SAR Cost Controller

Job Title: SAR Cost Controller

Location: Manchester

Contract: 9 Months / hybrid 2 days onsite

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Rates: £33.50 p/h

Job Description

SRG are looking for a SAR cost controller for a leading pharmaceutical company based in Manchester. The successful candidate for this role will sit in the Financial support & Process management for SAR related functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial support Be the Finance Business Partner and provide financial advice to Department Lead

Understanding the cost drivers of Cost Centres / 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 process improvements & lead improvement initiatives implementation

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 centre level during Outlook and Budget cycles
In charge of Capex controlling activities (depending on the function needs) & be the main point of contact for senior management for supporting new business case setting up
Analyse 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, capitalization initiation and ensuring complianceExperience and Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, Finance or related field.
5-10 years industry experience.
Analytical skills
Interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively 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.Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy