Financial Controller

Financial Controller SAP Manufacturing and ProductionSome finance roles keep the lights on. This one helps rewire the building. A well-established, high-volume business in the manufacturing and production space is expanding its senior finance capability and is looking for a hands-on Financial Controller to sit just below FD level and help steer the next phase of growth. This is a broad, influential role based on-site in Basildon, combining core financial control with genuine project ownership, including a major ERP implementation that will run over the next 18-24 months.

If you enjoy being close to the numbers but also shaping how a finance function operates, this should land well.

Working as the number two to the CFO, you will take day-to-day ownership of management reporting, controls and balance sheet integrity, while acting as a key driver of change across systems and processes. The Financial Controller SAP will have real visibility across the business and regular exposure to senior stakeholders. The organisation operates at pace, with high transaction volumes and tight reporting deadlines typical of the manufacturing and production sector across commercial distribution and ecommerce.

Structure, accuracy and pragmatism matter here.

• Owning monthly management accounts, P&L and balance sheet reporting through to gross margin
• Reviewing journals, revenue recognition and key cost of goods sold areas including inventory and logistics
• Managing formal balance sheet reconciliations and associated provisions
• Overseeing VAT returns, intercompany positions and control frameworks
• Leading the finance workstream for a full ERP implementation, bringing rigour and momentum
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and wider finance projects across the business
• Acting as a deputy to the FD when required and supporting audits
• Driving continuous improvement across systems, processes and reporting

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA) with solid post-qualification experience
• Proven background in financial control within a fast-moving environment
• Hands-on SAP implementation experience
• Strong Excel and data handling skills with a practical, analytical mindset
• Comfortable working on-site in Basildon and engaging across teams
• Experience with in commercial distribution and ecommerce is highly attractive but not essential

• Salary: £75,000 to £85,000 base, depending on experience
• Discretionary annual bonus linked to company performance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with buy and sell options
• Private healthcare and comprehensive wellbeing support
• Pension, life assurance and enhanced family leave
• Staff discounts, reward schemes and additional benefits
• A genuinely influential Financial Controller role with scope to progress

This opportunity is well suited to someone who enjoys ownership, complexity and improving how things work, rather than just reporting on them. The role is based in Basildon and will suit someone who values being close to the business rather than hidden behind hybrid policies.