Financial Planning & Analysis and Cost Manager (m/f/d)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents.

While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.

Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.

In exchange, we let our people own their careers.

Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.

And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Responsible of coordination and preparation of Lonza Porriño financial planning and operational analysis to support upper management with strategic decision-making and improve operating performance.

Direct all cots accounting activities to ensure Lonza Porriño accounting procedures in relation to Product Costing conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

Key responsibilities:


* Coordinate and prepare company financial annual planning and budget.


* Preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts.


* Work with business managers to develop budgets, forecasts, understand variances, and recommend business process improvements.


* Conduct monthly variance analysis and reporting.


* Design and implement recurring reporting process around operating results, including periodic review process to assess business results and related operating performance, as well as ad hoc financial analyses requests from all levels of management


* Developing cost standards for materials and labor, designing and implementing cost tracking systems to capture relevant cost information, analyzing production costs and recommending/implementing changes.


* Manage general accounting and month-end close process as it relates to manufacturing, inventory and COGS, including variance analysis, material expense withdrawals of inventory from stockroom and recording of these cost accounting journal entries.


* Maintain controls over inventory movement and ensure the integrity of the perpetual inventory system including review of inventory transactions, the reconciliation of the general ledger to the physical inventory records


* Assist Operations to manage and coordinate cycle counts and physical inventory including maintenance of cycle-count statistics and ensure compliance of company cycle-count policy


* Devise, produce and continually innovate KPI's for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments.


* Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions.

Key requirements:


* 3 to 5 or more years of relevant financial modelling, analysis, reporting and budgeting experience gained preferably within multinational manufacturing corporations.


* BS/BA degree in Finance/Accounting


* MBA/CPA strongly preferred.


* Advanced excel skills (financial - operational model building, design and creation of robust interactive reporting and analysis tools) 


* Experienced with high end financial reporting system...