Finance Manager, LCD Operations

Thermo Fisher; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific organization in Loughborough seeks a Finance Manager to lead financial planning and audit activities. You'll partner with site leadership to manage expenses, forecasts, and compliance while inspiring a finance team. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills and is CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualified. This role offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Annual incentive plan bonus

Healthcare benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and business partner skills.
• Proven ability to organize, analyze, present and report results.
• Experience in a global manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

• Primary business partner for the site operations director.
• Lead financial audit and cost accounting activities.
• Manage Capital Expenditure and prepare investment proposals.
• Streamline UK statutory reporting and audit activities.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Business partner skills

Education

CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified

Manufacturing/Distribution experience

Cost Accounting understanding

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This role will be located in Loughborough, UK

How will you make an impact

As the Finance Manager you will be the primary finance business partner for the site operations director and management team. In addition to your site responsibilities, you will also lead the financial audit, cost accounting and transactional activities for the UK entities within the division. You will be leading and inspiring a team of strong, enthusiastic finance professionals to support the business in financial planning and reporting as well as decision making on investments and future proofing the organization financially.

What will you do

• Primary business partner for the site operations director as well as key member of the site leadership team
• UK leader for financial audit, cost accounting transactional activities and balance sheet governance
• Lead and inspire an extended team of finance professionals across two sites
• Management of Capital Expenditure including forecast accuracy and spend governance, preparation of investment proposals and approval management.
• Lead development of financial forecasts and annual budget (AOP), identifying areas of risk and opportunity
• Ensure adherence to Divisional Approval Authority Matrix/Corporate accounting policies
• Streamline UK statutory reporting and various internal/external audit activities across both manufacturing locations
• Drive strong focus on standard cost analysis to support improving and optimizing profitability for the business.
• Lead analysis of productivity results and drive improvements in line with productivity targets
• Perform or lead special projects and ad-hoc financial reporting as required

How will you get here

• Strong leadership and business partner skills. Lead by example, support and challenge business partners and hold teams accountable to commitments and results
• Strong business sense and ability to think beyond financial implications only
• Proven ability to organize, analyze, present and report results
• Effective spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners
• Experience in a global manufacturing organization, as well as development of product cost methodologies
• Continuous Improvement approach: Identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives
• Superior quantitative and analytical capabilities with advanced Excel skills
• Organized multitasker: workload prioritization, enable the team to meet timelines while achieving results, especially in a fast-paced environment

Education / Experience

• CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified
• Manufacturing/Distribution experience
• Previous experience of leading Financial Audit activities
• Understanding of Cost Accounting is strongly preferred
• A minimum of 5 years progressive experience as a financial and people leader

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!