Financial Controller

Site Financial Controller (12 month FTC) Location – Wigan Salary – £based on experience plus bonus About the company: A global business with a large manufacturing site based in Wigan. Combination role involving people management, business partnering, commercial support, and more. Managing a team of 4. Business partnering with senior non-finance stakeholders. Translating data and insight into clear actions and supporting decision making. Ownership of end-to-end financial performance management for the site, ensuring high-quality reporting. Ensuring financial control & compliance, alongside owning audit readiness. Leading planning, budgeting & forecasting for the site. They are ideally looking to hire as a 12 month FTC initially, however permanent may also be considered. Responsibilities include: Financial Leadership & Business Partnering

• Set the direction for site finance, ensuring the right routines, insights and governance are in place to support the Site Leadership Team in delivering safety, quality, service and cost performance.
• Act as trusted advisor to the senior non-finance stakeholders, challenging constructively using facts and data and ensuring decisions are supported by robust analysis.
• Build financial understanding across the site by translating complex data into clear actions.
• Champion continuous improvement. Operational Finance, Cost Control & Monthly Financial Reporting
• Own the site's end-to-end financial performance management, ensuring high-quality reporting and review routines.
• Ensure timely and accurate month end close, including review of provisions, corrections, allocations and key judgements, and strong balance sheet ownership across the site.
• Oversee cost centre reporting and review meetings with operational and functional leads, ensuring the right level of insight, challenge and follow-through.
• Ensure robust commentary for key site reporting packs. Budgeting & Forecasting
• Lead the site planning calendar for Finance, coordinating the annual planning cycle and monthly forecasting routines.
• Ensure strong scenario modelling and risk/opportunity management, proactively surfacing issues early and agreeing mitigation actions with the business. Product Costing, Inventory & Working Capital Stewardship
• Provide governance over product costing processes at site.
• Oversee inventory controls and provisions (including Supply Chain Loss Provisions, blocked/obsolete stock and disposals/recharges), ensuring timely action and clear root-cause follow-up with Supply Chain and Operations.
• Ensure working capital levers are visible, measured and actively managed through clear routines. Financial Compliance & Controls
• Ensure the site operates with strong financial stewardship and compliance with corporate financial policies, internal control requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Own audit readiness and lead responses to audit queries, ensuring documentation is accurate, timely and complete (including Annual Stock Take, fixed asset verification and other control activities).
• Ensure site finance processes are documented, maintained and continuously improved (process maps, SOPs, ways of working). People Leadership & Team Development
• Lead, coach and develop the Site Finance Team, setting clear priorities, role clarity and development expectations, and ensuring effective coverage and succession planning.
• Create an environment where finance colleagues can grow their technical capability, business partnering skills, and confidence in challenging constructively Skills/Qualifications required:
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
• Significant site-facing experience in manufacturing / FMCG or similar, including leadership responsibility.
• Good communication skills, capable of partnering non-finance stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate complex analysis into clear decisions and actions with senior operational stakeholders; confident to challenge constructively using facts and data.
• A people leader who coaches performance, builds capability, and creates clarity of ownership across the team. We typically advertise our roles on LinkedIn for no more than 24-72 hours, but that doesn't always mean the vacancy is filled. For more information around this role or others, or to send over your CV, please contact zach.crawford@yourrecruitmentpartner.com