Finance Analyst

Cytiva; Braunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva is seeking a finance professional to join their Bioprocessing finance team in Ilfracombe. The role involves analyzing plant finances, preparing reports, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will be CIMA or ACCA qualified with at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, demonstrating strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a manufacturing facility in Operations finance.
• Solid PC skills with financial systems/applications.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and vlookups.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate manufacturing variances.
• Prepare spend vs budget reports for capital projects.
• Support the internal Sarbanes-Oxley audit programme.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Flexibility

Data compilation

Data aggregation

Education

CIMA or ACCA Qualified

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics. Our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

This position is part of the Bioprocessing finance team located in Ilfracombe, Devon and will be on-site.

What you'll do

Work closely with the Plant Controller to analyse and produce accurate data to assist in all aspects of the Plant finances, including but not limited to:

• Monitor and investigate manufacturing variances and partner with Operations teams to highlight improvement opportunities

• Investigate product cost variances during the standard cost roll process and highlight issues to the relevant team and Plant Controller

• Prepare spend v budget reports for capital projects and liaise with budget holders to assist the Plant Controller in the preparation of an accurate capital spend forecast

• Produce cost centre spending reports and highlight variances to budget holders and Plant Controller

• Support the Cost Obeya process by preparing Indirect spending reports by vendor

• Use DBS (Lean) tools to find continuous improvement opportunities
• Support the internal Sarbanes-Oxley audit programme

Who you are

• CIMA or ACCA Qualified or working towards professional accounting qualification, and/or minimum 5 years' experience working in a manufacturing facility in Operations finance
• Solid PC skills: experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. SAP), strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e. pivot tables, vlookups etc)
• Attention to detail is a must
• Tenacious approach to problem solving
• Flexible approach and able to work with associates from various functions within the business

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.