Financial Planning & Analysis Associate Director

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Provides financial direction and strategic insight to the functional leaders.
Helps to define and deliver against short term and long term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs.
Provides strategic decision support, influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, save costs and mitigate risks on a global basis.
Leads a team of Business Partners ensuring coherent financial analysis and alignment across functions - responsibilities also include staff training and development, defining and evolving roles and responsibilities to meet business needs.
Leads the financial planning process for areas of responsibility (budget, forecast, long range plan) to provide meaningful forward looking direction, to develop key scenarios, and to identify key risks/uncertainties and plans for potential mitigation.
Leads the financial performance management process for areas of responsibility (objective setting, budget vs. actuals, etc), including the monthly forecast process, with a focus on understanding the key drivers of short term performance and communicating the range of possible outcomes.
Partners within FP&A and with accounting, GIS, HR and other functions to ensure there is clear ownership and management of the deliverables from those teams and that Finance services are delivered seamlessly to the business.
Ensures the financial integrity and robust corporate governance and compliance of all financial aspects for areas of responsibility.

Knowledge And Skills

• Experience in pharmaceutical industry, business partnering with an executive team.
• Strong skills demonstrated in MS Office and financial software applications, including Hyperion.
• Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interaction with senior management, as well as business partners and peers within Finance.
• Ability to lead and drive change in a developing business environment, coordinating processes involving large numbers of people, complex systems, and tight deadlines across multiple time zones.
• Capability to pro-actively participate in managing within a cross-cultural matrix organization.
• Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions—especially portfolio analysis, valuation, ROI/ROIC, and complex business questions.
• Capacity to understand the pharmaceutical industry to address a broad range of challenges and business issues globally across all functions with the ability to make and facilitate quick decisions.
• Proven leadership expertise to manage and develop a high performing group of business partners.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or an equivalent qualification.
• Typically requires 8 years experience in a finance managerial role demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A track record of success working in a team-based environment.