Cost and Business Analyst - Steripack Ireland

Cost and Business Analyst – Steripack Ireland- Mullingar

Role Overview:

We are partnering with Steripack, a leading global medical device manufacturing organisation, to recruit a Cost and Business Analyst for their Irish operations.

Steripack is an internationally recognised provider of contract manufacturing, sterilisation, and packaging solutions to the medical device and life sciences sectors. With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and operational excellence, Steripack supports some of the world’s most respected healthcare brands across Europe, the US, and Asia.

This role offers a rare opportunity to join a high-performing manufacturing environment where finance plays a central role in operational decision-making. The successful candidate will work closely with plant operations, supply chain, and leadership teams, contributing directly to cost optimisation, performance improvement, and data-driven decision-making within a regulated, ISO-certified environment.

The position is ideally suited to an analyst or cost accounting professional with hands-on manufacturing experience who wants to be close to operations and make a visible impact from day one.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed manufacturing cost analysis, including material, labour, and overhead variances.
• Maintain and enhance standard costing models, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Analyse SKU-level variances, including usage, price, mix, and cost-driver impacts.
• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive process improvements.
• Prepare monthly management reports, delivering clear insights, commentary, and recommendations.
• Support capital investment appraisals and ROI analysis.
• Support ISO 13485 compliance by adhering to quality management system requirements.
• Act as a key link between Finance and Operations, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Use ERP and BI tools to extract, analyse, and present operational and financial data effectively.
• Support analysis of inventory movements, production output, scrap, write-offs, and operational KPIs.

Required Experience:

• 3–8 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, with a clear focus on plant-level cost accounting and operational finance.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures and cost accounting principles, including materials, labour, and overheads.
• Hands-on experience with standard costing, BOMs, routings, and SKU-level variance analysis.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and operational financial planning, including scenario analysis.
• Exposure to production processes, inventory flows, and operational KPIs within a manufacturing setting.
• Proven ability to prepare management reports that support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated track record of identifying cost-saving opportunities and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• High level of proficiency in ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) and BI tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI).
• Advanced Excel and data modelling skills, with the ability to work hands-on with costing models and operational data.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.