Operations Finance Manager / Financial Controller

Collins McNicholas; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Collins McNicholas seeks an Operations Finance Manager for a regulated manufacturing site in Co Galway. The role focuses on building and leading the Operations Finance sub-function, driving standard costing, inventory controls and performance reporting.

You will partner with the Site GM, oversee budgeting, forecasting, and capex reviews, and lead a small finance team to deliver timely, insightful operational finance information. Registration as a qualified accountant is essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience as an Operations Accountant in a regulated manufacturing organisation is essential.
• Deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis.
• Experience partnering with senior operational leaders.
• Experience building or significantly developing a finance team.
• Advanced Excel and ERP experience (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics); BI/reporting tools (Power BI) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build the Operations Finance Function: design, establish and lead a new Operations Finance sub-function within the Finance department.
• Lead, manage and develop two Cost Accountants, setting objectives and reviewing performance.
• Create a new suite of operational finance reporting covering manufacturing performance, COGS, yields and inventory.
• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting packs with actionable insight for operations and finance leadership.
• Develop and track site KPIs, dashboards and cost-per-unit metrics, driving standardisation and automation of reporting.
• Act as dedicated finance business partner to the Site GM, providing financial insight and challenge.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning and cost management for the site.
• Evaluate capex proposals and cost-reduction initiatives with post-investment reviews.
• Own annual standard cost-setting process and cost roll-ups.
• Lead the operations elements of annual budget and rolling forecasts, including production volumes and inventory.
• Strengthen controls over inventory, cycle counts, BOMs and routings with operations.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Operations Finance Manager required for manufacturing company in Co Galway. Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally medical device or pharmaceutical or other regulated industry, with deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Operations Finance Function: Design, establish and lead a new Operations Finance sub-function within the wider Finance department, defining its remit, structure, processes and ways of working.
• Lead, manage and develop two Cost Accountants, setting objectives, reviewing performance and building team capability.
• Operations Reporting: Create a new suite of operational finance reporting covering manufacturing performance, cost of goods, yields, scrap and waste, labour and overhead absorption, variances and inventory.
• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting packs with clear, actionable insight for operations management and the wider finance leadership.
• Develop and track site KPIs, dashboards and cost-per-unit metrics, driving standardisation and automation of reporting over time.
• Business Partnering: Act as dedicated finance business partner to the Site General Manager, providing financial insight and challenge to support operational decision-making.
• Support the operations leadership team on budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning and cost management for the site.
• Evaluate capital expenditure proposals, cost-reduction initiatives and make-vs-buy decisions, including post-investment reviews.
• Financial Control and Planning: Own the annual standard cost-setting process and periodic cost roll-ups.
• Lead the operations elements of the annual budget and rolling forecasts, including production volumes, conversion costs and inventory.
• Strengthen controls over inventory, cycle counts, BOMs and routings in conjunction with operations and supply chain.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience.
• Experience working as an Operations Accountant in a regulated manufacturing organization is essential.
• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally medical device or pharmaceutical or other regulated industry, with deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis.
• Proven track record of business partnering with senior operational leaders, ideally at site GM / operations director level.
• Experience building or significantly developing a finance team, function or reporting suite is highly desirable.
• Strong people-management experience with the ability to coach and develop qualified and part-qualified staff.
• Advanced Excel and strong ERP experience (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics); experience with BI/reporting tools (e.g. Power BI) an advantage.

Skills

Skills: financial controller finance manager pharmaceutical medical device aca CIMA ACCA.

Benefits

• Pension
• Healthcare TPBN1_IJ