The client is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Their portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Their 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Role Purpose:
This is a great opportunity to join a market leader within the Manufacturing Industry and work in a dynamic global environment. For this role, you will ideally have 5+ years of relevant multinational experience in a manufacturing environment. The key scope of this role is to manage the day to day running of the finance department and to lead the generation of monthly management accounts, doing all of this is a fast paced environment and working to tight deadlines. You will partner with business leaders and lead the reporting function on key metrics including plan variances. The successful candidate will play a key role in reporting critical finance activities including Planning and LBE Process.
Responsibilities include:
Monthly Accounts:
- Prepare and report monthly management accounts and manufacturing dashboards
- Performance analysis on financial results, identify trends and highlight issues by liaising with department managers on a regular basis .
- CIP analysis, tracking and reporting.
Business Planning:
- Support the preparation of the annual plan, quarterly LBEs and associated submissions as required
- Responsible for setting variable and fixed departmental spend budgets
- Prepare value stream Financial Statements and Flash Reports
- Provide information to set CIP targets
- Calculation of Standard and System Costs for the plant and cascading as required.
Financial and Corporate Reporting and Control
- Prepare and issue all reports required by Nutrition Division on a timely basis
- Prepare monthly updates to Operations Business Plan
- Detailed knowledge of Corporate accounting standards and worldwide procedures
- Maintain and implement internal control procedures relevant to areas of responsibility
Business Partnering
- Responsibility for grants claims
- Business Partner to OPex and support functions
- Management of RCEs and annual capital budget in conjunction with engineering
- Support the validation of financial benefits for proposed financial projects
Business Teams:
- Be a value-adding member of the Manufacturing & Multifunctional Business Teams
- Develop financial awareness of all members in cross-functional teams
- Continuous Improvement Focus
Sox & Internal Controls
- Support and manage any requirements from External and Internal auditors
- Ensure all accounting and reporting procedures comply with SOX and internal control guidelines
Other Duties:
- Deputise in the absence of the Financial Controller
- Perform any other duties as required from time to time
- Conduct business in a manner that will protect human health, safety and the environment by complying with all applicable EHS laws
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
- Indirect Supervision and Co-ordination of the Finance team on behalf of the Controller.