Senior Site Finance Leader — Manufacturing Controller

Counted; Worcester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Counted, a respected manufacturing company, seeks a Financial Controller in Worcester to lead the site finance function and partner with operations to drive cost efficiency and performance.

You will own the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, oversee month-end close and budgeting, and champion internal controls while collaborating with the senior leadership team on strategy and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Proven track record as Financial Controller in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis.
• Experience producing full management accounts and leading budgeting/forecasting cycles.
• Hands-on ERP experience with advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Confident business partner able to challenge and influence operational stakeholders.
• High integrity with a strong controls mindset.
• Experience within manufacturing sectors and plant environments.
• Exposure to integration projects or finance transformation.
• People management experience with a track record of developing teams.
• Hands-on, pragmatic approach from shop floor to boardroom.
• Resilience through ownership change and integration periods.
• Strong communication and ability to translate financial data into operational insight.
• Commercial curiosity with continuous improvement mindset.
• Deadline-driven with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and mentor the site finance team.
• Own the site P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Oversee and grow the wider finance function.
• Support site directors as part of the senior leadership team.
• Deliver monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Provide financial data to the group and board.
• Run budgeting and periodic reforecasts.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity with reconciliations.
• Manage year-end audit process and liaise with auditors.
• Strengthen internal controls across site finance processes.
• Oversee cash, working capital and capex appraisal.
• Set and review standard costs and labour/overhead rates.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and drive operational actions.
• Manage inventory accounting including cycle counts and WIP.
• Support pricing, quoting and make/buy decisions via costing.
• Partner with Site GM, Ops, Eng and Supply Chain to reduce costs.
• Evaluate capital investment proposals and track returns.
• Develop site KPIs linking ops metrics to financial outcomes.
• Act as finance contact to align policies and systems.
• Drive continuous improvement across ERP usage and processes.
• Provide financial input into strategy, risk and opportunity discussions.

Skills

Financial control

ERP systems

Variance analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

People management

Manufacturing finance

Excel proficiency

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Counted, a respected manufacturing company, seeks a Financial Controller in Worcester to lead the site finance function and partner with operations to drive cost efficiency and performance.

You will own the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, oversee month-end close and budgeting, and champion internal controls while collaborating with the senior leadership team on strategy and improvement initiatives.