Financial Analyst for Value Delivery
This position requires a highly skilled financial analyst to provide financial stewardship and decision support to the US Value Delivery Finance team.
- The ideal candidate will have a solid technical financial background, strong FP&A skills, and experience in business partnering and influencing senior stakeholders.
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline is required, along with 3+ years of employment experience in finance functions.
- The selected candidate will be responsible for providing insightful financial analysis and commentaries using appropriate financial concepts and techniques.
- They will also maintain a mindset and performance culture view in driving optimal outcomes for revenue and profit growth.
Responsibilities :
Partner with the US Value Delivery Finance team to provide FP&A and Systems support for US Affiliate portfolio month-end close and quarterly forecasting cycles.Assist in building out and maintaining the monthly US Value Delivery Performance Reporting package providing thorough financial analysis and insightful commentaries for management and business partners.Monitor and report ongoing business performance against budget and forecast, working with team members and relevant business partners to understand variances and provide actionable insights for financial reporting.Leverage financial systems to build and maintain various allocation, reporting, and planning models.Partner with COE and HR to track and monitor US Affiliate FTE and contractor reporting and planning.Assist in the completion of the Mid-term and Long-range business plans as needed.Develop cross-functional relationships demonstrating the value that a finance team and consistent financial reporting can add to the decision-making process.Partner with the accounting function to help ensure expenses and accruals are properly stated and that the budget / forecast reflects proper accounting methods.Partner with the Global Value Delivery FP&A team as lead contact person for the US on all master data management, hierarchy management, reporting improvements and planning and system tools implementation and improvement.Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.3+ years employment experience in finance functions including accounting, costing and / or FP&A.Strong FP&A skills, with good technical financial background (i.e. accounting, internal control, compliance)Solid experience in business partnering and influencing senior stakeholders.Solid experience with ERP (SAP) and Planning systems (BPC preferred).Solid organization, project and change management skills.Solid financial analysis skills, coupled with ability to communicate meaning from data.Solid commercial and organizational acumen.Solid communication skills and ability to influence with various mgmt. levels.Profound relationship and stakeholder management skills.Has demonstrated proficiency and level of accuracy required in an audit-sensitive environment.Fluent in written and spoken business English and Spanish.Preferred Qualifications :
Experience in process improvement and project management is preferred.Experience in Pharma industry is preferred.Experience in Public Accounting is preferredWork Environment :
This position is based in Mexico and will require on-site work in a hybrid set up.
At Astellas we recognize the importance of work / life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home.