Management Accountant

Danaher; North Devon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cytiva, a part of Danaher, as a key member of the finance team at our Ilfracombe site. This role focuses on analyzing and producing financial data, supporting manufacturing operations, and requires CIMA or ACCA qualifications alongside strong Excel and SAP skills. You'll play a vital role in driving business performance through detailed financial reporting and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing facility in Operations finance.
• Solid PC skills and strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation.
• Keen to learn about the business.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate manufacturing variances.
• Prepare spend versus budget reports for capital projects.
• Assist in the month-end close process.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork

Continuous improvement

Education

CIMA or ACCA Qualified or working towards qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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. Your health and wellbeing are important to us and together we will not compromise on safety in the workplace or the environment.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

This position is a key part of the finance team located at the Filtration manufacturing site in Ilfracombe, Devon. You will enjoy working with all functions of the business and learning about how filters are made, enabling you to understand the standard cost structure of our products. In order to learn effectively and provide effective business partnering you will be based 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

• Assist in the month end close process

• 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

• Keen to learn about the business

• 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.

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