Financial Controller

Financial Controller | Dartford / Hybrid | Paying £85k - £95k DOE

Exceptional Manufacturing Business | Hybrid Working | Outstanding Salary & Benefits Package

Are you a high-calibre Financial Controller who combines commercial acumen with strong leadership and the ability to influence at every level of a business?

We're partnering with a highly successful, international manufacturing organisation seeking an ambitious and dynamic Financial Controller to join its senior finance leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to step into a visible, business-critical role within a company renowned for its people-first culture, excellent staff retention, operational excellence and commitment to continuous improvement.

If you're someone who brings gravitas, credibility and a collaborative approach, whilst thriving in a fast-paced manufacturing, engineering, industrial or process-led environment, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in providing financial leadership across the business, ensuring robust financial control, strategic decision support and operational excellence.

This is far more than a traditional reporting role. You'll act as a genuine business partner across operations, supply chain, commercial and senior leadership teams, helping to shape strategic decisions, drive profitability and lead finance transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead and develop a talented finance team whilst championing a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop the finance team, creating a high-performance culture.

Deliver accurate and timely management reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

Provide commercial insight and financial analysis to support strategic decision making.

Partner closely with operational and commercial teams to identify opportunities for growth, efficiency and margin improvement.

Drive finance transformation, process enhancement and systems optimisation initiatives.

Support major capital investment decisions through robust financial modelling and ROI analysis.

Oversee statutory reporting, audits, compliance, treasury and risk management acti...