Financial Controller

Morgan McKinley Northern Home Counties are working with a growing and commercially focused FMCG business in Northampton to appoint a high-calibre Financial Controller.

This is a broad and influential role for an ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant who enjoys operating close to the commercial and operational side of a business.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will lead the finance function, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and commercially focused analysis to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead the month-end and year-end close process
Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis
Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
Provide commercial insight into sales, margins, costs and profitability
Partner with Operations, Sales and Procurement
Oversee cash flow, working capital and balance sheet management
Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes
Monitor product costing, gross margins and manufacturing variances
Support stock and inventory reporting
Manage statutory accounts and external audit requirements
Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements
Improve finance systems, processes and reporting
Lead, develop and motivate the finance team
Provide financial support and challenge to the senior leadership team

About You

You will ideally have:

ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification
Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent
Experience within FMCG, food, consumer goods or manufacturing
Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience
Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Good understanding of product costing, margins and stock/inventory
Strong financial controls and balance-sheet management experience
Experience managing and developing a finance team
Excellent Excel and ERP/system skills
Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to challenge and influence
A hands-on, proactive and improvement-focused approach
Excellent communication skills

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join an established and growing FMCG business where Finance has a genuine voice in commercial and operational decision-making.

You will have:

A senior role with significant autonomy and visibility
Direct exposure to the senior leadership team
The opportunity to shape and improve the finance function
A commercially varied role across finance and operations
Responsibility for developing a finance team
A competitive salary and benefits package
Long-term progression within a growing organisationIf you are an ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant with FMCG or manufacturing experience and are looking for a Financial Controller role where you can make a genuine commercial impact, we would be keen to hear from you