At STADA we pursue our purpose “Caring for people‘s health as a trusted partner” worldwide. Originally founded by pharmacists, we are a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals. More than 12,300 employees around the globe live our values Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility and One STADA to achieve ambitious goals and shape the successful future of STADA.

STADA M&D SRL is an integral part of the STADA Arzneimittel AG group, one of the main pharmaceutical companies in Germany. 
STADA M&D SRL is located in Bucharest and it has a varied portfolio, offering patients both innovative and generic drugs, over-the-counter drugs, specialized pharmaceuticals (biosimilar), and CHC (Customer Health Care) products. 
For our team we are currently looking for a Finance Controller.

Job Purpose

Manages  Technical Operations Financial aspects (budgeting, control, reporting), all local production cost related issues (planning, standard cost calculations, month closings and reporting) and supports other business functions with proper financial management information.

Major Accountabilities

• Manages and runs periodical standard cost calculations and updates according to the Costing Manual for local production items, by ensuring accuracy of standard costing process and minimizing production cost deviations 

• Takes an active role in the budgeting process, managing all TechOps related financial aspects (departmental budgets for TechOps, material cost and manufacturing expenses updates) 

• Assures site KPIs management and monitoring , support forecasting and reporting processes according to STADA group timelines and standards 

• Assures timely and good quality submission of monthly deliverables,  

• Ensures all investment projects are implemented following company procedures, after proper Investment Proposal Requests have been approved; 

• Cost controlling: deviation analysis (actual versus standard cost, actual versus plan), proposals for optimization (cost savings, reducing variations); 

• Overview and analysis of standard costs and BoM; 

• Proposes changes regarding production valuation and costing; 

• Ensure appropriate interface with external partners (Global/regional organization, ComOps representatives, other sites) in product costing related aspects  

• Acting as a liaison between various TechOps Departments in order to ensure adequate financial management processes and timely operation; 

• Provides accounting department during monthly closing process with: slow moving inventory provision calculations , review of capitalized inventory revaluations and re-class to P&L ; 

• Runs cost/budget estimates for site projects; Actively contributes to site continuous improvement initiatives;  

• Provide management and functions early warnings of Risks and Opportunities based on financial analyses performed 

• Confirms by accurate calculation the benefits of the improvement projects or initiatives and supports adequate reporting of spend and savings for Direct Purchasing and Indirect Purchasing, according with specific company guidelines; 

If you are looking for a new challenge and if you want to make a difference for people's health, we welcome you in our team!