Company Name: Origin Pharmaceuticals
Job Title: Financial Controller
Salary: Competitive Salary
Benefits: Company car or allowance, pension scheme, healthcare, company bonus etc.
Reference: 5626
Location: Melton
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Controller to join Origin, a global pharmaceutical packaging business that is experiencing a high growth period. Origin is well established in the UK market and is expanding its market share in Europe and internationally with entities in Germany and Australia.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial management of the three entities (Germany, Australia and UK) and the holding company.
- Oversight of compliance filings for the UK parent company, the German GmbH entity and the Australian Pty Ltd entity.
- Lead and participate in projects to broaden and automate the capacity and efficiency of the finance function.
- Liaison with and oversight of the annual financial audit and related submissions.
- Oversight and management of third‑party finance partnerships – assessment, approval and liaison (banks, advisors, accountants, auditors, etc.).
- In‑depth reporting to the board and Senior Leadership Team – weekly forecasting, month‑end and quarterly financial reports, and cash‑flow reports.
- Analyse data, identify and report emerging trends.
- Initiate, conduct and maintain the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process.
- Maintain and revise SOPs and provide (or arrange) training at all levels.
- Continuous improvement and utilisation of existing Origin systems, especially SAP, and maintaining a central data repository.
- Line management of the finance team, conducting regular one‑to‑one meetings and appraisals.
- Assess and refine the team structure to ensure the right capacity is in place to support business growth.
Qualifications and Competencies
- Experience working within a multi‑entity environment involving intercompany recharge.
- Extremely compliant individual who enjoys creating efficiencies and staying on top of reporting, data and forecasting for a high‑growth business.
- Team management experience.
- Senior leadership team experience – working alongside other senior stakeholders.
- Track record of process improvement, particularly around reporting, forecasting and systems.
- Fully qualified – ACA, ACCA or CIMA required.
