Hybrid Financial Controller: Manufacturing Growth

Halliday Marx; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx have embarked on a retained assignment to hire an exceptional Financial Controller for a fast-growing manufacturing business in Birmingham.

This hands-on role reports to the Managing Director and CFO, owning day-to-day finance, driving ERP optimisation, and acting as a strategic partner to accelerate scale and potential progression to Finance Director.

Qualifications

• Experience as Financial Controller or Finance Manager in manufacturing/engineering.
• Technically strong in reporting, forecasting and controls, and commercially minded.
• Ambition to develop, learn and progress to Finance Director as the principal commercial lead.

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

Skills

Leadership

Commercial mindset

Financial forecasting

Business partnering

ERP experience

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Controller

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £85,000–£95,000 (DOE)

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.
• Play a key role in ERP optimisation, finance process improvement, reporting improvements, and business integration.
• Work 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
• 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 Birmingham 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.