Financial Analyst

Location: Devon, PA

About the role

As a Financial Analyst at Johnson Matthey, you'll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history. Using advanced metals chemistry, you'll help tackle global challenges—cutting emissions, powering modern life, and supporting life-saving technologies—by applying, refining, and recycling metals for a healthier, more sustainable, circular future.

In this role, you will support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for plant cost centers, including headcount and people costs. You’ll provide timely variance analysis, cost reporting, and forecasting insights throughout the month-end close process. Additionally, you’ll deliver clear management reporting on production and overhead costs, including Monthly Operating Report submissions, and partner with plant operations and finance stakeholders to identify trends, risks, and opportunities through detailed analysis. Reviewing production costs, standard cost allocations, and cost variances will support improved business performance. Building strong relationships across operational, commercial, and technical teams is key to ensuring accurate financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for plant cost centers, including headcount and people costs.
• Provide variance analysis, cost reporting, and forecasting insights during the month-end close process.
• Deliver management reporting on production and overhead costs, including Monthly Operating Report submissions.
• Partner with plant operations and finance stakeholders to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Review production costs, standard cost allocations, and cost variances to improve business performance.
• Build relationships across operational, commercial, and technical teams to support accurate financial reporting.

Requirements

• University degree qualification and a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Strong experience in management accounting, cost analysis, and financial planning within manufacturing.
• Understanding of production costing, variance analysis, and financial performance drivers.
• Ability to challenge constructively, influence stakeholders, and provide actionable business insights.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Experience within the chemicals, automotive, or related industrial sectors would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Competitive retirement savings plan.
• Company-matched Share Incentive Plan.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness coverage.
• Medical plans and health assessments.
• Retailer and Wellbeing discounts.
• Competitive annual incentive plan.

We ensure salaries are fair, competitive, and aligned with individual roles, experience, and responsibilities. We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements.