Finance Manager, FP&A

Summary

Finance Manager Description:

As a member of the Global FP&A team, this position will sit at the center of P&L responsibility for a ~$10Bn revenue global company that is rapidly modernizing and updating financial reporting processes and technology. It is a dynamic time to join this fast-growing industry leader in the animal health space. The candidate has to be a good team player with the rest of the FP&A team and be able to proactively reach out to cross functional partners for inputs, be able to manage time and task prioritization independently, have a keen attention to detail, have comfort with ambiguity, have an eye for constant process improvement, and be equally capable of deep, model driven analysis or with quick back-of-the-envelope estimations for decision making purposes. In this position you will have a bird-eye view of the entire company's performance, short- and long-range outlook, and develop an inherent understanding of how a large global manufacturing healthcare company operates. You will also be a key member of the team driving FP&A process improvements alongside our system and technology upgrades. You will work closely with accounting, investor relations, business development, commercial finance and cost manufacturing teams. The position will also assist with the quarterly earnings cycle including providing support for earnings reports (10Q/10K), press releases and preparing external public presentations.

Specific responsibilities include assisting with the monthly and quarterly P&L deliverables, including revenue reporting on key products, species, markets and therapeutic areas, cost of sales and operational expense analyses across functional areas and foreign exchange impacts.The position will also be responsible for preparation of financial models/templates, reporting packages and ad-hoc analysis related to the actual reporting, earnings process and the short- and long-term forecast/budgeting process. In addition, the position will assist with the budgeting and forecasting activities related to equity awards, royalty income and other HQ activities.

This role has high visibility and interaction with senior executives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with members of the organizational FP&A teams on the actual reporting and earnings as well as the short- and long-term forecast/budget processes.
• Prepare the distribution and the consolidation of financial templates to collect key variance drivers.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly and quarterly Revenue deliverables (key products, species, market, and therapeutic area)
• Assist with other HQ activities (equity awards, royalty income, etc.).
• Join and participate at Finance meetings related to the earnings process and monthly/quarterly closes.
• Develop presentations for Senior Management that effectively convey the story within the data.
• Provide financial insight and strategic thinking. Use trends to identify issues, opportunities, and challenges preemptively.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis using financial models where needed; perform supporting analysis to explain underlying business dynamics and results.
• Improving current models and reporting structures; building new models and templates as required

Qualifications (Training, Education & Technical Skills):

• Education: Bachelor's degree required - concentration in Finance or Accounting preferred; MBA a plus
• Minimum 5-7 years' work experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable with advanced excel modeling and financial analysis.
• Experience in SAP, One Stream, HFM, Power BI; Essbase and Anaplan a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High-energy, self-starter who can function autonomously, and handle and prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimal travel required.

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