FP&A Manager

Job Description

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

The FP&A manager is responsible to provide financial insights and analysis to support strategic business decisions and drive business performance.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Support the achievement of finance and business objectives by providing high quality FP&A support.
• Act as financial Business Partner proving value added insights.
• Lead company budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Provide ad-hoc reports & analysis in various areas to support business decisions.
• Manage the financial Planning team.
• Enhance financial processes, reports & analysis through continuous improvement efforts and contribute to the ongoing efficiencies & improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Tracking of performance against forecasts and budget, working alongside the business to provide feedback & clearly articulate the drivers of performance.
• Preparation of business review decks / presentation materials, and active involvement in business reviews.
• Further develop financial planning processes & tools.
• Support monthly / quarterly / yearly close process.
  
  

Required

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance or Economy.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Strong FP&A planning and reporting skills, ability to interpret financial data to information.
• High proficiency in analytical tools, financial systems and advanced PC skills (e.g., QlikView, Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP etc.)
• Business Level fluency oral and written in English.
• Works effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, under pressure and with a high degree of professionalism.
• Team player with a focus on collaboration, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects and activities.
• Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development.
• Ability to operate independently and navigate through change or uncertainty.
• Problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes.
• Possess a high degree of integrity and personal ethics in implementing corporate policies and procedures.
• Results oriented, sense of urgency, knows how to prioritize, ability to communicate and to create rapport with stakeholders, effective communication. Process improvement orientation, innovation and change agent. Migration experience.
• Bring a high level of energy and desire to contribute to the creation of a high performing FP&R team.
  
  

Preferred

• Previous experience in multinational corporate.
• Pharmaceutical industry background.
• MBA.
  
  

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Employee Status

Regular

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Requisition ID:R284070

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