Job Description

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies :

We are a trusted CDMO partner for life. At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, we encourage you to discover what inspires you every day, to follow your passion and your power - what we call Genki.

The work we do has the potential to transform people's lives and to impact where it matters most. Each day is an opportunity to push the boundaries of your potential, so join us as

a SAP Finance Specialist, Europe

and become part of a fast-growing global company, united by Genki.
About Us:

We are a dynamic global company and our focus is to combine technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation and gene therapies with world class cGMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrow's medicines.



With sites in Billingham & Wilton UK, Hillerod Denmark, North Carolina and Texas USA, the size and breadth of our business will open up huge opportunities for you, whether you want to move to a different role in the UK, relocate, or progress and take on more responsibility.



Our teams are proud to partner with innovative companies reimagining what's possible in biopharmaceuticals. Every day at FDB is a day for improvement, each challenge is an opportunity for growth, and every moment is a chance to evolve together.


Role & Responsibilities:

The SAP Finance Specialist will be responsible for providing essential SAP finance support in the finance-related areas and plays a crucial part in ensuring smooth execution of testing, supporting the creation of documentation, and promoting collaboration across various functional areas. Furthermore, the SAP Finance specialist will work closely together with the Senior Group Finance SAP specialist ensuring a high level of support to the local finance organisation, creating SAP finance incident and enhancement, as well as supporting creating of sufficient testscripts.

You will be part of Reporting and Finance IT systems and maintenance in the Central Finance Unit. The Central Finance Unit is focusing on providing FDB wide services including Corporate Accounting, Corporate Tax compliance, Internal Controls, Central Controlling, Central reporting and ERP and finance systems management.
The unit is currently being developed and will consist of a team of highly skilled professional dedicated employees with broad experience within finance, corporate tax, controlling and reporting.

The Unit consists of four different departments Corporate Accounting and Tax, Group Financial controlling, Reporting and Finance IT systems and maintenance, and is a part of the Global finance organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Work Instruction Support:

Assist and update SAP process instructions to ensure clarity and efficiency.

Testing & Requirements Management:

Identify and document testing requirement in Panaya for changes, ensuring comprehensive coverage and accuracy. Monitor and ensure all sites are completing testing activities within the designated timelines addressing any delays or issues promptly.

Finance Change Approvals:

Track all finance-related CAB (Change Advisory Board) approvals, impact assessment, change requests, and incidents to ensure they are appropriately addressed and documented.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Work closely with other functional areas ensuring consistency and alignment with organizational goals. This also incude to work with finance transformation team to identify the pain points in the current finance processes and SAP steps and assist in identifying potential solutions. Furthermore work closely with US counterpart and work towards harmonised SAP solutions.

Incident Management:

Assist in identifying and resolving SAP-related incidents in a timely manner to minimize operational impact. Track all finance-related CAB (Change Advisory Board) approvals, impact assessment, change requests, and incidents to ensure they are appropriately addressed and documented.

Clear understanding of the individual site finance processes and related SAP steps:

Work towards harmonisation and to work closely with the sites to understand the implications of process and system changes.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. Minimum 3 years in a finance and SAP role within a large corporation, ideally in a multi-site, multinational organization. Strong communication skills for conveying SAP technical matters to non-technical staff.

Knowledge and Skills:

Drive change and alignment across the FDB Group with the right problem solving attitude. Needs to have a automation and continuous improvement mindset. Facilitate and assist the finance organisations with ensuring smooth execution of testing, supporting the creation of documentation and promoting collaboration across various functional areas Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to to convey SAP technical matters to non-technical individuals, and to build and maintain credible relationships with key stakeholders. Reliable and values honest and thrustworthy communication. Is a team-player and acts with integrity and accountability, takes ownership and can work independently with a hands-on approach. Experience of working with multi site, multinational organisations on different time zones.

Why work with us?:

At FDB, your passion - your Genki - is your power and we empower you to define what Genki means to you.
When you join us, we will train, develop and support you to become the best you can possibly be. We offer a structured new starter induction programme as well as on-going development training. In addition to this, we offer:Competitive salary plus company bonus scheme 35 days of holiday, plus bank holidays. Salary Sacrifice scheme offering, healthcare, bikes, dental etc. Generous pension scheme * Free parking and electric charging points