Management Accountant & Finance Business Partner

Elanco; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global animal health company is seeking a skilled Management Accountant/Finance Business Partner to oversee financial operations at their manufacturing site. The role involves preparing financial accounts, managing compliance, and leading inventory processes. Candidates should have a degree in finance, experience in manufacturing accounting, and preferably knowledge of SAP. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to animal health innovations in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with financial experience or qualification.
• Experience in manufacturing accounting.
• Experience in product costing with different SKUs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze site financial accounts.
• Complete financial close on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Lead inventory slow moving processes and provide files for review.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost management

SAP

Manufacturing accounting

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Management Accountant/ Finance Business Partner page is loaded## Management Accountant/ Finance Business Partnerlocations: UK - Speketime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0024449**At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!****As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.** **At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.****At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.****Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!****Your role:** Management AccountantTo prepare, analyse and interpret information to facilitate the most efficient and effective and accurate running of a manufacturing site.Manage the company accounts, ensuring the control of company assets and compliance with corporate, local and fiscal requirements.Develop and analyse strategic business/financial options. Recommend the best business option and gain approval for implementation from local and corporate management.**Functions, Duties, Tasks*** To be responsible for preparing the site’s financial accounts and to ensure that they present a ‘true and fair’ view of the company’s position. Complete financial close on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to tight timescales* As part of the monthly financial pack, provide commentary on manufacturing variances eg Use/Yield, Losses and Price Variance* Lead the Inventory Slow Moving Processes, provide files for review, attend meeting and post a journal for movement in provision.* Play a key role in the business planning processes, developing site goals, and objectives and ensuring focus on critical issues. This ranges from the strategic review to the more detailed 12 month plan and incorporates; demand requirements, comparisons with current and future capabilities, headcount, capital and expense requirements etc.* Product costing – each year the standard costs are updated as part of the business planning process. This role is responsible for preparing data ready to load into SAP and successfully completing all steps in SAP to ensure costing is loaded accurately and in line with company policy* Take a key role in determining the most profitable way to produce the company’s products. This involves ‘what-if’ analyses, with regard to alternate raw materials, equipment, cycle times and staffing, benchmarking against other sites and external manufacturers.* Ensure all SOX controls are completed in a timely manner. This can range from Monthly to yearly.* Work with the Engineering Team to ensure that capital spend is reported accurately and funding requested in line with company policy* Ensure financial audits are performed in a timely manner.* Coach and train non-financial staff on financial matters.**Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications):*** Degree qualified with either financial experience or financial qualification* Experience of working in manufacturing accounting* Experience of product costing on a site with many different SKUs* SAP experience preferable* Experience of working in the pharmaceutical industry or other similar regulated environment preferable* Experience of working in a global company preferable**Additional Preferences:*** Experience of working in a global company preferableElanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected statusElanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at .