Cramlington Site Finance Manager

Thermofisher Scientific; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Site Finance Lead for our Cramlington site. You will partner with Operations leadership to drive financial planning, analyze performance, and shape the site’s long-term strategy. This is a high-impact finance role within a large global manufacturing environment.

You will lead the annual operating plan, review variances, and supervise capital evaluations, partnering across Supply Chain and Finance to deliver productive, compliant results.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years of corporate finance experience.
• 2+ years in Manufacturing Finance or Cost Accounting.
• Experience in a large global matrixed organization, preferably in manufacturing or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Serve as finance representative on the Cramlington Operations Leadership team and influence decisions.
• Drive the annual operating plan (AOP) to establish a budget and productivity targets.
• Review monthly manufacturing variances and communicate drivers to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Provide finance support for productivity, leakage, inventory, E&O, backorder and related metrics.
• Perform capex evaluations to ensure profitable capex decisions.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance financial reporting and performance.

Skills

Business partnering

Influencing outcomes

Problem solving

Multitasking

Process simplification

Analytical thinking

Communication

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Hyperion Planning

Job description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives., The Single Use Division within Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Site Finance Lead for our site in Cramlington, UK, to provide support to the site's Operations leadership team. This role will closely interact with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders, using their finance expertise to guide decision making and implement operational improvement opportunities. This role would suit an individual who has a passion for decoding complex finance problems and streamlining internal processes and partnering with Operations leaders to establish a long-term strategy for the site. What you will do:

• Serve as the finance representative on the Cramlington Operations Leadership team and leverage finance expertise to influence decision making
• Drive annual operating plan (AOP) process to establish a challenging but fair budget and set of productivity targets for the site's Operations team
• Review monthly manufacturing variances to assess site performance, and clearly communicate drivers of performance to the site's leadership team and cross-functional group through business reviews
• Provide finance support and oversight for supplemental metrics such as productivity, leakage, inventory, E&O, backorder, etc.
• Perform financial evaluation of capital expenditures to ensure profitable business decisions
• Identify and make recommendations that optimize business processes and reporting to improve financial performance
• Offer expertise in building financial strategy in partnership with the Site Leader
• Bachelor's degree in a Finance field or similar education credentials
• 5 -8 years experience of working within corporate finance
• 2+ years of experience in Manufacturing Finance or Cost Accounting roles
• Prior experience in a large global and highly matrixed organization, preferably within manufacturing or supply chain

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proven business partner and influencer of outcomes. Ability to solve complex problems with tact and resolve
• Organized multitasker: workload prioritization, able to meet tight deadlines while achieving results, especially in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Demonstrated ability to simplify and streamline finance processes
• Highly analytical with strong business sense
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), enterprise-wide ERP systems, Hyperion Planning is preferred