Finance Controller

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

Location – Manchester, UK

Hybrid working 2 days in the office, 3 days WFH

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three 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 Purpose

Financial support & Process management for SAR related functions.

Key Accountabilities

Be the Finance Business Partner and provide financial advices to Department Lead

• Understanding the cost drivers of Cost Centers / Department and provide insight to the non-finance members
• Be responsible for financial advice and support to decision making: advise on costs, consulting spending, FTEs, planning and reporting
• Understand financial opportunities and risk
• Participate in review during Outlook and Target planning cycles
• Propose improvements in execution and lead initiatives for operational improvements.
  
  

Process Management

• Ensure timeliness and correctness of month end close activities for the Functions (accruals, reclassifications, allocation, FTE assignments)
• Review and comments deltas and overall results to finance and non-finance members
• Plan costs and FTEs at cost center level during Outlook and Budget cycles
• Responsible for coordinating Capex control activities (based on role needs) and serving as the main point of contact for senior management to establish new strategies.
• Analyze financial information for errors and trends
• Assist with year-end and internal audits
• Support M&A and divestment projects as needed
• Support projects by setting and controlling budgets, tracking spend, capitalisation initiation and ensuring compliance
  
  

Key Requirements

• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively in order to explain financial concepts to non-finance people
• Attention to detail, organizational, planning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, and general computer skills particularly with accounting systems (SAP preferred) and reporting (BW)
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI preferred)
• Good understanding of project management
  
  

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.