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.

The Operation Finance Manager is a key team member, with responsibilities including financial planning, analysis and decision support as well as compliance and reporting. Role is expanded to include operational and commercial planning.

The Operation Finance Analyst collaborates very closely with the Business Unit Finance team and the business (BU Head and other Functional Leaders) to support, drive development of strategy, lead with insights in addition day to day management of operations. Operation Finance Manager is expected to operate semi-independently with high level guidance.

In addition, the Operation Finance Manager ensures financial compliance, drives productivity initiatives, lead FP&A function for the BU, co-ordinates on operational & commercial business aspects and ensures the function operates at a high level of excellence.

• Takes a leading role as finance “Business Partner” by supporting the Business Unit and Finance Leadership Teams to set and deliver business objectives and strategies
• Drive, and manage along with BU Finance relevant planning and analysis processes such as long term planning (BSR), annual budget, outlooks and forecasts, monthly closing
• Presents and analyze business performance, variances, recommends benchmarks, highlights key opportunities and risks and works closely with other functions in developing plans to capture opportunities and mitigate risks
• Partners effectively with other function and drives analysis and decision support in the areas of pricing, commercial deal terms, supply contracts, project evaluations, capital investments
• Lead the BU finance role with complete ownership for Free cash flow, Capex and SARs
• Support controlling of BU Capital Expenditure and Overheads
• Shares global responsibility for Business Unit financial and management accounting in accordance with IFRS, the Lonza Finance Accounting Manual (FAM) and other required accounting principles
• Lead the role of a site finance controller for specific network (CGT Sienna, Walkerville, etc)
• Collaborates with Corporate Finance Teams ensuring state of the art financial systems and processes that maximize functional efficiency
• Supports assessment of potential M&A transactions as well as due diligences and business integration
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements:

• MBA or other higher educational qualifications preferred
• Preferred area of study: Accounting and Finance
• Advanced expertise in business controlling / finance
• Experience with SAP and excel preferable
• Leadership, drive, change management

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.