Manufacturing Finance Specialist

About the role

The Manufacturing Finance Specialist will manage financial tracking, governance and reporting of Non‑Recurring Engineering (NRE) and New Product Introduction (NPI) costs for EDGE's drone development programs, including tactical, MALE and HALE UAV platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets, financial forecasts and cost plans.
• Lead month‑end settlement of development and prototype production orders in EBS/SAP CO, ensuring correct allocation to programs and cost objects.
• Manage IAS 38 R&D cost capitalization end‑to‑end, maintaining asset schedules, triggers and amortisation profiles.
• Monitor actual costs against budgets, investigate variances and track manufacturing, NRE and NPI costs across development programs.
• Support product costing, standard costing and cost allocation, and conduct make‑or‑buy and capital investment analyses.
• Prepare management reports highlighting financial performance, risks and opportunities, and support internal and external audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounts/Finance with 5‑6 years of cost accounting experience, preferably in NPI/R&D finance.
• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with strong knowledge of IAS 38.
• Experience developing cost architectures for complex engineered systems and understanding stage‑gate product development.

Required skills

• SAP CO (hands‑on experience)
• EBS
• IAS 38 cost capitalization
• Cost accounting and financial forecasting