Financial Controller

Sewell Wallis is working with an innovative Manufacturing company based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who are looking to secure a Financial Controller with an immediate start.

This Financial Controller role operates as the sole finance contact within a £8mil T/O business unit that reports into a wider group, which share the same passion for innovation in the manufacturing industry. You'll have support and direction from the Group FC, and the shared service hub of the wider UK group finance function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands‑on Financial Controller who loves to get stuck into the numbers and enjoys partnering with the wider team, someone who enjoys being in a busy, ever‑changing manufacturing environment. You'll need to be confident pushing change and keen to get stuck into driving process improvement and streamlining to increase baseline profits.

• Ownership of the site month end financial close, ensuring completion within Group deadlines
• Ownership of balance sheet reconciliation
• Accurate forecasting and analysis of management information to understand variances.
• Present information to the senior leadership team, understanding KPIs and offering corrective actions and influencing decision making across the business.
• Involvement with process improvement and efficiencies.
• Oversee the stock control process and coordinate year end stock takes.
• Preparation of statutory accounts and coordinate

• Qualified candidate - CIMA, ACCA, ACA
• Excellent communications skills, confident talking to various stakeholders from different backgrounds
• Someone who enjoys being hands‑on and getting stuck in across departments on site
• Manufacturing industry experience
• Experienced in cost accounting
• Experience with process improvement projects, with a forward‑thinking and progressive mindset

• A competitive salary of up to £70,000
• 25 days annual leave with bank holidays off
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Free Parking
• Discounts and vouchers
• Healthcare cashback cover
• Immediate start permanent role

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To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions.

We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.