Lean Specialist

Bio-Rad has 40+ legal entities in EMEA region. The controllership led by the Regional Controller ensures the financial activities are performed accurately and timely and in the most efficient manner. The role is responsible for identifying area’s for improvement, especially aimed at gaining efficiencies and increase in the quality of the output of the operations of accounts payable, payroll, VAT compliance and fixed assets accounting. These processes are largely global therefore the role will work closely with the regional controllership team in EMEA but also in other regions (APAC and Americas), as well as with FP&A, Treasury, Internal Audit and Tax teams in the region or in Corporate HQ. 

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Understand the operations of the entities in EMEA and understand the business of Bio-Rad.
• Understand the global processes and operations of Bio-Rad, and understand the impact on the finance processes and operations of payroll, fixed assets, Purchase to Pay, US-Gaap and statutory accounting as well as tax compliance.
• Identify improvement opportunities within the finance processes and/or within global processes and operations that could have an impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance processes and operations
• Prepare business cases and present them to finance leaders in the regions or corporate.
• Run improvement projects in line with lean methodology.

Customers & Relationships:

• Establish and maintain good working relationships with Finance teams and their leaders in the region, but also in the other regions and Corporate HQ.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with departments in the regions such as IT, procurement, HR, GCO and GSC.

Leadership & Performance Management of the Team

• Run project teams effectively and efficiently although you have no formal authority over them. Use influencing methods effectively.

What You'll Bring:

• Excellent knowledge of best practices within large, high transaction, fast-paced Mult-National Companies. Health care industry is pre.
• At least 3 -5 years proven experience with applying lean-methodology in identifying improvement opportunities in a MNC, preferably health care industry, and successfully implementing the opportunities.
• Accounting/Finance background
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to work flexibly in an ever- changing work environment with good adaptation skills.
• Tech savvy to identify automation opportunities.
• Proven track record of identifying and remediating problems and solving issues using lean methodology/
• Knowledge of SAP, Power-BI, Blackline or similar
• Good written and verbal English language skills essential, another European language pre
• Strong time management skills.
• Strong analytical skill and works on risk based approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with teams from different departments and different levels.

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Recently voted a Best Place to Work, Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see. 

Benefits: Bio-Rad's biggest asset is its people, and the reason why our Total Rewards deliver programs that provide value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Our robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle. We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including:

• Life and accident insurance,
• Private Health Care Services – unlimited examinations, checkups in numerous specialties free of charge
• Competitive salary and cafeteria
• 100% commuting allowance for non-Budapest residents, monthly BKK pass
• Annual bonus
• Annual salary review
• Marriage and childbirth allowance
• School start allowance
• Loyalty award
• Employee Referral Program with remarkable referral bonus
• All You Can Move contract possibility/gym usgae for free of charge
• Hybrid working model (3 days onsite and 2 days home office. Our office is located in Budapest, Futó u. 47, 1082)