Financial Controller

COMPANY NAME: Origin Pharmaceuticals  

JOB TITLE: Financial Controller

SALARY: Competitive Salary 

BENEFITS: Company car or allowance, pension scheme, healthcare, company bonus etc.  

REF: 5626

LOCATION: Melton

TYPE: Perm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Controller to join Origin, a global pharmaceutical packaging business who is going through a high growth period. The company is well established in the UK Market but are also expanding their market share in Europe and internationally with Entities in Germany and Australia.

As they continue to scale in growth they now require an experienced Financial Controller to join the business, helping with reporting, inter-company transactions, Team structure, managing compliance across the group and adding efficiencies to their current processes with emphasise on the integration of their current systems. This is a Senior position within the business and will help scope the direction the business goes in with key strategic decisions being made from the successful Financial Controllers work.  

As the Financial Controller you will report to Chief Financial Officer and be responsible for;

Compliance and Structure

• Financial Management of their 3 entities (Germany, Australia and UK) as well as their Holding Company
• Oversight of compliance filings for UK Parent Co, German GmbH entity and Austrailian Pty Ltd Entity
• Lead and participate in projects to broaden and automate the capacity and efficiency of the finance function
• Liaison with and oversight of the annual financial audit and related submissions
• Oversight and management of 3rd party finance partnerships — assessment, approval and liaison (banks, advisors, accountants, auditors etc.)

Financial Reporting and analysis

• In – depth reporting to the board and SLT Team – Weekly forecasting, Month end and Quarterly as well cash – flow reports etc.
• Analysing data, identifying and reporting on emerging trends
• Initiating, conducting and maintaining the annual budget and monthly forecasting process

Team Management

• Maintaining and revising SOPs and providing (or arranging) training at all levels
• Continuous improvement and utilisation of existing Origin systems, especially SAP, maintaining a central data repository
• Line Management of Finance Team, conducting regular 1 to 1’s and appraisals
• Assess and refine the team structure to ensure the right capacity is in place to support the business growth

As the Financial Controller you should have the following competencies:

• Experience working within a multi-entity environment involving intercompany recharge
• Extremely compliant individual who enjoys creating efficiencies and staying on top of reporting, data and forecasting for a high growth business
• Team Management experience
• Senior Leadership Team experience – Working alongside other Senior Stakeholders
• Track record of process improvement, particularly around reporting, forecasting and systems  
• Fully Qualified – ACA, ACCA or CIMA is essential

If this is you, please apply by following the directions on the website, alternatively for more information and a full outline of the role, call Sam Horton on (phone number removed).

Emmerson Kitney recruit for Finance, Sales & Marketing, Engineering and Executive level roles at all levels throughout the region. If this role is not suitable for you we would be happy to have an informal chat regarding any future opportunities.

While we will endeavour to respond to every applicant personally, on occasion this is not always possible, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 14 days of applying, you have been unsuccessful.