Finance Operations Manager at Viatris in Inverin, County Galway, IE

Mylan Teoranta

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

As the Site Operations Finance Manager, you will serve as the key onsite Financial partner to the Site Leadership Team, responsible for all site-level financial activities, cost accounting, and strategic performance management. You will be a hands-on leader, driving the accuracy of manufacturing costs (Standard Costing), inventory valuation, and variance analysis (material, labor, overhead) within a GMP-regulated environment. This role is vital for optimizing manufacturing efficiencies and driving profitability.

The role requires physical presence on-site at Inverin location at least 3 days per week, and occasional attendance at Casla location, working closely with Senior Leadership and Operations teams.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Finance Operations Manager role will make an impact:

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Financial Performance Management: Lead monthly manufacturing performance reporting (output, yields, overheads) up to full site P&L view in line with Global calendars. Perform any month-closing activities as required.
• Standard Costing: Own standard costing, partnering with site functions and Injectables Finance colleagues to deliver annual Product Standard COGS including New Product Introduction.
• Variance Analysis: Drive rigorous analysis of variances, partnering with Operations to resolve discrepancies and identify cost-saving initiatives.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive budgeting, forecasting, and Latest Estimate cycles.
• Inventory & Fixed Assets: Oversee site Inventory at risk review and Fixed Asset cycle count & records.
• Capital Investment Support: Provide financial evaluation of capital projects (CAPEX), including NPV, IRR, and payback calculations.
• Compliance & Controls: Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX regulations, and corporate policies. Support Statutory Audit and act as site liaison for corporate and external audit teams.
• Business Partnership: Act as the trusted finance partner to the Site Leadership Team, translating financial data into actionable insights for functional leaders.
• Other: Support site Finance Lead with implementation of Operations Excellence program.
• Projects and ad- hoc perform as assigned to cover a diverse range of business issues.

About Your Skills & Experience

Knowledge:

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA…)
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance operations, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, SAP FI, Hyperion are highly preferred.
• Experienced Business Partnering with non-Finance functions.
• Expertise in financial operations processes, systems, and controls.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent attention to detail required.
• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and customer focus.
• Engaged team member with fluent skills in English both written and oral.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Bonus scheme
• Health insurance
• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.