US Value Delivery Affiliate FP&A

About Astellas :

At Astellas, we believe that nurturing exceptional relationships with our employees delivers exceptional business results. Everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. From the first moment, Astellas will inspire you to put this ethos into practice – with a positive, agile company culture and with well-defined ethical principles, values, and systems

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres – Overview

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.

The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.

Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

Purpose and Scope :

The US Value Delivery Affiliate FP&A and Systems Support analyst provides financial stewardship and decision support to the US Value Delivery Finance team and is an integral business partner supporting portfolio financial planning, analysis, reporting and analysis process and controls.

Facilitates the capture of system data for financial reporting and analysis assisting in the preparation of financial plans and forecasts based on FBP needs and performs insightful financial analysis and commentaries using appropriate financial concepts and techniques.

Maintains a mindset and performance culture view in driving optimal outcomes for revenue and profit growth, while coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional partners in Global Value Delivery Finance, Enterprise Finance, GBS, and the COE to ensure controls and compliance with IFRS and J-SOX. S / he plays an important role in executing Global Value Delivery Finance Strategies, and other corporate (US / Global) transformative changes, leading with courage and innovation to drive continuous process improvements to support the evolution of business requirements, structure, and sustainability of operations and alignment with enterprise strategy.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

Core Tasks / 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.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Working 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. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.