Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- SF Recruitment Limited t/a SF Group
- Location
- Evesham
- Salary
- Market related
- Posted
- 27 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 06 Mar 2017
- Ref
- JXH99031543
- Contact
- James Heffernan
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
SF Group are working exclusively with a successful, privately-owned manufacturing business as they appoint a new Financial Controller. Our client is a single-site, multi-product, multi-factory operation producing high quality products for the retail market. They are profitable and with a well established supply chain and customer base operating in a high-growth marketplace.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role at the cutting edge of a diverse business experiencing significant change, several challenges, and with many opportunities for growth potential.
The Financial Controller will be expected to play a leading role in:
- Managing and developing a well-oiled finance function, but one lacking business partnering capabilities
- Implementing / developing an ERP system capable of generating timely, accurate, and meaningful MI
- Diversifying their retail-centric customer base, and maximising revenue streams in other routes to market
- Exploring a range of M&A opportunities
- Leveraging existing production capacity to improve output
- Tightening governance controls across the business
Candidates will be:
- Ideally ACA qualified (ACMA, ACCA as a minimum), with a strong academic track record
- Experienced in a similar FM / FC capacity outside a PLC / corporate environment
- Comfortable in taking real ownership and accountability for performance
- Pragmatic, but business-focused approach
This opportunity suits an aspiring accountant willing to roll their sleeves up and truly engage with a complex yet exciting business. Finally, the successful candidate will develop under the stewardship of a particularly inspiring, newly-appointed Chief Financial Officer.