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Project Financial Analyst

• Monday to Friday standard day hours

• Remote role

Our Bathgate location in Scotland, UK is an integral part of Catalent’s European clinical supply services network. The facility has a comprehensive range of capabilities to support sponsors’ studies throughout the UK, Europe and beyond, including clinical supply management, FastChain® demand-led supply, clinical-scale commercial packaging, and QP release services.

We are seeking a Project Financial Analyst to join our Clinical Supply Management team. In this role, you will support the delivery of financial insight across clinical supply projects, helping to drive informed decision-making and ensure strong financial performance.

Working closely with Project Management and operational teams, you will provide accurate financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting while building strong relationships across the business and with external clients.

The Role:

• Financial Planning & Modelling: Support budgets, forecasts, and financial models across projects and programmes

• Financial Reporting: Produce timely and accurate reporting, analysing performance against budget and forecast

• Cost Management: Partner with Project Managers and Clinical Supply teams to ensure full project cost visibility

• Scope & Quotations: Review out-of-scope activities and support preparation of quotes for additional work

• Project Forecasting: Assist with forecasting total project costs, including monthly cost phasing

• Data Analysis: Deliver regular and ad hoc financial analysis to support business decision making

• Client Finance Support: Engage with client finance contacts to resolve billing queries and support accounts receivable

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to ongoing process improvements across Clinical Supplies Services

The Candidate:

• Previous experience in a financial analyst or similar role

• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerBi skills

• Experience with JD Edwards is advantageous

• Ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of data

• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational and communication skills

• Confident working independently and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Comfortable presenting financial information to stakeholders at different levels

• Experience within pharmaceutical, healthcare, or manufacturing environments is advantageous

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Competitive Salary – Reflecting your experience and skills.

• Bonus & Benefits – Includes a site performance bonus, a pension scheme matching up to 7.5% and life assurance. Enjoy BUPA private medical insurance, a generous holiday entitlement that increases with tenure, and the option to trade leave.

• Career Development – Access high-quality training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities within Catalent’s global network. Benefit from a subscription to LinkedIn Learning, providing access to 10,000+ online courses.

• Health & Wellbeing – Includes an employee assistance programme, on-site canteen facilities, and an active safety and “Patient First” culture. Join Employee Resource Groups that foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. Plus, participate in charitable activities.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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