Senior Financial Controller

Ferring Pharmaceuticals; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceuticals company in the UK is seeking a Finance Analyst to support budgeting, financial reporting, and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree in finance or economics, and extensive experience in financial analysis within a multinational context. Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills are essential for success in this dynamic role, which emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

Extended support on family building journey

Qualifications

• 7 years’ experience in finance with at least 2 years as finance analyst in a multinational environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communicator with strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to financial budgeting and planning processes.
• Perform variance analysis and report on financial performance.
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure financial accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in finance or economics

ACCA / CIMA / ACA

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology.

Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You

You will contribute to the definition, development and management of a planning and management control system able to ensure the company achieves its business results, through the coordination of the budgeting process, the collection, assessment and analysis of results, and support the interpretation and making of decisions. The role reports to the country Finance Director.

Your day at Ferring

Period end closing and reporting:

Ensure key controlling task and analytical processes in our month closing (e.g Purchase order accruals, right postings and accuracy and other ensuring high quality)

Perform analytical review

Perform Internal Controls

Costing: Perform variance analysis

Support FD to analyse Transfer price schemes in coordination with CoE (Lisbon) and FD.

Inventory management and validation:

Coordinate with supply chain accuracy for the forecasting process in coordination with the business, FD and Regional SNO team.

Provide financial advice about the potential financial effects of not having the product supplies on time. Help build back up plans in coordination with logistics

Financial budgeting and planning:

Contribute to achieving financial ambitious goals and targets; and challenge budget of other departments and of other organizational units if applicable

Forecast P&L and cash flow

Coordinate with the FD budget, forecast, business plan processes

Ensure high level of forecast financial accuracy and meet working capital targets.

Projects and improvements:

Support Regional WEC/HQ/Corporate Finance in the implementation of corporate Finance programs, processes or procedures which are to be locally applied.

Contribute to performance management and drive continuous improvement initiatives e.g. propose standardized and coordinated use of financial information systems, identify and propose optimization measures

Management reporting and forecasting:

Prepare period financial forecast

Analyse on a monthly basis product P&Ls and ensure and heads up as needed the right allocations vs planned.

Evaluate financial performance by advise and challenge the business with timely and proactive analyses, assessments of variances to the plans, financial impacts and risks; provide management information to other departments; inform timely on any unexpected issue impacting potentially the financial performance of the Country and Area, propose/implement corrective actions; identify areas of improvement in business and organization and propose implementation plan, monitor key ratios; identify & implement synergies across the country; propose efficiency improvement measures

Compliance and integrity:

Strict implementation and adherence to internal guidelines (ICS matrix), instructions, processes and systems, local as well as global

Contribute in internal audits and external in the controlling area.

Strict adherence to the local fiscal and finance related regulations of the respective country

Risk management: Inform relevant parties timely on potential issues, assess the risks and propose corrective measures

Collaborate with the CoE in all accounting and analytical processes.

Collaborate with SDM’s to ensure smooth service delivery

Collaborate with GPO to work on continuous process improvements

Collaborate with BPO to ensure a smooth relationship and a seamless delivery of the in-scope finance activities

Finance strategy and business partnering:

Advise and challenge business with timely and proactive analyses, assessments of variances to the plans, financial impacts and risks.

Provide Management Information to other departments

Inform timely on any unexpected issue impacting potentially the financial performance of the Country and Area.

Propose/implement corrective actions.

Identify areas of improvement in business and organization and propose implementation plan.

Behind our innovation…There is you

University master’s degree in finance or economics

ACCA / CIMA / ACA

7 years’ experience in finance and at least 2 years’ working experience as finance analyst in a multinational environment

Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders

Accomplishes goal and meets deadlines in a self-directed manner and with strong attention to detail, contributing to team objectives

Organises and manages multiple priorities and projects, including concurrent demands and resource limitations

Analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills

Effective communicator, both written and verbal with strong presentation skills

Possesses strong IT skills (MS Office, Teams, business software applications such as SAP)

Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.

Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There is you.

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

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Created on 24/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom