Finance Manager
Full Time Permanent Role
Citywest
The Role:
You will be responsible for the month-end process and Financial controls in Retail Business. Additionally, the role includes supporting payroll operations, cash flow, developing internal controls, providing leadership, and overseeing system improvements.
Role Responsibilities
- Manage the month-end closing process, variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Provide valuable insights to the business on performance in a timely manner
- Champion finance system improvements and automation initiatives
- Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and improve processes
- Ensure strong financial controls are maintained across all processes
- Develop and document internal policies and procedures
- Identify and recommend cost-saving opportunities. Implement effective strategies to minimize operational costs and enhance profitability.
- Lead the preparation of short-term cash flow forecasts, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Supporting payroll operations with the HR team, escalating any issues as necessary.
- Assist in dealing with auditors, preparing financial statements and communicate with tax advisors regarding local tax filings.
- Manage the annual budgeting process and ensure departmental budgets are aligned with corporate goals.
- Monitor departmental spending and report on discrepancies.
- Liaise with Group Reporting & FPA teams on monthly reporting and commentary
- Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Build and sustain effective working relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization and help drive key decisions and changes.
Requirements
- Qualified Accountant with minimum three years PQE
- Experience within large multinational company or retail, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical industry is a distinct advantage
- Management experience is essential for this role
- Microsoft Business Central experience is also an advantage
Uniphar – Who we are
With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.
Click here to find out more: About Us - Who we are | Uniphar
Culture at Uniphar
Uniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.
We have a people first approach - we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.
Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.
Please note that Uniphar is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses.
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