Robert Half
Financial Controller
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The Company
My client is a leading, multi-site manufacturing and engineering group specialising in high-precision components for the global aerospace sector. Operating across four key UK sites, the business is currently restructuring into a unified executive leadership team to drive cohesive group performance. Following this transformation, they are looking to hire a sharp, commercially minded Financial Controller & FP&A Manager to sit between central leadership and local operational teams.
The Role
Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a high-visibility, dual-focused role combining strategic financial planning with core governance and control. Managing a Management Accountant, you will act as a key commercial partner to the CEO, Board, and divisional leadership teams, helping turn complex operational data into actionable strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the group-wide budgeting, forecasting, and five-year planning cycles while establishing standardised KPIs across all business units.
- Working closely with local site leads and finance heads to challenge assumptions, review profitability, and drive cash generation.
- Managing the end-to-end audit process across multiple legal entities, alongside oversight for tax compliance, insurance, and risk management.
- Preparing executive and board packs that explain the commercial drivers behind performance, risks, and strategic growth opportunities.
- Leading initiatives to automate reporting, streamline data collection, and upgrade existing finance processes.
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Your Profile
The client is looking for a qualified accountant with a strong track record in operational, multi-site businesses who can comfortably handle both granular detail and big-picture strategy.
Essential requirements:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Direct experience within manufacturing, engineering, or complex multi-site operational environments.
- A strong mix of FP&A, business partnering, and core financial control, including experience coordinating multi-entity external audits.
- Advanced Excel capability and financial modelling experience, with exposure to BI tools and automated reporting systems.
- Confident communication skills with the gravitas to challenge operational leaders and advise board-level executives.
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Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 depending on experience
- Working Model: Hybrid model with 2–3 days a week in the Central London office, plus occasional travel to operating sites in Belfast, the Isle of Man, and the North West (approx. 1–2 times per month with overnight expenses fully covered).
- Benefits: Full corporate benefits package, performance-related bonus scheme, and a clear path for senior exposure across a well-backed industrial group.
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