Your new company Hays Senior Finance are partnering with an established and growing manufacturing business to recruit an operationally and commercially focused Financial Controller. This is a high-impact multi-site role within the senior finance and site leadership team, offering the opportunity to influence business performance, drive improvements and work closely with senior operational stakeholders.Your new role Reporting to the CFO, you will take ownership of financial control and operational finance, while acting as a key business partner across Operations, Commercial, Sales and Procurement.You will lead monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting, balance sheet control and statutory requirements, alongside taking responsibility for inventory, standard costing and variance analysis. You will provide meaningful insight into sales, margins and operational performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and drive year-on-year EBITDA improvement.You will also oversee CAPEX planning and investment business cases, support commercial and tender activity, identify cost-saving opportunities and drive improvements across financial processes, systems and reporting.Alongside this, you will lead and develop a small finance team and build strong relationships across the wider business.What you''ll need to succeed You will be a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant, or a very experienced QBE, with a strong background gained within Manufacturing, FMCG or a similarly ..... full job details .....