Interim Financial Controller 12Month FTC

Hays Accountancy and Finance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international manufacturing company in Manchester seeks a Financial Controller to oversee financial operations and lead a small team. The role involves strategic financial planning, compliance management, and delivering insights for senior stakeholders, offering a competitive salary, annual bonus, and hybrid working conditions.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 15%

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with strong manufacturing finance experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Ability to lead a team and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end financial control and reporting processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
• Prepare and analyze budgets and forecasts for performance reviews.

Skills

Financial Control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Inventory Management

People Leadership

D365

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant

Job description

Your new company
This International Manufacturing Group in North Manchester has achieved consistent growth in recent years and now sits as a key operator in the sector. The company has a collaborative, corporate office environment and is looking to bring someone to lead the high-performing site team on a fixed-term basis due to an internal secondment.
Supporting the Regional Financial Controller and the Group's Directors, this is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial control, including statutory accounting, compliance, and internal reporting. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping financial strategy-developing and reviewing budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics to support business objectives. Alongside this, you will manage a small team with 2 direct reports supporting you on the completion of these duties.

Your new role

• Leading end-to-end financial control and reporting processes
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal standards
• Preparing and analysing budgets, forecasts, and quarterly performance reviews
• Delivering timely and accurate financial insights to senior stakeholders
• Acting as a strategic partner to site leadership, supporting decision-making and risk management

What you'll need to succeed
To thrive in this role, you must be a fully qualified accountant with strong manufacturing finance experience, particularly in inventory management, costing, forecasting, and budgeting. You'll need to be a confident business partner who can hold your own with senior stakeholders and provide clear, timely answers. You'll be leading a small team, so people leadership is essential, along with the tenacity to challenge and influence at director level. Experience with D365 and working in complex, matrixed organisations will be highly beneficial.
What you'll get in return
In return, you'll join a global, well-established business at a pivotal time of transformation, with the opportunity to make a real impact. You'll receive a competitive salary of up to £75,000, along with an annual bonus of up to 15%. The role offers hybrid working (3 days onsite, 2 remote), private healthcare, life assurance, pension, and 25-days holiday plus bank holidays. You'll be part of a straight-talking, supportive team in a business that values expertise and resilience, with exposure to senior stakeholders and a chance to contribute to a major D365 transformation project.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, please click "apply" and we will revert back to the most relevant applications as soon as possible. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you're a qualified accountant looking for a new job in finance, please contact Benjamin Stanton at the Hays Senior Finance team in Manchester.

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