Manufacturing Finance Partner: Assistant Controller

Lord Search & Selection Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lord Search & Selection Ltd is representing a large, long-established specialist manufacturing business seeking a commercially minded finance professional to join the team. The role offers broad exposure across the finance function and wider business, with emphasis on balance sheet integrity and meaningful commercial involvement.

You will balance reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and monthly management accounts while providing manufacturing analysis such as variances and

Qualifications

• Broad background in management and financial accounting.
• Commercially minded finance professional with hands-on approach.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrity of the Balance Sheet with full reconciliations and clear explanations of movements and variances.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and monthly management accounts preparation.
• Provide manufacturing and operational analysis including production variances, gross margins and performance trends.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and support informed commercial decisions across the business.

Job description

Lord Search & Selection Ltd is representing a large, long-established specialist manufacturing business seeking a commercially minded finance professional to join the team. The role offers broad exposure across the finance function and wider business, with emphasis on balance sheet integrity and meaningful commercial involvement.

You will balance reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and monthly management accounts while providing manufacturing analysis such as variances and