Plant Finance Lead

Joining Moderna means advancing mRNA science to transform medicine. Work with exceptional global teams on a broad pipeline and build a career that makes a real difference for patients. Play a pivotal role in shaping the financial performance of advanced manufacturing operations across the UK, Canada, and external manufacturing partners. As a strategic finance business partner, you will combine operational insight with financial expertise to influence decision‑making, optimize manufacturing performance, and support the continued growth of Moderna's global mRNA platform.

As the Plant Finance Lead, you will provide financial leadership and business partnership across manufacturing operations supporting Harwell (UK), Laval (Canada), and an External Drug Product CMO. You will be responsible for delivering financial transparency, operational excellence, and informed decision‑making while ensuring efficient, compliant manufacturing operations.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Leading annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long‑range planning across both manufacturing sites and the External CMO.
• Delivering monthly financial analysis, variance reporting, and operational performance insights to site leadership and Corporate Finance.
• Developing and monitoring key performance indicators related to manufacturing efficiency, labor utilization, overhead absorption, and inventory management.
• Supporting scenario modelling and financial analysis for operational initiatives, capacity expansion, and process improvement projects.
• Overseeing standard costing, product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Ensuring accurate accounting and reporting for raw materials, work‑in‑process, and finished goods inventory.
• Analyzing labor, material usage, scrap, yield, and overhead absorption variances while partnering with Operations to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve manufacturing performance.
• Leading monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities across both sites.
• Preparing journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, site‑level financial reporting packages, and executing month‑end process order settlements.
• Coordinating with Corporate Accounting, Internal Audit, and External Auditors to ensure timely, accurate reporting in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Partnering with Engineering and Operations to evaluate capital investment proposals, develop business cases, monitor capital project spend, manage capitalization and project close‑out activities, and perform NPV, ROI, and payback analysis.
• Supporting Supply Chain, Warehouse teams, and External CMO operations to improve inventory accuracy, inventory turns, working capital performance, inventory controls, physical inventory programs, cycle counts, inventory reserves, obsolescence management, and supply chain optimization initiatives.
• Maintaining strong internal controls across manufacturing finance processes while ensuring compliance with SOX requirements, company policies, and regulatory standards.
• Supporting audit activities, remediating control findings, and driving process standardization and continuous improvement across both manufacturing sites.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Site Leadership, translating financial data into actionable operational insights, supporting strategic initiatives, operational improvements, and productivity programs.
• Collaborating across international, cross‑functional teams while mentoring finance colleagues as appropriate.

The key Moderna Mindsets you’ll need to succeed in the role:

• We behave like owners. The solutions we’re building go beyond any job description.
• We act with dynamic range, driving strategy and execution at the same time at every step.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including significant experience in manufacturing finance.
• Prior experience as a Plant Controller, Operations Finance Lead, or similar manufacturing finance role preferred.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or highly regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• A desire to be part of a high‑growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious and Collaborative.
• Detail‑oriented, ensuring accuracy in reporting and data analysis.
• Adaptability and the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills in a global, cross‑functional context.
• High degree of initiative, proactiveness and problem‑solving attitude.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar).

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications):

• Strong business acumen: proven ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge assumptions and interpret the strategy and priorities of the organization in financial terms.
• Excellent project management / leadership skills with demonstrated track record and ability to engage teams to work together towards common deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills to deliver succinctly and effectively deliver recommendations to senior leaders, frames complex concepts.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical abilities, with proficiency in Excel‑based financial modeling.
• Exceptional attitude, diligence, and ability to motivate teams to do the same.
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high‑growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

As part of Moderna’s commitment to workplace safety, this role may require an enhanced pre‑employment check.