Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Hours of work: 35 per week
Business Unit: Almac Sciences
Almac Sciences is a leading pharmaceutical development and manufacturing partner, supporting biotech and pharmaceutical companies globally. As part of the Almac Group, we combine scientific excellence, innovation and operational expertise to deliver integrated services across drug development, manufacturing and commercialisation.
Driven by continued growth, strategic investment and increasing global demand for our services, we are seeking an exceptional Vice President of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a pivotal executive leadership role that will help shape the future direction of Almac Sciences, ensuring robust financial stewardship while supporting business growth and long-term value creation.
The role
As Vice President of Finance, the postholder will act as the strategic financial partner to the President & Managing Director and the wider Senior Leadership Team. They will provide leadership across financial planning, governance, performance management and strategic decision-making, ensuring the organisation is positioned to achieve its commercial and operational objectives.
Working closely with operational leaders, this role will support commercial decision-making, develop sustainable business plans and lead finance transformation initiatives that enhance automation, reporting capabilities and data-driven decision-making across the organisation. They will also be responsible for driving business performance through the identification of financial risks, opportunities and improvement initiatives.
This role also offers the unique opportunity to influence business strategy at the highest level while leading a high-performing finance function within a complex, highly regulated and globally operating environment.
About You
We are looking for a commercially minded finance leader who can combine commercial awareness and strategic vision with strong financial governance and the ability to influence at executive level.
You should be Degree qualified with a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) and have significant senior finance leadership experience within a complex commercial, scientific, manufacturing or regulated environment. Your previous experience should include operating at a Business Unit, Divisional Finance Director or CFO-equivalent level. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate proven success in developing financial strategies that support business growth and performance.
Previous exposure to finance transformation programmes, systems implementation and digital finance initiatives is highly desirable.
(Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the job posting for further details on essential and desirable criteria).
Why Join Almac Sciences?
At Almac, people are at the heart of our success. In addition to an excellent salary and attractive management benefits package, we offer a collaborative culture, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful contribution within an organisation that is committed to innovation, quality and continuous improvement.
This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, globally respected organisation at a significant stage of its development at a senior level. You will play a key role in shaping strategic direction, driving financial excellence and supporting the delivery of innovative scientific solutions that ultimately help bring new medicines to patients worldwide.
How to apply
Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.
Closing Date
We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Friday 31st July 2026
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.
