance team and partnering with production and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Financial Controller or similar senior finance role within engineering/manufacturing.
• Experience in manufacturing costs, stock control, WIP and margins analysis.
• Proven ability to lead a finance team and develop capex business cases.
• Strong reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management skills.
• Qualified professional with ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities of the finance department and report to UK Finance Director.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Manage cash flow, working capital and banking relationships.
• Oversee accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and tax compliance.
• Coordinate external audit and statutory accounts preparation.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash-flow management

Financial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Financial control

Education

ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

GMP Recruitment are proud to have been engaged by an established and successful engineering firm based in Worcester who seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead the day-to-day management of its finance function.

Reporting directly to the UK Finance Director, this is a key senior appointment within the business. The successful candidate will provide robust financial control, accurate reporting and commercially focused insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.

This position would suit an accomplished finance professional with experience working within an engineering, manufacturing or similarly complex operational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Report directly to and work closely with the UK Finance Director.
• Lead the day-to-day activities of the finance department.
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting.
• Produce annual budgets, financial forecasts and detailed variance analysis.
• Present financial performance, risks and opportunities to the UK Finance Director and wider senior leadership team.
• Manage cash flow, working capital and banking relationships.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control and payroll processes.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure balance-sheet accounts are regularly reconciled.
• Manage stock accounting, inventory valuations, work in progress and manufacturing cost information.
• Analyse product costs, margins, overheads and operational performance.
• Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts and coordinate the external audit process.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax requirements and internal financial controls.
• Manage VAT returns and other statutory financial submissions.
• Develop and improve financial systems, management reporting and internal controls.
• Support capital expenditure appraisals and wider investment decisions.
• Partner with operational, production, procurement and commercial teams.
• Lead, support and develop members of the finance team.
• Provide financial support for business improvement initiatives and wider strategic projects.
• Deputise for the UK Finance Director when required.

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience as a Financial Controller, Senior Finance Manager or in a comparable senior finance position.
• Experience within engineering, manufacturing or a related industrial environment is highly desirable.
• Professionally qualified in ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
• Strong management accounting, statutory reporting and financial control experience.
• A thorough understanding of manufacturing costs, stock control, work in progress and margin analysis.
• Demonstrable experience of budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and ERP systems, alongside advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, commercial and problem-solving abilities.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confidence presenting and explaining financial information to senior leaders and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and finance-team development experience.
• The ability to challenge constructively, influence decisions and work to demanding deadlines.

The Successful Candidate

The successful Financial Controller will be a hands-on, commercially focused and credible senior finance professional.

You will be comfortable maintaining strong control over detailed financial processes while providing high-level analysis and insight to the UK Finance Director. You will also have the confidence to challenge existing practices, implement improvements and build effective relationships across the organisation.

• Salary of £85,000-£100,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Permanent, full-time senior appointment.
• Opportunity to join an established and respected engineering business.
• Direct exposure to the UK Finance Director and senior leadership team.
• Scope to improve financial processes and influence business decisions.
• Company pension scheme.
• Holiday entitlement.
• Additional company benefits may be available.