Site Finance Lead: Drive Budgeting & Manufacturing Performance

Thermofisher Scientific; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Site Finance Lead for our Cramlington site. You will partner with Operations leadership to drive financial planning, analyze performance, and shape the site’s long-term strategy. This is a high-impact finance role within a large global manufacturing environment.

You will lead the annual operating plan, review variances, and supervise capital evaluations, partnering across Supply Chain and Finance to deliver productive, compliant results.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years of corporate finance experience.
• 2+ years in Manufacturing Finance or Cost Accounting.
• Experience in a large global matrixed organization, preferably in manufacturing or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Serve as finance representative on the Cramlington Operations Leadership team and influence decisions.
• Drive the annual operating plan (AOP) to establish a budget and productivity targets.
• Review monthly manufacturing variances and communicate drivers to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Provide finance support for productivity, leakage, inventory, E&O, backorder and related metrics.
• Perform capex evaluations to ensure profitable capex decisions.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance financial reporting and performance.

Skills

Business partnering

Influencing outcomes

Problem solving

Multitasking

Process simplification

Analytical thinking

Communication

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Hyperion Planning

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Site Finance Lead for our Cramlington site. You will partner with Operations leadership to drive financial planning, analyze performance, and shape the site’s long-term strategy. This is a high-impact finance role within a large global manufacturing environment.

You will lead the annual operating plan, review variances, and supervise capital evaluations, partnering across Supply Chain and Finance to deliver productive, compliant results.