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STADA Thornton & Ross is on an exciting growth journey with more than 700 employees being fully committed to our purpose of Caring for People’s Health as a Trusted Partner. Together we are shaping the future of Thornton & Ross by living our values of Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility and One STADA. If you want to work in an open culture where your uniqueness is valued, join our UK Finance team!

STADA UK Thornton & Ross – Commercial Management Accountant

Huddersfield | U.K.| Full-time | Permanent

Join the STADA Thornton & Ross FP&A team as our Commercial Management Accountant supporting our consumer healthcare division, working with some of the UK’s most trusted brands such as Covonia, Savlon, Hedrin, Nizoral, Cetraben and Zoflora.

This role supports the business as we embrace technological developments to enhance reporting, planning tools & insight whilst supporting the Commercial & Supply Chain functions to drive Commercial Excellence to improve long-term performance. Focus of the role will be generating reports & insight across all business functions utilising the technology at the disposal of STADA, creating a semi-automated environment.

You will act as a business partner to the Consumer Healthcare Hub within the UK to challenge performance & support strategic business planning, particularly our Export business. Supporting the business planning process with our sales team ensuring tools work & key drivers of change & growth are understood to be monitored.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful organisation intent on significant growth over the coming years, creating a centre of excellence using best in class tools.

How You Will Make an Impact

Our finance team plays an integral role in supporting & challenging business performance, on a daily basis the focus of this role will be:

• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations for key Rebate controls, ensuring financial accuracy and integrity.
• Understand brand and retailer performance to support the business on deviations vs plan to guide short term forecasting and S&OP processes.
• Support the development of business cases for New Product Development, driving innovation and growth.
• Business Partner our Exports hub, influencing strategic decisions and performance.
• Support the budget & forecast process, contributing to our financial planning and stability.
• Generate Finance reporting & insight, utilizing and developing PowerBI skills to support the UK FP&A Controller, and engage in cross-functional teamworking within Commercial, Operations, Insights & IT.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience as a Management Accountant or similar role within medium-large commercial organisations, preferably within Consumer Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals or FMCG.
• Professionally qualified through CIMA or ACCA.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and quickly develop rapport with others.
• Experience in managing internal stakeholder expectations particularly during periods of high-volume work.
• Well-established competency with ERP systems, namely SAP, and are proficient in the use/knowledge of PowerBI and Microsoft Excel.
• Robust organizational and project management skills, adept at multitasking and prioritizing effectively to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work unsupervised, taking your own initiative when required, and demonstrate good time management & organisational skills, balancing day-to-day requirements with projects.
• A champion of ethics who promotes integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism consistently.

How we care for you

At Thornton & Ross our purpose “Caring for people’s health as a trusted partner” motivates us every day. And what would be a better place than starting with our own employees. Which is why we give much in return:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme offering 8% employer contribution rates.
• Hybrid working – we spend three days of your choice in the office, with the remaining days working at home.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the potential to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Health benefits provided through our Vitality Private Health Insurance.
• Free winter flu jab.
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and KYAN Wellbeing – offering free coaching and counselling services for you and your family.
• Electric Car Scheme through Octopus Energy, plus free on-site EV charging.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Plus, many more employee benefits & celebration events.

STADA Group values and promotes its diverse culture, regardless of gender, age, social or ethnic origin, disabilities, religion, ideology, or sexual orientation. We use the strength of our uniqueness to develop creative ideas, expand our experience and increase innovative strength. Our focus is on equal opportunities, respectful cooperation, and the promotion of an inclusive working environment. We are looking forward to your application and welcome applications without a pharmaceutical background.

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