Your new company is a leader in their field based in Stoke‑on‑Trent and is looking for a Financial Controller to join their team on a permanent basis to support company growth.
Competitive salary and on‑site working.
Your new role
You will lead financial planning and analysis activities for the Group, providing insight, challenge and forward‑looking analysis to support strategic and operational decision‑making. Act as the key finance business partner to senior leadership, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight.
Key responsibilities
- Own Group budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning
- Deliver monthly forecasts, variance analysis and clear performance commentary
- Produce MI, dashboards and board‑level reporting with actionable insights
- Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning, investment cases and commercial decisions
- Partner with operational leaders to understand performance drivers, risks and opportunities
- Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting and data quality
- Ensure alignment between management reporting, FP&A outputs and Group requirements
- Lead, coach and develop the team
- Set clear objectives, review performance and build a high‑impact, insight‑driven finance function
- Foster strong collaboration between FP&A, management accounting and core finance teams
What you’ll need to succeed
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified
- Strong FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering background
- Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills
- Experience using SAP
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Able to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent communication skillsConfident working with senior stakeholders
- Experience leading and developing a team
- Professional, adaptable, and comfortable taking on new challenges
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary
- DOE
- Excellent benefits and generous holiday allowance
- On‑site working
- Fantastic working environment
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