Global Finance Business Partner - Manufacturing – Livingston, United Kingdom

Valneva SE; Livingston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vaccine company is seeking a Global Finance Business Partner to provide financial insights and support to manufacturing operations across multiple locations. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, and presenting financial performance to senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with strong analytical skills and familiarity with ERP systems. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to critical business growth and requires a proactive and detail-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with post-qualifying experience.
• Proficient in budgeting and forecasting.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing operations.
• Prepare and analyze management accounts.
• Promote strong financial control and governance.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Modelling

Attention to Detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP Systems (Microsoft AX)

Job description

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs.

We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world’s first and only chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika.

With operations in Austria, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., we are committed to making a positive impact on global public health.

Together, we are a global company that is open to people of all backgrounds. Our diverse and inclusive workforce makes Valneva a great place to work.

We are recruiting for a Global Finance Business Partner to support our manufacturing operations across our sites in Livingston, Solna, and Vienna.

This role involves supporting the Director of Finance and the wider finance team to report and provide insights into the financial and operational performance of our manufacturing activities, including Livingston, Solna, and External Manufacturing services, including those recorded in VLA Austria. Responsibilities include preparing budgets and forecasts, monthly management accounts, and presenting information to senior stakeholders to influence strategic decision-making. The role will also contribute to business growth through ad hoc projects.

• Promote strong financial control and governance across all manufacturing activities
• Manage budgeting and forecasting for all manufacturing activities across the Group
• Prepare and analyze management accounts with commentary, review performance against budget and prior year, and present findings to senior stakeholders
• Handle capital expenditure requests and monitor ongoing project spending
• Report on key business metrics, including net working capital, to foster continuous process improvement
• Use financial modelling for scenario planning to assess impacts on production scheduling, delivery timing, and costs
• Assist in the review and recalculation of standard COGS across the Group, adhering to SOX processes
• Serve as the primary contact for financial queries from other departments
• Forecast cash flow for all manufacturing activities
• Travel periodically to Sweden and Austria as needed
• Manage two direct reports
• Support out-of-hours work as required
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager

Education/Experience

Essential

- Qualified Accountant with relevant post-qualifying experience

- Experience in budgeting and forecasting

- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

Desirable

- Knowledge of standard costing

- Experience with internal controls and SOX

- Experience working with SMEs

- Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industries

- International collaboration experience

Required Skills

- Curiosity and desire to learn about the industry

- High accuracy, numeracy, and consistency

- Proactive, positive attitude, adaptable to change

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office

- Knowledge of ERP systems, especially Microsoft AX

- Flexibility and teamwork skills