Financial Analyst

58384 - Strategy & Operations Finance Analyst

The opportunity:

The Strategy & Operations Finance Analyst is responsible for the budget control & planning processes & for supporting strategic business cases meant to improve Company Gross Margin and Operational performance, working in close partnership with Business, Operations, Network & Product Strategy, Treasury, Supply Chain and Other global teams.

Experience & understanding of financial planning, analysis, budget controlling and Accounting is required, as well as the ability to manage multiple participants metrics process.

Communication and (internal) stakeholder management within TGO organization is required in this process.

How you’ll spend your day:

• Support strategic initiatives and projects by providing financial insights and scenario analysis and lead business cases preparation.
• Lead Gross Margin Initiatives planning & reporting processes, connecting between Financial & Operational performance.
• Lead TGO Capex Financial processes, including planning, reporting and analysis, working closely with Global Engineering teams
• Prepare and lead Capex business cases preparation
• Develop and implement the Capex supporting systems, driving for automation and business insights
• Lead the controlling, planning & analysis process of the Transformation Office budget, acting as the Function Finance business partner
• Support the Transformation Office systems and dashboards reporting.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends.
• Provide variance analysis and explanations for budget vs. actual performance.
• Support TGO Cash & Working Capital Planning, Monitoring & Controlling models.
• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts, updating projections based on actual performance and changing business conditions.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis of manufacturing operations, including cost analysis, variance analysis, and profitability analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between TGO teams and Finance global group in order to ensure full alignment of financial models and reporting events, as well as standardization of business processes and compliance to corporate guidelines.
• Develop in-depth & insightful analyses & reports which will provide to stakeholders and management real-time picture of KPI’s development and, when needed, clear recommendations on required steps to achieve targets.
• Closely work with cross organizational stakeholders – Supply Chain, Engineering, TGO and Corporate Finance, Portfolio, Pharma sites and IT

Your experience and qualifications:

• University education in Finance, Economics or Accounting is required.
• Minimum 4 years of Financial Planning & Analysis is required.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and data visualization tools to extract and interpret financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills to support robust financial analysis and reporting
• Experience in fast-paced multinational matrix organization.
• Strong change management, communication and influencing skills.
• Fluent verbal and written communication in English
• Hands-on and proactive; strong organizational skills
• Results driven and service oriented.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent collaboration with colleagues within the local organization and with the colleagues of the global business service to support the overall Finance department’s goals and objectives.
• Flexible and able to work in a changing environment.
• Strong focus on improvement opportunities