Global Operations Finance Analyst

<p>Unilabs, a leading diagnostic provider in Europe, is seeking a skilled Global Operations Finance Analyst to join our Finance team. Unilabs is dedicated to providing high-quality diagnostic services across multiple specialties, including laboratory, imaging, and pathology. As the Global Operations Finance Analyst, you will play a crucial role in supporting the financial analysis and decision-making processes for our global operations, focusing on <strong>Operations Controlling &amp; Net Profit Management</strong>. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic healthcare organization.</p><p><strong>Job purpose: </strong></p><p>Develop an end to end control on our operational costs from procurement (buying process), through operations (costing and production) to finance (financial impacts / Actuals vs Standards reconciliations). Gradually ramp up to a Net Profit Management expertise addressing financial impacts, profitability, performance drivers, portfolio management, SKUs rationalization… topics)</p><p><strong>High level profile: </strong><em>This role suits an ambitious controller with very good analytical, organization and communication skills. In addition, the candidate should have a personal determination to deliver, will be keen to take responsibility, act proactively, and be able communicate timely and effectively with all members of the business.</em></p><p> </p><h3>Responsibilities</h3><p> -        Ensure accurate Operations <strong>budget, monthly closing, reforecast and risks and opportunities processes</strong> collaborating with Procurement, IT, Operations and countries and focusing on COGS, OpEx and CapEx</p><p>-        Structure and track<strong> procurement saving plans / projects business cases</strong>, and participate to <strong>tenders financial evaluations</strong></p><p>-        Run the <strong>COGS controlling and optimization processes</strong> (Costing process, standards definition, monthly deviations analysis, savings plan tracking such as Apollo…) collaborating with procurement, ops excellence, IT, Sales and local finance teams</p><p>-        Supervise<strong> Finance CapEx processes </strong>working closely with functions and local teams on: business cases build up, post implementation analysis, forecast, control and optimize the CapEx BS Additions and Cash Out </p><p>-        Be a<strong> Procurement to Pay champion/ambassador </strong>as the procurement finance lead overall (focus on budget = POs = Forecast, no PO = no payment)</p><p>-        Be an expert in <strong>Net Profit Management</strong> through Volumes/Price/Costs/Mix analysis working closely with commercial, commercial finance, Procurement &amp; Operations Analyst, Operations Excellence to build and share insightful and actionable business recommendations to improve Unilabs profitability with Tools, Routines, Strategy</p><p>-        Develop <strong>portfolio management and mix optimization</strong> at the lowest granularity (In-Housing, SKU rationalization, slow runners, dilutive or negative SKUs…)</p><p>-        Oversee the <strong>People Costs (Direct, Indirect) efficiency</strong> and liaise with HQ / HR / Ops Excellence on improvement strategies</p><p>-        Set <strong>Return on Assets / Assets efficiency</strong> analysis and recommendation plans</p><p>-        Optimize the <strong>Operations Cash Management</strong>: define and run the CapEx Funding strategy (cash, financial lease, operational lease…), P&amp;L impacts, BS impacts, Cash impacts, Asset total cost of acquisition…</p><p>- Participate in ad hoc financial analysis projects and provide insights to support decision-making</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field</li> <li>Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial analysis or similar roles</li> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in financial modeling and financial analysis techniques</li> <li>Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other financial software</li> <li>Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis</li> <li>Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment</li> <li>Excellent level of english, with french being a plus</li> <li>Excellent communication and presentation skills</li> <li>Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities</li> <li>Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus, but not essential</li> </ul>