Financial Controller
20 hours ago
Keighley
Financial Controller Location: Keighley area / West Yorkshire (2 sites) Manufacturing Salary: £70,000 - £85,000+ (package) £base + car allowance + company pension + 25 days hols / Will be negotiable for the right candidate, per annum, depending on experience Working arrangements: 4 days on site, 1 day WFH for the right candidate, with some degree of flexibility About the Role: We’re looking for a highly capable, hands-on Financial Controller to manage the financial operations across two sites in our group. This isn’t a passive oversight job: you’ll be deep in the numbers, managing two P&Ls, ensuring technical accuracy, driving process improvements, and working side-by-side with operations, production, and senior leadership. You will be managing a small finance function and report in to the Group Finance Director. Key Responsibilities: • Own and deliver accurate, timely management accounts for both sites (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, variances)., • Oversee all technical accounting responsibilities: month-end/year-end closing, fixed assets, depreciation, accruals/prepayments etc., • Lead budgeting & forecasting processes across the group and translate them into actionable business insight., • Monitor and control costs, liaising with production/operations to understand cost drivers, margin pressures, inventory valuation etc., • Ensure strong internal controls, compliance, audit readiness., • Manage and mentor a finance team across both sites; ensure consistency and efficiency across sites., • Be a partner to the business: help set strategy, support decision making, challenge assumptions, and drive performance improvement. What We’re Looking For: • Qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent) with substantial hands-on accounting experience., • Prior experience managing multiple sites or divisions / multiple P&Ls., • Strong technical accounting skills: you can dive into reconciliations, depreciation, intercompany, costing etc., • Excellent Excel & financial tooling skills; experience with ERP systems; comfortable implementing improvements., • A proactive, resilient, detail-oriented mindset; you don’t shy away from challenges and want to get stuck in., • Strong communication skills: you’ll be working with site managers, production teams, senior leadership. Why Join Us: • Real autonomy and exposure: your role will carry weight and influence., • Opportunity to make visible impact., • Working across two sites means variety & challenge., • Supportive senior leadership.