Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Hatfield
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 25 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 09 May 2017
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our successful global Pharmaceutical client is looking for a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to join their team in Hertfordshire. The company offers an excellent working environment and benefits.
Main purpose of the job:
* Delivering a Financial Planning and Analysis function, incorporating strategic planning, business partnering, annual budget, forecasting and results consolidation.
* Ensuring that day to day activities are delivered in a timely and accurate manner.
* Delivering a robust financial plan both annual and medium/long term.
* Own the systems development project for EMEA management reporting.
* Business case analysis and ad hoc strategic projects
* Driving standardisation and positive working relationships within EMEA finance.
You will be acting as a business partner to the CFO and the EMEA executive team in a challenging high paced environment.Duties will include:
* Management of the EMEA region in the following areas:
* Responsible for ensuring planning/forecasting and actual reporting is coordinated in a timely and business effective way
* Communication of budget/forecast targets throughout regions
* Reviewing budget, forecast and actual result consolidation with a detailed level of consolidation
* Ensuring a quality financial support service is provided to the business groups.
* Manage and lead the priorities of the EMEA FP&A team, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of the tasks of the FP&A team, providing hands on support when required.
* To actively participate in recruitment and retention
* Full responsibility for medium and long term planning process and models
* Ensure quality KPI reporting and delivery of accurate headcount actual/forecast reporting
* Ensure robust SG&A control/reporting and forecasting
* Coordination with Group finance for EMEA financial systems development
* Business lead for SAP reporting stream.
* Ensuring robust control of the management reporting systems
* Drive the management reporting projects, managing all systems changes and implementation across EMEA regions.
* Challenging and reviewing the financial data provided by the EMEA regions.
* Ensure accurate and appropriate financial performance reporting
* Responsibility for financial calculations of corporate bonus scheme
* Ownership and calculation of financial reporting for EMEA strategic regions.
* Understanding of Epidemiology models and market share for EMEA brands to drive robust EMEA sales budgeting and forecasting.
Qualifications and Experience Required.
* An experienced accountant with a recognised accountancy qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or ACA or equivalent.
* High level of expertise and experience in Microsoft applications particularly Excel and Access financial systems.
* Proven leadership and experience of managing a team
* Strong knowledge of financial analysis, interpretation and evaluation.
* Experience of supporting commercial operations.
* Able to handle high volumes of data to analyse and report with a high level of accuracy.
* Understanding of multi-currency consolidations / cost consolidations
* Good overview understanding of SAP structures and financial process.
* Strong presentation and communication skills.
* Able to communicate complex financial data in a clear and concise manner.
* Evidenced experience of adding value and proactively driving improvements
* Understanding of pharmaceutical industry desirable particularly relating to IMS reporting.
Skills and Aptitude Required
* Ability to manage and motivate teams.
* Proactive approach to solving problems.
* Resilient and able to continually deliver in a demanding environment
* Manage multiple priorities and delivery requirements within a short timescale.
* Capable of fostering strong working relationships within a large finance team
* Strong communication skills both to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
* Able to work under pressure with focus and precision within challenging deadlines.
* Determined approach to driving solutions.
For a confidential and informal discussion about the above role or other similar roles, please call (Apply online only) or apply by sending your CV
Key Words: Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Healthcare, EMEA, FP&A, Financial Planning, Analysis, management, Associate director, Finance, Accounting, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, Accountant, Qualified Accountant, SAP, Excel, Access, Reporting, cost, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Gi Group Pharmaceuticals provides a tailored Account Managed Service and dedicated Pharmaceutical recruitment team and partners with many different Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology clients throughout the globe and the United Kingdom
Main purpose of the job:
* Delivering a Financial Planning and Analysis function, incorporating strategic planning, business partnering, annual budget, forecasting and results consolidation.
* Ensuring that day to day activities are delivered in a timely and accurate manner.
* Delivering a robust financial plan both annual and medium/long term.
* Own the systems development project for EMEA management reporting.
* Business case analysis and ad hoc strategic projects
* Driving standardisation and positive working relationships within EMEA finance.
You will be acting as a business partner to the CFO and the EMEA executive team in a challenging high paced environment.Duties will include:
* Management of the EMEA region in the following areas:
* Responsible for ensuring planning/forecasting and actual reporting is coordinated in a timely and business effective way
* Communication of budget/forecast targets throughout regions
* Reviewing budget, forecast and actual result consolidation with a detailed level of consolidation
* Ensuring a quality financial support service is provided to the business groups.
* Manage and lead the priorities of the EMEA FP&A team, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of the tasks of the FP&A team, providing hands on support when required.
* To actively participate in recruitment and retention
* Full responsibility for medium and long term planning process and models
* Ensure quality KPI reporting and delivery of accurate headcount actual/forecast reporting
* Ensure robust SG&A control/reporting and forecasting
* Coordination with Group finance for EMEA financial systems development
* Business lead for SAP reporting stream.
* Ensuring robust control of the management reporting systems
* Drive the management reporting projects, managing all systems changes and implementation across EMEA regions.
* Challenging and reviewing the financial data provided by the EMEA regions.
* Ensure accurate and appropriate financial performance reporting
* Responsibility for financial calculations of corporate bonus scheme
* Ownership and calculation of financial reporting for EMEA strategic regions.
* Understanding of Epidemiology models and market share for EMEA brands to drive robust EMEA sales budgeting and forecasting.
Qualifications and Experience Required.
* An experienced accountant with a recognised accountancy qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or ACA or equivalent.
* High level of expertise and experience in Microsoft applications particularly Excel and Access financial systems.
* Proven leadership and experience of managing a team
* Strong knowledge of financial analysis, interpretation and evaluation.
* Experience of supporting commercial operations.
* Able to handle high volumes of data to analyse and report with a high level of accuracy.
* Understanding of multi-currency consolidations / cost consolidations
* Good overview understanding of SAP structures and financial process.
* Strong presentation and communication skills.
* Able to communicate complex financial data in a clear and concise manner.
* Evidenced experience of adding value and proactively driving improvements
* Understanding of pharmaceutical industry desirable particularly relating to IMS reporting.
Skills and Aptitude Required
* Ability to manage and motivate teams.
* Proactive approach to solving problems.
* Resilient and able to continually deliver in a demanding environment
* Manage multiple priorities and delivery requirements within a short timescale.
* Capable of fostering strong working relationships within a large finance team
* Strong communication skills both to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
* Able to work under pressure with focus and precision within challenging deadlines.
* Determined approach to driving solutions.
For a confidential and informal discussion about the above role or other similar roles, please call (Apply online only) or apply by sending your CV
Key Words: Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Healthcare, EMEA, FP&A, Financial Planning, Analysis, management, Associate director, Finance, Accounting, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, Accountant, Qualified Accountant, SAP, Excel, Access, Reporting, cost, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Gi Group Pharmaceuticals provides a tailored Account Managed Service and dedicated Pharmaceutical recruitment team and partners with many different Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology clients throughout the globe and the United Kingdom