As UK Plant Controller, you will be responsible for leading plant-level controlling activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, operational visibility, and strong financial support for manufacturing operations in the UK facility. You will act as a key business partner to plant leadership and global finance teams, supporting decision‑making through robust financial analysis, cost control, forecasting, and manufacturing performance monitoring. This role requires strong expertise in standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and operational finance within a manufacturing environment. You will play an important role in driving financial discipline, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead plant controlling activities for the UK manufacturing entity in collaboration with local and global finance teams
- Ensure accurate monthly financial reporting in line with corporate deadlines and group accounting policies
- Monitor plant financial performance, identifying risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
- Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes for the plant
- Maintain and manage standard costing structures aligned with operational realities
- Analyze manufacturing variances (labor, material, overhead, scrap, efficiency) and drive corrective actions
- Partner with plant leadership, supply chain, procurement, and operations teams to support decision‑making
- Support product costing, inventory valuation, and ensure financial control and reporting integrity
- Develop financial reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and improve visibility across manufacturing performance
- Support ERP evolution and drive standardization, automation, and process improvements
Qualifications
- Qualified accountant either CIMA or similar qualification
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
- Experience in finance, controlling, or plant finance within a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory accounting
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes
- Strong Excel and ERP system skills (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work cross‑functionally with operational stakeholders
- Professional‑level English required
- Experience in Medical Device, Healthcare, or regulated manufacturing preferred
- Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting tools is a plus
- Experience with continuous improvement or operational excellence initiatives preferred
- Regular on‑site presence required for collaboration with plant leadership and operations teams; could work remotely 1 day per week
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