Financial Controller

Halliday Marx have embarked on a Retained Assignment to hire an exceptional Financial Controller to join a highly ambitious and rapidly scaling Manufacturting business.Financial ControllerLocation: St AlbansSalary: £85,000-£95,000 (DOE)Looking to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and transformation?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 OpportunityReporting to the Managing Director and working alongside the CFO, the Financial Controller will have full ownership of the operational finance function across the group, overseeing two accounts team members. You will play a key role in ERP optimisation, finance process improvement, reporting improvements, and business integration, in a company where finance is a genuine strategic partner to growth.Key ResponsibilitiesFull ownership of day-to-day finance Accurate and timely monthly management informationCash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial planningDriving ERP consolidation and finance process improvementLeading automation initiatives and identifying opportunities to leverage AI in a modern finance and accounting tech stackGenuine business partnering with ..... full job details .....