Financial Analyst - Global R&D Controller

Responsibilities

• Guiding the analysis of financial results to determine accuracy and completeness of information.
• Developing various financial reports and reviews with management on financial plans and budgets.
• Determining and discussing financial analysis at very complex levels including rate of return, depreciation, working capital, investments, budgeting, and financial and expense performance comparisons.
• Driving and optimizing financial performance for R&D and Capital investment projects and making recommendations to management about specific actions needed to deliver on targets using data-driven decision-making process, aligning organization and collaborating with stakeholders on a monthly basis to implement targeted performance improvement.
• Conducting Financial Project Plans for ongoing and new R&D projects.
• Conducting Quarterly ASTAR reporting and compliance certification.
• Conducting Quarterly R&D tax surveys and compliance.
• Maintaining functional independence and providing a controlling function with proactive communication and analysis to the POC Business Line.
• Approximately 10% travel required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• 3-5 years of progressive analytical and controlling experience, with demonstrated career progression in a similar environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to distill business processes and results into actionable information for senior leadership, very strong presentation skills.
• Ability to analyze as well as organize and quality orientation is a main requirement for the controlling area. Arranging and balancing activities to comply with various tasks and due dates is also key requirement.
• Very good communication and networking skills, result and quality orientation as well as a pro-active attitude, including an appropriate intercultural sensitivity and ability to establish virtual networks across cultures and locations.
• Excellent team player: Ability to manage horizontal teams and lead cross-functional effort. Have worked with cross functional disciplines and coordination of business operations, finance, accounting, audit and external personnel across various levels.
• Knowledge and experience in project management. Strong attention to detail and strong analytical ability.
• Displays excellent business acumen and understanding of complex organizational structures, reporting structures & process and the budget and forecast process.
• Strong systems skill in SAP, expert Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
• Knowledge and experience in project management. Strong attention to detail and strong analytical ability.
• SAP experience, including SAP BW (Data Warehouse reporting).
• Be well versed with Healthcare R&D developmental methodology and requirements.
• Understand and apply the concept of intangible capitalization of development projects and its impact on the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow Statement.
• Display ability to optimize and standardize process workflows and have a track record of driving business improvements based on prior experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid parking/public transportation.
• Paid time off.
• Paid sick and safe time.