Sr. Director, Finance Lead Biologics Platform

Role Description

Reporting to the Head of Finance, Global Manufacturing & Supply, the Sr. Director, Finance Lead Biologics Platform will be responsible for the Platform Finance organization, including oversight and execution of financial analyses and accounting of the manufacturing organization.

All Platform financial results and analysis will be coordinated by this role and will provide insights to the SVP, Biologics Platform Lead, Global Manufacturing Finance, and GMS FP&A to drive decisions and improve performance while facilitating the sharing of best practices across the function.

The role directly partners with the SVP, Biologics Platform Lead and platform leadership team, providing strategic guidance, financial analyses, setting stretch targets and driving year on year productivity improvement across all aspects of P&L financials and cashflow.

Internal customers rely on this position to influence and drive improved performance in their function / site through identifying opportunities, setting strategies, respectfully challenging and debating with site & function heads and providing insights to drive decisions, investments, and resource allocation.

The role provides direct leadership & development across the Site Finance Leads in the Biologics manufacturing network and their teams. This position will be responsible for delivering strong financial performance, reinforcing a culture of accountability for financial results while ensuring a strong control environment and compliance with policies and procedures. Maintaining a high performing and engaged team will be critical to success.

• Lead all Finance Operations overseeing the finance teams of 8 manufacturing sites located in Europe and the U.S.
• Business partner with the SVP, Bio Platform Lead on defining and implementing a holistic long-term manufacturing strategy, driving "Make" cost levers to deliver required levels of service at the appropriate cost in a sustainable manner.
• P&L Accountability for delivery of "Make" and Move Long Term Plan, Budgets, Forecasts
• Partner with Platform Lead & LT to deliver Cost (P&L) & Cash (Capex & Inventory) Plan.
• Oversee monthly accounting close process and timely and accurate reporting of financials. Ensure reported financial position is in accordance with US GAAP.
• Evaluate Make cost performance and identify any trends that need further performance analysis or intervention.
• Lead deep-dives to fully understand and address financial performance issues.
• Present financial position with Platform Lead at Monthly, Forecast and Plan reviews to business leaders.
• Partner with Platform leadership team to deliver productivity targets.
• Lead, define and evolve Team organization, processes and structure to advance the teams' and individuals' development, capabilities, career progression and service level to the business. Create a workplace that fosters teamwork and strengthens communication within and outside the department.
• Capital Project oversight:
• Lead major Capex Investment proposals (CPAs).
• Ensure quality business cases development, reviewing soundness of financial models and alternatives within CPAs.
• Drive increase in returns and Value for Money, including Engineering and Procurement partnership; with regular PMO implementation reviews on major projects.
• Review & safeguard company assets through the maintenance of effective SOX controls; with focus on major entities, including Inventory and Fixed Assets. Work with internal compliance teams to improve efficiency of internal controls to focus effort on meaningful controls to provide assurances on compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
• 15+ years post qualification experience in a senior financial role demonstrating progressive, financial/business experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Masters and/or CMA/CPA preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. GAAP and other public company statutory requirements including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Skills

• Experience managing finance across multiple manufacturing sites as part of a leadership team.
• Experience of working in a mulit-national, multi-cultural manufacturing environment.
• Thorough understanding of business, processes, systems, cost accounting, and internal controls.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including the ability to effectively collaborate at various levels across the Company.
• Communication/ Influencing: Ability to communicate, guide and influence effectively at all levels and in different cultures (factory floor and Senior Leadership/Function heads).
• Business Partnership: Proven participation in Platform/Global financial analysis and decision making. Understands and applies financial and business acumen from a global / enterprise perspective. Demonstrated insight and understanding of partner functions and their relationship with finance in order to achieve goals.
• Personal / Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people/teams in a matrix and global environment towards a common vision and achieve superior results. Able to develop strategies, objectives, goals and measures to effectively lead a team and provide value added insight to business partners to drive favorable financial performance.
• Problem Solving: Able to navigate through complex business problems involving organizational structure, process and policy changes, multi-discipline and functional impacts.
• Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills: Use seasoned judgement to evaluate quantitative and qualitative information in complicated networks and ambiguous situations. Effectively define assumptions, issues and uncertainties; & perform complex analyses to drive recommendations and decisions.
• Strategic Thinking: Anticipating issues and opportunities (economic, political and geographical impacts) to ensure the Platform is prepared for future growth.
• Previous experience in working in complex environments and driving change and continuous improvement while managing competing priorities.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• SAP experience highly desirable.

Travel: ~20% domestic and international travel

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