Operations Finance Manager

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Job Description

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Pall Corporation, one of 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives--and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper--everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.
Learn about the which makes everything possible.
The Operations Manager provides direction to the Ops Centre of Excellence (CoE) Team in performing global standardized controlling processes to the highest level of customer service. The Operations Manager will lead a team, support implementation and deployment projects; participate in and positively add towards operational, reporting and improvement in execution related to SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) processes within the Pall Enterprise System environment. In the role you will partner closely with Master Data teams to maintain Material Master data integrity and serve as the gatekeeper for Data Governance standard methodologies that impact Finance Operations reporting.
This position is part of the Operations Center of Excellence and will be located on-site in Portsmouth Harbourgate, UK.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Standardization and Improvement: Improve and maintain standard work across all Ops CoE activities, including checklists, work papers, account reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, and various reports provided to manufacturing site controllers (e.g., flash reports, material loss reports). Ensure consistency in standard cost and transfer price setting.
  • Period Close Coordination: Lead the team to ensure period close activities are completed within required timeframes and without material misstatements.
  • Service Level Metrics: Develop and measure service level metrics for the Ops CoE team. Use Danaher Business System (DBS) tools (e.g., Problem Solving Process (PSP), kaizens) to address areas where service levels do not meet customer needs.
  • Talent Development: Lead, motivate, and develop talent within the organization, including direct reports. Provide mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations.
  • Policy Implementation: Ensure decisions are fully developed and implemented, resulting in policies and procedures consistent with Finance Global Operations and Corporate/Pall Compliance standards.
  • Audit Coordination: Coordinate responses from the Ops CoE team to audit requests from internal and external teams (e.g., Pall Internal Audit, Danaher Internal Audit, Danaher's external audit) to ensure timely and efficient completion of audit procedures.
  • Continuous Improvement: Champion continuous improvement initiatives to drive standardization across business divisions, enhance internal controls, improve financial reporting, and increase budget and forecast accuracy.
The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and 5+ years of finance and costing experience.
  • Advanced use of excel, including nested 'If' statements, Lookups, pivot tables, power pivot. Knowledge of SAP particularly in FI and CO functionality.
  • Leadership experience of management accounting within a manufacturing environment, and familiarity with controlling and costing concepts.
  • Proven ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across different business units, stakeholders, and geographies.
Pall Corporation, a Danaher company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at .
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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  • Job Id
    JD3934825
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
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  • Employment Status
    Full Time
  • Job Location
    Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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