Finance Officer

Job Title: Freelance Finance Officer

Rate: Competitive in line with skills / experience

Type: Contract

Location: Hybrid (Bruges)

My client a global organization currently seek several Finance Offices to join on an initial 2 year contract in this role you will support operational finance activities with a strong focus on budget control, financial accuracy, and stakeholder collaboration.

This role sits close to the business and FP&A, providing critical oversight of budgets, variances, and financial data integrity across asset or compound-aligned cost areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage operational finance activities
• Ensure budget accuracy, control, and visibility
• Perform variance analysis and challenge assumptions behind numbers
• Support budget reviews and negotiations with SMEs at month-end
• Maintain financial data integrity across systems
• Ensure PO creation and control
• Manage and monitor SOCs
• Work closely with FP&A as a key stakeholder
• Use Power BI dashboards for financial insights (no heavy dashboard development required)
• Conduct monthly internal stakeholder catch-ups
• Apply an audit-style mindset to review budgeting practices and financial controls

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in financial controlling, FP&A, or auditing roles
• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Ability to question numbers, identify risks, and think critically
• Comfortable working close to the business and challenging stakeholders constructively
• Strong systems and data accuracy mindset
• Experience in asset- or cost-centre–aligned finance is an advantage
• Experience with Oracle/Power BI and Power Query

Interested? Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Michael Owusu-Ansah on +44 203 928 6631 – mowusu-ansah@planet-pharma.co.uk

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