Senior Finance Analyst

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Your role

As a Senior Finance Analyst, your mission is to partner to the Manufacturing and Engineering functions, providing insight, financial analysis, and strategic support to drive operational performance across the Product Company. You will report to the PC Controller.

You will

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations Managers.
• Provide deep insights into operational performance including cost drivers, material usage, labour efficiency, waste, and overheads.
• Support preparation of monthly manufacturing P&L reporting, specifically detailed variance analysis (labour, overheads, material variances, yield, scrap).
• Provide adhoc analytical support to key stakeholders
• Maintain strong control over inventory valuation, stock accuracy, and provisioning.
• Analyse production order variances (PPV, labour and overhead absorption variances) and monitor WIP levels.
• Create and maintain routine SAP reports for operations stakeholders.
• Review internal controls and support audit requirements (internal, external, and compliance frameworks)..
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and engineering processes.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent manufacturing finance experience. (Essential)
• Excellent financial modelling, analytical and business partnering skills. (Essential)
• Proficiency in Excel; Power BI or similar analytics tools. (Essential)
• Background in manufacturing/engineering cost accounting and operational finance. (Desirable)
• SAP, ERP knowledge, ideally across FI/CO,PP, MM modules.(Desirable)
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence senior operational teams. (Desirable)

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our site based in Clevedon, United Kingdom (GB).

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Luke Aldom

About Edwards

Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.

Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.