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Financial Controller

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Your new company Your new company are a leader in their field, based in Nantwich and are looking for a Financial Controller to join their team on a permanent basis.
Your new role
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and long-term financial plans for the site.
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts, reporting packs and insightful variance analysis.
- Monitor costs, standard costing, inventory valuation, labour efficiency and overhead absorption.
- Partner with the site leadership team, providing commercial insight to support operational and strategic decisions.
- Identify financial risks, opportunities and cost-saving initiatives to improve profitability and performance.
- Manage capital expenditure reporting, investment appraisals and return-on-investment analysis.
- Support product, customer and margin analysis to inform pricing and product-mix decisions.
- Maintain robust financial controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies and statutory requirements.
- Coordinate internal and external audit activity and support year-end reporting.
- Work closely with production, supply chain and engineering teams to improve inventory accuracy and working capital.
- Support continuous improvement projects, KPI reporting and the development of financial systems and processes.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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What you'll need to succeed
- ACCA/ CIMA qualified
- Strong experience in a engineering finance or cost accounting role.
- Strong ERP and Excel experience
- Effectively manage and lead a small finance team
- A commercially focused approach and the ability to turn complex data into clear, practical insight.
- Strong communication and business-partnering skills, with the confidence to influence operational and senior stakeholders.
- A proactive, hands-on mindset with a focus on controls, process improvement and delivering results.
- High levels of accuracy, integrity and the ability to work effectively both independently and across teams.


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What you'll get in return
- Up to £70,000 DOE
- Pension
- 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- 1 day working from home
- Other benefits to be discussed on application
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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