Financial Controller
Loughborough
£60,000 to £65,000 basic
SME manufacturing business
• Bonus
• Private medical cover
• 25 days holiday
• Hybrid working
• Flexibility in working hours
This is a brilliant opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a privately owned SME manufacturing business in Loughborough as Financial Controller.
The business is less than £10,000,000 turnover, has a strong balance sheet and operates in a specialist manufacturing market.
This is the number 1 finance role in the business, sitting as part of the Senior Leadership Team, with a genuine seat at the table.
It could also be a really good step up for someone moving into their 1st Financial Controller role.
Why it is worth looking at
Proper ownership
You will lead finance for the business, with 1 direct report, working closely with the senior leadership team and reporting directly into the owner led business.
You will also have a dotted line into a highly regarded fractional CFO, so there is support there, but also plenty of room to make the role your own.
A real seat at the table
This is not a role where finance sits on the side and reports the numbers after everything has happened.
You will be close to the business, involved in decisions and expected to give useful, commercial insight.
A chance to improve things
Finance is working, but the reporting, cash flow visibility, project profitability and management information can all be improved.
There is a real opportunity to make finance more useful, more commercial and more joined up.
Commercial manufacturing exposure
This is a hands on manufacturing environment, so you will need to understand how costs, stock, projects, margins and working capital all fit together.
You will be involved in things like:
• Management accounts
• Project accounting
• Bill of materials
• Stock management
• Cash flow forecasting
• Foreign currency
• Management reporting
• Working closely with non finance stakeholders
What they are looking for
This role will suit someone who is qualified, commercially minded and comfortable working in an SME manufacturing business.
The key things they are looking for are:
• Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Manufacturing or engineering background
• Project accounting experience
• Understanding of bill of materials
• Stock management experience
• Foreign currency exposure
• Strong Excel and management reporting skills
• Confident working with non finance stakeholders
• Pragmatic, hands on and comfortable in an SME environment
It would suit someone who likes being close to the business, enjoys improving things and wants a role where finance genuinely has a seat at the table.
Apply now
If this sounds like the sort of Financial Controller role you have been looking for, apply now and I will come back to you with more detail.