Senior Finance Business Partner in London

URGO is an international family‑owned group, founded in France, specializing in health and wellness. With 3,500 employees, it is present in more than 60 countries around the world and has a turnover of 750 million euros. URGO has developed a solid portfolio of very well‑known brands such as JUVAMINE, ALVITYL, URGO, and MERCUROCHROME. URGO is recognized for its strong capacity for innovation, and is, for example, one of the world’s experts in advanced wound healing.

By joining URGO HEALTHCARE Laboratories – the Group’s entity specialized in consumer health (first aid – URGO, food supplements – ALVITYL – ENT – HUMER), you will join a dynamic group, able to offer you diversified and accelerated career paths, both in France and internationally. URGO is a Happy Trainees certified company that values excellence and audacity in everyone.

Do you want to give meaning to your career and play a key role in a fast‑growing company, certified Great Place To Work, and innovating to improve patients’ health? Join us at Urgo Medical as the Senior Finance Business Partner!

At Urgo Medical, we believe innovation can transform lives. Our mission: to help patients heal faster and better, through cutting‑edge products and innovative digital services. Some wounds are severe, can become chronic, or may become infected, causing pain and isolation. We take on this challenge every day by developing solutions that accelerate healing and by leading ambitious projects, such as our goal to create the world’s first artificial skin!

Urgo Medical is also a unique company: French, family‑owned (we focus on a long‑term vision and put our teams at the heart of our success), the most dynamic in its sector (+10% in 2024), and international (present in 17 countries). By joining us, you will discover our mission, our foundation, our commitment to local industrialisation, and the authentic energy of our teams.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering accurate, fully analysed monthly management accounts, supported by clear performance narratives.
• Providing detailed variance analysis across turnover, margin, net sales and costs, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Overseeing key balance sheet areas including accruals, fixed assets and provisions.
• Supporting statutory reporting requirements and the annual audit process.
• Taking ownership of industrial financial performance – materials, labour, overheads and stock.
• Producing and interpreting reporting on operational KPIs such as labour efficiency, material usage and production performance.
• Working closely within the operational environment to investigate variances, identify root causes and support corrective action.
• Maintaining and enhancing standard costing models and ensuring accuracy of ERP master data.
• Challenging existing processes and driving improvements in systems, reporting and data quality.
• Overseeing stock control, valuation and forecasting, aligned to working capital objectives.
• Partnering with Supply Chain and Operations to reduce write‑offs and stock risk.
• Acting as a trusted finance partner, influencing decisions and identifying margin improvement opportunities.
• Supporting pricing analysis and contract performance reviews.
• Leading the annual budget and forecast cycles across Commercial and Industrial areas.
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders to build robust, realistic plans.
• Providing clear insight on financial outlook, risks and opportunities to leadership.

You’ll be a commercially minded, analytically strong finance professional who enjoys working close to the business and adding value beyond the numbers. ACCA or CIMA qualification (or latter stages), with experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Proven Finance Business Partnering experience. Strong analytical capability with confidence handling large, complex data sets. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills. Experience of SAP (highly desirable). A track record of detailed variance analysis and seeing issues through to root cause and resolution. The ability to influence, challenge and engage non‑finance stakeholders. A proactive, curious mindset with the confidence to drive change and improvement.

Urgo Medical is part of the French family‑owned URGO Group. URGO has two main businesses: Urgo Medical, and Urgo Healthcare, whose mission is to treat everyday ailments. With a turnover of €870 million in 2024, URGO employs over 3,600 people, all committed to fulfilling our healthcare mission.

Urgo Medical is officially certified Great Place to Work! This recognition is based on employee feedback and reflects a culture of trust, care, and commitment. Join Urgo Medical and help build an environment where everyone can thrive.