Finance Officer - Banking

Financial Controller \n Halliday Marx have embarked on a Retained Assignment to hire an exceptional Financial Controller to join a highly ambitious and rapidly scaling Manufacturing business. \n Looking to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and transformation? \n Following a merger the company is expected to treble in size within 2-3 years through both organic growth and strategic acquisition. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced finance professional ready to take genuine ownership of the day-to-day finance function, with the commercial capability and ambition to grow into a Finance Director as the group scales. \The Financial Controller will have full ownership of the operational finance function across the group, overseeing two accounts team members. \Play a key role in ERP optimisation, finance process improvement, reporting improvements, and business integration. \Work in a company where finance is a genuine strategic partner to growth. \Full ownership of day-to-day finance \n Cash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial planning \n Driving ERP consolidation and finance process improvement \n Leading automation initiatives and identifying opportunities to leverage AI in a modern finance and accounting tech stack \n Genuine business partnering with operational, engineering and commercial teams \n Managing and developing finance and accounts staff \n Strengthening controls and finance infrastructure as the group scales \n \Manufacturing & Operational Finance: \Bills of materials, manufacturing costing and margin analysis \n Inventory and stock reporting \n Multi-site operational finance. \You are likely an experienced Financial Controller or Finance Manager from a manufacturing or engineering environment \n You will be experienced with ERP systems — ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — and a proven driver of automation and process improvement. \Ambition to develop, learn and progress to Finance Director as principal commercial lead within the business is desirable. \n The role is based in West Bromwich with occasional travel between this and other locations. One to two remote working days per week are available but preference is for a leadership candidate that likes to be surrounded by their team and involved in day to day decisions.