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Role: Group Financial Controller
Salary: £85,000 - £95,000
Location: Worcester
About the Business
A fantastic opportunity to join a growing, multi-site group as a Group Financial Controller, based near Worcester. The business operates across manufacturing and has grown significantly through acquisition, with continued ambitions for organic growth and further M&A. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in a finance function that is evolving from a traditional, control-focused team into a more insight-led, commercially minded one, working closely alongside the Group Finance Director.
Main Duties:
As a Group Financial Controller, your main duties include:
- Leading the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycle, and owning the month-end close timetable to ensure information is accurate, timely and well controlled
- Preparing and reviewing management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and variance commentary
- Maintaining strong balance sheet control and overseeing the completion and review of reconciliations
- Strengthening financial controls and driving consistent accounting treatment across sites, entities and newly acquired businesses
- Supporting statutory reporting, audit, tax and wider group reporting requirements
- Assisting the Group Finance Director with board packs, investor reporting and senior leadership updates
- Leading the annual budgeting and operating plan process, alongside ownership of the rolling forecast cycle
- Analysing monthly and quarterly performance to identify key drivers of revenue, margin, overheads, EBITDA, cash and working capital
- Building financial models to support scenario planning, cashflow projections and wider strategic decision-making
- Partnering proactively with operational and commercial leaders, using financial insight to challenge performance and identify opportunities
- Improving visibility of gross margin and profitability by site, customer, product and revenue stream
- Supporting pricing, tender analysis and broader profitability improvement initiatives
- Driving standardisation of systems, processes and reporting, including supporting ERP integration and the move towards dashboard-led reporting
- Leading and developing a team spanning Management Accountants, Transactional Finance and FP&A / Commercial Finance support
- Owning short and medium-term cashflow forecasting, and monitoring working capital performance across debtors, creditors and inventory
- Acting as deputy to the Group Finance Director where required
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Location / Office / Culture
The role is hybrid, based near Worcester. You’ll join a business with a strong track record of growth through acquisition and become part of a finance function that is actively investing in its future shape and capability. You’ll work closely with the Group Finance Director, with genuine scope to help shape reporting, systems and processes across the wider group.
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What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
- Strong technical financial control experience gained within a multi-site or group environment
- Proven experience managing and developing a finance team
- Confidence acting as a business partner to operational and commercial stakeholders
- Exposure to ERP systems and reporting tools such as Excel or Power BI is advantageous
Why Join the Business
- Genuine opportunity to shape the future of a growing, evolving finance function
- Hybrid working
- Exposure to a private equity-backed environment with real scope for progression
- Manage and develop your own team
- Play a key role in group-wide projects, including ERP and acquisition integration
About Us
We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.
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