Purpose
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, so could work remotely 1 day per week
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