UK Financial Controller in Southampton

OTTO JAMES CONSULTING has been retained in a Financial Controller Search & Selection process for a £68 million turnover Manufacturing business with a North West HQ, and international production sites in Europe & Asia. My client is looking to engage a dynamic accounting professional to enter the business at Financial Controller level, with the view to grow their role, and the organisation over the next 3 to 5 years. This is a role which will give you an all-encompassing view of the business and it will have an active base in the real-time business delivery information.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will be positioned in the business as an integral part of the day to day running, and the strategic growth of the organisation. The position has come about following the organisation's growth in 2025 and their future for 2026. This role has dovetailed into the retirement of the previous Financial Controller. This has been fortuitous as they had grown the organisation, however as the business now targets future growth, the new FC will be able to make this role their own, implement new processes and procedures, and will be able to do this as a true greenfield role.

The nature of my client's business is such that they have a real growth opportunity, which requires the input of an accounting professional, who understands that this growth will require a foundation of solid accounting practices and procedures which will enable a robust framework to support the commercial and technical upskilling of the teams.

Key Responsibilities you will oversee, develop and perfect:

• Processes & Procedures improvements
• Systems improvement
• Management of Month End processes and the team producing (team of 4)
• Cash-flow Management
• Organisational integration and harmonisation
• Commercial Management Reporting Pack
• Identifying future acquisitions
• Due Diligence
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• KPI creation for Sales & Operations
• Competitor Analysis and Pricing Structure
• Management Accounts – taking variances and action points to stakeholders
• Marketing Rationalisation – Cost to Return ratios
• Project Management
• Ad-hoc Reporting

You will be able to mould this role into what you want it to be, as you will be reporting to the Managing Director directly, while sitting at a senior level, supporting the Operations and Sales Directors as peers.

Your Profile

My client is a true manufacturing business who value a hands-on Financial Controller, who looks to add value throughout their day-to-day duties. The Commerciality of this role pivots around a high level of Analytical Skills within Excel and highly effective communicative skills. You will be responsible for the creation and delivery of a reporting suite which will be to a senior stakeholder group, who are not all from a finance background. Therefore, your communicative skills will be utilised here.

The Company

Growth is a key aspect to the organisation, however they have stressed that this growth can only be supported through a solid finance foundation. This is why my client wants to recruit a qualified accounting professional, who sees the opportunity that this role brings.

Salary & Benefits

The salary banding for Financial Controller UK has been set at £78,500 to £85,000 plus car. 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, Pension (up to 10% matched), Private Health, Personal and company performance bonus, Training & development budget, 5 Day annual release for Charity in the Community, Monthly wellness budget.