Job Title: Operational Finance Manager
Location: WMFTS - UK - Bickland Water Road
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Key Responsibilities:

Role Summary
You will be responsible for the standard costing structure and all related financial activities from sales down to gross contribution.  This role plays a key part in supporting operational decision making, driving cost efficiency and maintaining strong financial controls.

The successful applicant will provide meaningful analysis and insight; considering the potential impact on the wider Group profitability and efficiencies. This role is responsible for managing the day to day activities of the cost accounting and perpetual inventory team and currently has four direct reports.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage all aspects of cost accounting, including standard cost development, variance analysis, and cost of goods sold (COGS)
• Financial control and analysis of cost of sales, product margin and productivity
• Partnering with operational teams to provide financial data to assist informed data driven decisions
• Cross functional collaboration working across multiple levels of the organisation
• Contributing towards business process improvement and implementation of efficiencies
• Weekly sales forecast, stock reporting
• Manage month‑end close activities for your area, including accruals, journals, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Yearly review of costing structure including year end cost roll requirements
• Oversight of credit control with Sales OpCo's, and intercompany recharges
• Working with team members to ensure successful achievement of objectives and developing the team’s overall capabilities and expertise
• Any other adhoc tasks as requested by Line Manager

• Qualified accountant
• Experience of Managing a team
• Effective communication skills, able to simplify complex data and present actionable insights to a range of stakeholders
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing finance environment including costing, profit margins and inventory is highly advantageous although not essential
• Excellent problem solving, process improvement and organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills with a commercial mindset and the ability to present concepts and results in a concise manner to all levels of the organisation
• IT proficient, strong Excel skills and experience working with Power BI would be desirable

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview
At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.