BF Biosciences Limited is seeking a Finance Specialist with 2 to 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified ACMA or ACCA and possess hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, particularly the CO (Controlling) module. This role involves managing financial reporting, manufacturing costing, production variance analysis, fixed assets, insurance, and financial closing activities. The Finance Specialist will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial data and timely management reporting. The application deadline is 27 September 2026.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and submit accurate monthly management reports within deadlines.
- Maintain and review standard costing, including Bills of Materials (BOM), production routings, and cost components using SAP CO.
- Conduct cost estimates and analyze production variances related to price, usage, and efficiency.
- Monitor cost centre expenditures against budgets and assist in overhead allocation and cost absorption analysis.
- Investigate variances between expected and actual production costs, including price, usage, and efficiency variances.
- Manage fixed assets and insurance activities, ensuring accurate asset records and supporting physical verification at plant and warehouse locations.
- Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities, including accruals, provisions, reconciliations, costing-related closing tasks, fixed-asset records, and insurance accounting.
- Work effectively under tight deadlines to meet financial reporting schedules.
Required Qualifications
- Part-qualified ACMA or ACCA with clear indication of current qualification status and completed papers.
- 2 to 4 years of experience in a manufacturing entity, preferably in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, management accounting, or plant finance.
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, especially the CO module, including familiarity with cost centres, cost estimates, product costing, overheads, and variance analysis.
- Strong understanding of standard costing, cost variance analysis, and cost centre management within a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Activity Based Costing (ABC) and other manufacturing costing methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Ability to work efficiently under demanding financial reporting deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Practical knowledge of Activity Based Costing to provide detailed insights into production and operational costs.
- Experience in managing multiple cost centres, fixed asset portfolios, and complex costing and reconciliation issues.
- BF Biosciences offers a market-competitive salary and benefits package, an excellent working environment, and a value-driven culture.
Candidates should tailor their CV to highlight relevant experience and skills, including SAP S/4HANA CO expertise, standard costing, BOM, routing, product costing, cost estimates, production variance analysis, budgeting, overhead allocation, cost absorption, fixed assets, insurance, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, management reporting, and month-end/year-end closing. Measurable achievements such as improvements in reporting accuracy or reductions in closing time are highly recommended.
Interested applicants should apply by scanning the QR code provided in BF Biosciences’ official recruitment advertisement. Ensure your CV clearly demonstrates your professional qualification progress, manufacturing finance experience, and SAP expertise. The last date to apply is 27 September 2026.