Development Services Finance Controller
Apply locations: UK - Slough
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 8 Days Ago
Time left to apply: End Date: February 1, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R63183
Location: Slough
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
Role Overview
The Asset Site Controller is a key Business Partner to the Asset Head, Heads of Department, and the Bio Operation Finance team. The role is responsible for enabling the Asset Head to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financial aspects of the plant such as (but not limited to) cost transparency, product profitability, key performance indicators in production, innovation, cost savings, planning cycles, and net working capital.
What you’ll get:
* An agile career and dynamic working culture
* An inclusive and ethical workplace
* Compensation programs that recognize high performance
* A variety of benefits
What you’ll do:
* Enabling the Site Asset Head to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financial aspects of the plant.
* Managing monthly financial closing, forecast, and risks and opportunity process together with Division Controlling and Corporate FP&A.
* Co-leading 5-year strategic planning process for the asset with focus on sales, cost savings/innovation, and investment planning process.
* Leading annual budgeting process with plant leadership with the objective of meeting corporate targets and deadlines.
* Return-on-Investment analysis for various CAPEX projects.
* Leading process and systems improvement projects together with local and global supply chain group, corporate accounting, and global operations.
* Acting as single-point-of-contact towards Shared Service Center and external auditors in accounting, internal controls, and audit questions.
* Supporting the Finance Head of the site in SCM related matters.
What we’re looking for:
* Bachelor in Business Administration
* Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in finance & controlling
* Highly analytical, financial modelling, strong communication, team-oriented, and at ease with systems and ambiguity.
* Gravitas of a current and future leader, bias towards action and results delivery.
* Drive simplification and standardization.
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
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