Job Purpose

To act as Finance Business Partner, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the Leadership Team. This role supports core management reporting and financial planning processes, ensuring the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring, or ad-hoc financial information. This includes proactive cross-functional collaboration with the Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Team, as well as with local business and commercial teams.

Major Accountabilities

To drive improvement of financial performance via:

• Planning: Manage annual budgeting, recurrent Strategic Planning processes, and other planning cycles/forecasting requests.
• Reporting: Conduct period-end closing activities in SAP (all P&L areas), monthly package upload and verification in SAP/BPC/BW, and maintain close interaction with the regional FP&A and local Leadership team.
• Analysis: Provide accurate and relevant business analysis on a full set of financial data, making recommendations regarding resource allocations, Brand P&L monitoring, risk and opportunity assessment, and other areas.
• Systems and Controls: Control budgets in respective areas, participate actively in local and regional system roll-outs, and engage in project activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests on revenues, expenses, customers, products, and sales channels, as well as Management Cash Flow, Profit and Loss (P&L) by area, and shared service cost allocations.
• Challenge budgets and projects within given assumptions to maintain valid financial plans.
• Perform analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities, making recommendations to mitigate these risks.
• Monitor ongoing business performance and drive early warnings for resource reallocation in partnership with Business Partners.
• Manage annual budgeting, recurrent Strategic Planning processes, and other planning cycles.
• Support monthly closing procedures and management reporting packages.
• Analyze investments and sales to provide recommendations on resource allocation.
• Streamline management reporting processes and systems to adapt to the changing demands of the business.
• Adopt a partner and challenger role when evaluating projects, budgets, and Product Business Plans. Support managers in developing business and financial plans, understanding key business issues, and evaluating cost drivers, including headcount and proposed capital/revenue expenditure.

Background

Education: University degree in economics, business, or a related field.

Languages: Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Experience/Professional Requirements

• Over 2 years of experience within an international financial environment or a comparable position, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in financial planning and/or controlling positions is essential.
• Experience designing and operating financial reporting and forecasting systems.
• Excellent analytical ability.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to clearly present financial data in reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Advanced PC literacy, with experience in SAP/BW/BPC. Familiarity with 1C is advantageous.

What We Offer

• Stable salary with performance-based bonuses.
• Corporate training programs and opportunities for professional and personal development in various formats.
• A mentorship program with experienced employees to help new hires adapt more quickly.
• A flexible schedule that allows for work-life balance.
• Accident Life Insurance, 24/7 coverage.
• COVID-19 Employee Care and Prevention Program.
• Benefit Constructor – flexible benefits or VMI options in preferred proportions.
• Company-provided laptop and corporate mobile communication tariff (according to company policies).
• Annual salary review.