Job Description

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Today we have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Planning and Analysis Sr. Specialist for Mexico. This position will be closely cooperating with human health and other support functions in the market, as well as with Business Support Center in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Responsibilities:

Be primary business partner in supporting one or more of our key business areas in sales and expense planning in the short and long term to effectively manage the operating unit P&L
Bring a critical eye to contribute to ongoing efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives to reinvent our processes
Manage yearly budget and quarterly forecast cycles for our company human health organization.
Partner with different stakeholders within our company human health organization, providing support in all relevant aspects of financial planning, reporting and analytics
Support the demand planning team with the creation and execution of demand plans, maintain the close cooperation with our company partners and commercial teams.
Support the financial monthly closing to ensure sales and expenses are properly recorded and analyze/report variances vs. budget, forecasts and prior period actuals
Assist local leadership team in preparation of business review and similar internal and external meetings, prepare weekly, monthly and various ad-hoc reporting to finance and senior management
Maintain the financial planning & reporting tools, reconcile to sources of data and create new reporting capabilities according to the business information needs.
Support accounting and risk assurance related matters across the market on a need basis.
Contribute to the culture of collaboration among the team and the department
Bring a high level of energy and desire to contribute to our ongoing development of a high performing FP&A team

Qualifications

University degree in business and / or finance related field with 3+ years of relevant work experience
Advanced English skills
Preferred: Minimum of 1 year of people management / supervisor experience
FP&A support for Sales and Marketing organizations
Pharmaceutical industry experience
CPA or MBA
Excellent communication (including presentation) skills, self-starting attitude with attention to details and deadlines are must have personal characteristics.
Good Analytical skills are important.

Other Qualifications

Experience with Large ERP's and query tools, especially desirable would be experience with SAP or BPC
Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret corporate financial statements
Works effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, under pressure and with a high degree of professionalism
Team player with a focus on collaboration, communication and interpersonal skills
Strong organization skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects and activities
Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development
Ability to operate independently and navigate through change or uncertainty
Problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes
Possess a high degree of integrity and personal ethics in implementing corporate policies and procedures

Results oriented, sense of urgency, knows how to prioritize, ability to communicate and to create rapport with stakeholders, effective communication. Process improvement orientation, innovation and change agent. Migration experience

What we look for ...

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

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Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:
06/13/2024
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