Site Finance Director

Walker Cole International is partnering with a leading international pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation to appoint a Site Finance Director for one of its European manufacturing sites. The role carries overall financial responsibility for the site and a seat on the site leadership team, with the scope to shape how the business is run and how it grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Business Partnering: Partner the General Manager and site leadership team to set and deliver the site strategic plan, financial milestones and annual budget, and translate the numbers into insight that non-finance colleagues can act on.
• P&L & Performance Management: Lead monthly forecasting and the month-end close. Present results and outlook in English to senior regional and US leadership, and identify and drive the levers that improve EBITDA.
• Cost & Commercial Control: Strengthen cost control and the accuracy of materials cost attribution to customers. Act as finance advisor on customer pricing, contract profitability and quoting.
• Financial Control & Compliance: Own the control environment, including statutory accounts, audit, tax, banking relationships, capital expenditure and working capital. Support group-wide process and system improvements.
• People & Team Leadership: Lead and develop a small finance team, putting in place structure, regular one-to-ones, clear accountability and a strong team culture, and building a pipeline of future finance talent.

Experience Required

• 12+ years’ progressive finance experience, including senior site or business finance leadership in a manufacturing environment (pharmaceutical, biotech, food, automotive or industrial backgrounds are all relevant)
• Fluency in both French and English is essential, along with the confidence to present to and persuade senior stakeholders in English
• Experience reporting into a US or international parent within a matrix organisation

Relocation support will be offered as a willingness to be on site full time, with relocation to the region is strongly preferred.