Job Description Job Responsibilities:
n n Assist in the preparation of accurate and timely monthly financial results in line with Group reporting requirements.
n Provide robust variance analysis, bridges, and clear commentary to explain operational performance.
n Ensure strong financial controls are maintained in compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
n Support audit processes (internal and external), providing documentation and explanations as required.
n Maintain and update standard costs for new and existing products, ensuring accuracy and timely communication of changes.
n Execute and support the annual cost roll, including labour and overhead rate setting.
n Support the legal entity URP calculation by reconciling intercompany purchase price variances
n Provide cost estimates to support recent product launches (NPL), pricing decisions, and business cases.
n Monitor and analyse cost drivers, identifying opportunities for cost optimisation and efficiency improvements.
n Analyse and report external purchase price variances (PPV)
across materials and suppliers.
n Maintain robust analysis of inventory, including Quarantined and restricted stock
n Partner with Operations, Quality and Supply Chain teams to understand financial impacts of GMP-related issues (e.g. batch failures, scrap, deviations).
n Oversee works order processes, including monitoring automatic closure of works orders, investigating and resolving exceptions, and ensuring accurate WIP and finished goods reporting
n Work closely with Operations leadership to understand production plans, cost drivers, labour models, and performance metrics.
n Support decision-making through financial insight on production efficiency, yield, and capacity utilisation.
n Collaborate with offshore/shared service teams to ensure alignment, consistency, and knowledge transfer.
n Attend and contribute to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) meetings, ensuring financial alignment betwe