Job description
Overview:
Reporting to: Director Finance – Global Manufacturing
Responsibilities:
About Cook Medical
Since 1963, Cook Medical has been finding solutions to improve the world’s healthcare problems for the patients and doctors we serve. As one of the world’s largest private companies, we have always operated with our patients, customers, employees and communities at our core. We do this, not only because it is good business, but also because we believe that being a good corporate citizen is the right thing to do.
Cook Medical has been in Limerick since 1993. Since opening, we have become a European headquarters for many of Cook’s business functions.
This role provides financial leadership to the Irish manufacturing site, with overall financial responsibility for the Irish manufacturing legal entity. The Plant Financial Controller will have a strong understanding of the operational and financial performance of the plant and will partner with leadership to identify and drive improvements. Responsibilities include managing and driving improvements in the financial systems, including planning, product costing, and operational controlling. Taking global functional direction, the Plant Financial Controller is a member of the Cook Ireland senior management team.
Reporting to: Director Finance – Global Manufacturing
Responsibilities:
- Plays a key role in establishing the financial direction for the site, coordinates, consolidates, and analyses financial results, plans, and forecasts.
- Prepares financial analysis for various business opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives, accesses associated risks, and makes recommendations.
- Leads the month end close and forecast process, analyses and interprets results/cost trends, explains key variances, makes recommendations for action and ensures compliance with balance sheet reconciliation process.
- Supports the preparation of the annual R&D Tax credit submission process for the Irish Entity.
- Co-ordinates preparation and submission of specific IDA grants.
- Responsibility for liaison with external bodies including Statutory Auditors, Tax Authorities and other service providers as necessary.
- Works together with business partners in order to determine reporting needs and delivers clear and effective reports, KPIs, and presentations, utilizing a variety of software packages.
- Provides and analyses financial information in support of annual external audits.
- Partners with Procurement and Operations to maintain accurate and efficient inventory and coordinates periodic inventory counts and variance reconciliations.
- Contributes as a member of the global cost team that works to drive consistency and continuous improvement across the organisation.
- Manages cost team, including training, development, & performance management.
- Performs backup duties for cost team members as required.
- Seeks out continuous improvement best practice with an emphasis on what can be learned and implemented at Cook Ireland to drive a best in class operation and efficient processes.
- Ensures that Cook’s Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook’s behalf.
- Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
- Significant operations finance experience with strong working knowledge of financial and non-financial metrics, lean manufacturing practices, and product costing.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to clearly communicate a vision, educate individuals and teams, and influence decisions.
- Previous experience managing a team.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven problem solving skills.
- Strong organisation skills.
- High level of self-motivation.
- Experience with Microsoft office products.
- Experience in SAP’s Business Objects preferred.
- Availability and willingness to travel on company business.
About Cook Medical
Since 1963, Cook Medical has been finding solutions to improve the world’s healthcare problems for the patients and doctors we serve. As one of the world’s largest private companies, we have always operated with our patients, customers, employees and communities at our core. We do this, not only because it is good business, but also because we believe that being a good corporate citizen is the right thing to do.
Cook Medical has been in Limerick since 1993. Since opening, we have become a European headquarters for many of Cook’s business functions.
With a global workforce of 12,000, we employ over 850 people in Ireland who bring Endoscopy, Urology and Peripheral Intervention products from conception to commercialisation.
Our employee benefits include:
- Hybrid working
- Life Assurance and Income Protection cover
- Quarterly bonus, performance related
- Educational Assistance
- Company sponsored Defined Contribution pension scheme
- Medical Health Insurance cover for you and your immediate family
- Extensive health & wellness program including Indian head massages, healthy lifestyle seminars, mindfulness courses, physio sessions, flu vaccinations, nutrition talks
- Fully equipped gym on site
- 39-hour week with flexible start & finish times
- Paid time off to participate in volunteer activities
- Free parking
- Subsidised restaurant
- Sports & Social club
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