Lead BPA Finance

Job Description Summary

About the role:

BPA responsibilities over ~$740m Global Finance Function P&L. Lead all BPA activities within Finance Function, directly supporting Finance BPA Senior Manager and providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the business leadership by managing the cost base as well as providing business partnering support.

 

Job Description

Key Requirements:

• Lead the development and preparation of detailed budget / financial forecasts / Strategic plans for the Function
• Manage the execution of Finance function and selected Sub-Functions strategies and correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof
• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information through complex cost analysis covering multiple countries, regions and global Finance teams
• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, End to End Finance business partnering for selected Finance Sub-Functions
• Work closely with selected Finance Sub-Function leaders and stakeholders in driving performance to be in line with budgets / agreed Targets
• Month close analysis and explanation of variances. Deck preparations
• Ensure consistency of a consolidated view of Full Finance Function with all Finance Sub Functions during Planning exercise and Month End Closing reporting process.

Essential Requirements:

• University Degree (Master or higher) in Finance & Accounting or similar business degree/MBA desirable
• Chartered Accountant or similar
• 10+ years of finance experience within pharmaceutical industry at country and HQ levels

Desirable Requirements:

• Shows strong sense of urgency in solving problems, especially in short timelines during close or forecasting cycles
• Maturity to deal with matters of confidentiality and sensitivity and work effectively in a matrix environment.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to foster a constructive, yet challenging dialogue.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to clearly present financial and relevant data
• Outstanding ability to collaborate across matrix organization.
• Excellent skills in Excel, PowerPoint

 

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders (Inactive), AI Driven (Inactive), Building High Performance Team, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization (Inactive), Data Visualization, Financial And Management Reporting (Inactive), Giving And Receiving Feedback (Inactive), Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy (Inactive), Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis (Inactive), Pmi (Post-Merger Integration) (Inactive), Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Understanding Value Drivers (Inactive)