Operations Finance Manager

Ethypharm; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pharmaceutical company as an Operations Finance Manager in Romford. This role involves providing strategic financial insights to support operational performance and decision-making within the supply chain. You will guide budgeting and forecasting, ensuring robust financial processes while partnering with cross-functional teams to enhance efficiency and financial outcomes.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, rising to 30 with length of service

Holiday Buy/Sell scheme

5% Bonus scheme

Bravo Benefits Platform for discounts and financial support

Private Healthcare with Medicash health plan

Qualifications

• 5 years post-qualified experience in an operational finance role.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and decision support.
• Strong grasp of operational performance and cost drivers.

Responsibilities

• Support Supply Chain and IT teams with budgeting and performance analysis.
• Own UK inventory processes including reconciliations and audit support.
• Act as SAP Super User and lead system improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Risk management

Cost analysis

Education

Recognised accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Job description

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We are recruiting an Operations Finance Manager

Reporting to the UK Head of Supply Chain Finance, managing the role of the Finance Business Partner, and responsible for key financial processes, operational information and insight to drive Operational improvements. The main focus of the role is to provide Business Partner support to non-Financial leadership in the Group Ethypharm Supply Chain.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Support Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and IT teams with budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and decision support (e.g., make vs. buy, contract evaluation, cost reduction initiatives)
• Own UK inventory processes across internal and 3rd-party sites, including reconciliations, provision calculations, reporting, and audit support
• Guide UK operations in forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning
• Support Factory P&L setup, monitor production variances, analyze product costs and overheads, and drive efficiency improvements
• Act as SAP Super User, lead system improvements, and support ERP integration
• Provide costing models for new product launches, support commercial analysis, and report purchase price variances
• Maintain robust financial processes and controls

Skills/Experience

• Recognised accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• 5 years post-qualified experience in a operational finance role in a dynamic production environment
• Supplying key financial and commercial information to support business decision making e.g. modelling, financial appraisal techniques, scenario analysis, lifecycle analysis, contract review
• Financial analysis and reporting
• Risk management and compliance

About you

You're a commercially minded finance professional with a strong grasp of operational performance and cost drivers. With a keen eye for detail and a hands-on approach, you thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy partnering with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, improve financial outcomes, and support strategic decision-making.

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 with length of service plus bank holidays (prorated)
• Holiday Buy/Sell - an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days of holiday
• 5% Bonus - In addition to our competitive salaries, all our employees are entitled to join a discretionary bonus scheme (based on policy eligibility)
• Bravo Benefits Platform - offering a variety of discounts, financial support, My MindPal, wellbeing app, menopause support and more
• Salary Sacrifice scheme for Electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
• Private Healthcare with an additional Medicash health cash plan

Working hours information

• Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
• This is a hybrid role and will be based at our Romford site

Please note, at present, we are unable to assist with sponsorship for right to work.

Why Ethypharm?

Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized international pharmaceutical company, with strong European roots, that manufactures and provides essential medicines, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine.

Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain,
and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.

At Ethypharm, you will be a part of a team dedicated and committed to improving patients' lives.

Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.

At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.