Finance Manager - External Supply

Recruitment by Aphex; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment by Aphex in Ireland seeks a seasoned finance partner for External Supply to manage pre-commercial spend, payroll and sweep allocations across a complex external manufacturing network. You will provide financial guidance and reporting insight to support the business across R&D spend and supplier networks.

You will lead forecasts, budgets and month-end close for clinical and development programs, ensuring GAAP and SOX compliance and effective cross-functional collaboration with program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or professional accounting qualification.
• 6–8 years of experience in finance, FP&A or operations finance.
• Multi-national Biotech/Pharma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program spend management across clinical and development programs.
• Business partnering with program leads to explain shifts in costs and timings.
• Forecasts, budgets, LRS and management reporting by program with commentary.
• Manage month-close, prepayments, accruals and sweep allocations.
• Support transition to Anaplan and S/4HANA through process improvements.

Skills

Finance FP&A

Forecasting & budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree / Professional Accounting

Tools

Smartsheet

SAP GL

Ariba

Hyperion

Microsoft Office

Job description

Purpose

In this key role you will you will serve as a key finance partner on all aspects of pre-commercial clinical and development program spend (P&L Net Expense) to the External Supply team, providing financial guidance, spend management and reporting insight, to support the business across a complex and growing external manufacturing and supplier network. External Supply supports a significant base Client business, a late-stage pipeline, new capabilities, and growth across Rare Disease and device-enabled formats, while managing a broad network of CDMOs and suppliers.

This individual will be responsible for planning, reporting, and analysing financial results across pre-commercial spend (Net Expense), payroll and related costs, and sweep allocation activities within External Supply Operations. The role will also provide spend-management support for clinical and development programs. This individual will report to Finance Director External Supply, Operations Finance.

Responsibilities

• Program Spend Management - ensure effective spend management of multiple large programs for clinical / clinical trial manufacturing, and development within External Supply, working closely with the program teams.
• Business Partnering - pro-active engagement with program leads to understand key shifts in business drivers, costs or timings, leverage these engagements to improve Quarter Close reporting and Forecast / Budget / LRS processes and commentary.
• Forecasts / Budgets / LRS - Clinical and Development spend, movement analysis by program, management reporting and key business driver commentary. Payroll and related costs and associated sweep allocations to Net Expense and COGM.
• Quarter Close / Month Close - ensure accurate, timely reporting and analysis of P&L Net Expense by program, including key variance driver commentary. Ownership of key External Supply month close processes including prepayments, accruals and sweep allocations.
• Systems and Processes - support the External Supply transition to Anaplan and S4 Hana in 2027. Identify opportunities to improve existing financial processes and lead the improvement initiative where appropriate.
• Compliance - Ensure accounting entries are completed in accordance with GAAP and SOX requirements. Manage transitions of programs from pre-commercial to commercial (90:90 approvals). Engage with the Accounting Team as appropriate to ensure policy alignment.
• Headcount - ensure accurate tracking of headcount and payroll & related costs within ACDM External Supply (staff + CW).
• Sweep Certification - ownership of 6 monthly Sweep Certification process to ensure accurate spend allocations to products and programs.

Qualifications/Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree / Professional Accounting qualification with at least 6 to 8 years of experience in finance, FP&A or operations finance.

Proven experience and skills needed:

• Post-qualification experience in a multi-national environment, prior Biotech / Pharmaceutical experience is preferred.
• Strong experience managing spend and budgets across large, dynamic program environments.
• Demonstrated strong technical knowledge of accountancy and accounting systems/processes.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, SAP GL, Ariba, Hyperion and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective interpersonal relationships and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Proactive professional with a growth mindset, strong problem-solving capabilities and a detail-oriented approach.