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Finance Business Partner

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We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to support operational leadership within a leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role will work closely with site leadership teams to deliver financial insights, guide decision-making, and drive performance improvements. The role spans financial planning & analysis, cost centre controlling, inventory reporting, and support for month-end close and performance reporting processes.


This is a permanent opportunity with Hybrid working based in Dundalk.


Key Responsibilities of Finance Business Partner:

  • Support the preparation of site budgets and financial forecasts.
  • Review and analyse actual costs versus budget during month-end close, including labour and overhead allocations.
  • Prepare monthly financial reporting packs with commentary, analysis, and actionable insights.
  • Partner with cost centre owners to ensure spending is controlled and within budget, identifying and implementing cost-saving measures.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to highlight and deliver productivity improvements and disseminate operational metrics.
  • Reconcile monthly inventory balances, including reserve calculations and write-off analysis in collaboration with supply chain and manufacturing teams.
  • Conduct monthly Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) analysis, reviewing production orders and variances.
  • Maintain standard costing procedures, monitor BOMs/routings, and analyse yield, scrap, and manufacturing variances.
  • Oversee cycle counting programmes and drive actions to resolve inventory discrepancies.
  • Collaborate with project controllers to report actual spend, committed spend, and forecast versus budget.
  • Support cashflow management through accurate and timely reporting.
  • Provide financial input to investment decisions for new technologies, operational efficiency projects, and capital purchases.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives within finance, including process automation and digitalisation.
  • Champion a “lean finance” mindset, seeking opportunities to simplify and enhance finance processes.

Knowledge & Experience of Finance Business Partner:

  • A degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential.
  • Qualified ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential.
  • 3+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost controlling, or operational analysis within a manufacturing
  • Strong working knowledge of SAP FICO is essential.
  • Excellent skills in Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of Power BI
  • Analytically minded, with proven ability to own and solve problems and to understand the bigger picture (i.e. impacts across the business, etc.).
  • Ability to collaborate with and influence a variety of personnel across the organisation.

 Benefits include:

  • Health insurance ( Family cover)
  • 10% annual performance bonus
  • Company shares purchase scheme
  • 9% employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance
  • Social Club
  • Carpool scheme
  • 23 days Annual Leave
  • Hybrid working 2 days from home

If you would like a confidential discussion and more information on this Finance Business Partner role, contact Michelle Miley michelle.miley@collinsmcnicholas.ie +353 90 6450667