Seymour John

Assistant Financial Controller - Manufacturing Birmingham - On-site £35,000-£45,000 + Study Support + Benefits We are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller with strong manufacturing experience, proven capability in producing management accounts, and the confidence to business partner across operational teams. This role is ideal for a Management Accountant who wants to enhance their commercial insight, analytical skills, and process-improvement capability within a fast-moving production environment. Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will help strengthen financial reporting, improve controls, and support the continuous improvement of operational performance across the site. This is a hands-on role at the centre of plant activity, suited to someone who enjoys variety, accuracy, and meaningful interaction with non-finance colleagues. The Opportunity In this high-volume manufacturing environment, you will be involved in: Bookkeeping, general ledger management, month-end routines, and management accounts Detailed P&L analysis, production cost tracking and margin review Full balance sheet reconciliation and integrity checks Budgeting and forecasting alongside operational stakeholders Business partnering with production, logistics, engineering and commercial teams Supporting stocktakes, material variances, BOM analysis, yield reporting and fixed asset control Driving process improvement, strengthening controls, and supporting automation/efficiency initiatives Liaising with the shared service centre on AP/AR and transactional queries Assisting with compliance and SOX-related testing About You We are seeking someone who is: Experienced in a manufacturing or industrial setting (essential) Confident in bookkeeping, month-end processes, and management accounts preparation AAT Level 4 or part-qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA Strong in Excel (pivot tables, lookups) Comfortable partnering with operational teams and challenging constructively Proactive, curious, and interested in improving processes and analytical capability Familiar with ERP systems Keen to develop further in areas such as automation, Power BI, or continuous improvement What's on Offer £35,000-£45,000 depending on experience Full study support 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service) Pension, employee support programme, free onsite parking Supportive leadership, operational exposure, and genuine skill development How to Apply If you want a role that blends manufacturing finance, commercial insight, and hands-on operational engagement, please submit your CV and we will be in touch to discuss next steps.

Senior Financial Controller (salary competitive/ dependent on experience) Gloucestershire Fixed Term 12-month contract The Company FMCG Role summary As Senior Financial Controller, you will provide financial decision-making support and to act as finance lead in driving improvements in site performance. Key Skills Ownership of site balance sheet. Ensure accurate recording of materials consumption within the company's financial systems, and ensure the financial systems accurately report site usage, wastage and other variances. Bridge financially the sites reported performance to the prior period and forecasts. Support Commercial teams with new Tenders. Manage, maintain and review the Bill of Materials and other product costing models for products manufactured by the site, and implementing updates of product costing models and BOMs to maintain their accuracy. Close the books for the site each month - ensure the management accounts accurately report sites income and expenditures and closing balance sheet. Provide the site management team and MMI leadership with clear, timely and accurate analysis, and explanations of the financial impact of performance. Drive and manage standardized financial based KPI metrics for the site and report these to the site management team and MMI leadership on daily/ weekly/ monthly cycles. Report site financial operational performance ensuring accurate and clear reporting to the site leadership. Review and drive improvements in site forecasting and performance metrics. Act as business partner to the local site manager, ensuring independence is maintained. Independently support line manager / senior manufacturing team in identifying and challenging local site performance. Coordinate and facilitate the detailed budget and forecasting process of the site, including explaining business impacts to Internal, Functional and Group colleagues. Evaluate and continuously review investment opportunities for the site and support wider team in reviewing network design options. Drive improvements in Operational budgeting such as bottom-up resource planning. Support in customer profitability analysis. Personal Profile Qualified Accountant with 5+ yrs PQA. Proven Experience in FMCG. For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy By responding, we will register you as a candidate with Seymour John Limited. To understand how we will use your personal data, please read the Privacy Policy on our website.

Finance Business Partner (salary competitive/ dependent on experience) Worcester Permanent (Droitwich / Hybrid) The Company FMCG Role Summary The role is for a Finance Business Partner Key Skills: Financial lead in tender process, challenging P&L view, providing strategic insight/supporting decision making and advising and shaping the commercial story for negotiation to maximise customer profitability and tender success. Support the commercial team in ensuring the contract set up is appropriate to protect MMI EBIT and implemented correctly. Support the commercial team with GO process compliance. Overall financial responsibility for accurate customer pricing. Business partner to Business Unit Head, providing financial insight & challenge on volumes, revenue & margins, to optimise commercial decision making. Overview and co-ordination of budget and forecasting process for key accounts and overall, for commercial team. Providing insight into drivers of change in budget/forecasts for commercial. Co-ordinate completion and report commercial monthly performance, calling out key drivers of change versus budget/forecast for wider business understanding. Communicate month end results to Commercial Teams and Business Unit Heads, translating financial information into clear insight for non-financial stakeholders and driving commercial actions. Work with other finance business partners to drive wider team collaboration & contributing to business support development plans Build relationships with wider controlling team, improving ways of working and sharing knowledge and aligning objectives. Personal Profile CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified (would also consider QBE if you have worked in a face paced commercial environment) Experience in FMCG environment is preferable; comfortable working in fast paced environment, with high pressures and changing priorities For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy By responding, we will register you as a candidate with Seymour John Limited. To understand how we will use your personal data, please read the Privacy Policy on our website.