Senior Finance Business Partner UK & ROI

Job Purpose

• Execute a high performance Finance Business Partnering to add value to the business and support the growth of the UK/ROI organisation
• Coordinate with Local Finance to assure compliance and provide efficient Finance services

Duties and Responsibilities

Finance Business Partnering (65%)

• Support and challenge key stakeholders of the UK organization to achieve the financial objectives
• Influence decision making processes within the management team
• Influence the strategy processes
• Challenge the value and cost drivers
• Understand the demands of the key stakeholders and deliver optimal service
• Monitor financial performance
• Contribute to reach budget targets in sales and EBIT margin
• Develop business cases in close cooperation with the Commercial area and support with the right tools and follow-up on the cases
• Personnel costs controlling
• Monitor Supply Integrity for UK and ROI
• Project work

Management Reporting, Planning and Analysis (30%)

• Drive and steer Budget Planning and Forecasting processes
• Support strategic planning processes
• Monthly,Quarterly and Annual Reporting including analysis and comments
• Proactive ad-hoc analysis
• Ensure control of local and individual department budgets
• Ensure appropriate reporting to headquarter functions
• Prepare VPAG contribution estimates

Local finance activities and other tasks (5%)

• Support and coordinate with Local Finance/ Accounting Manager Benelux & UK to assure compliance in cooperation with the European Accounting Center and Global Finance 
• Departments (Annual report, audit, tax, transfer pricing, legal, code of conduct, special local needs)
• Assure year-end closing in IFRS and local GAAP
• Aligning transfer pricing reports & clarification of transfer pricing issues
• Support in analysing and optimizing the business processes of the affiliate

 Innovation and initiative 

• Drive continuous process improvements to increase efficiency
• Propose new projects
• Provide flexible insights on cost structure and processes within organization
• Compile recommendations to increase the impact of the sales and marketing spendings on the markets

Communication and stakeholders

Internal Communication

• Advise and influence key stakeholders within the Commercial Operation Organization in UK and ROI, especially in the management team
• Finance Business Partners in the European organization
• Business Finance, Corporate Finance, EAC
• Local Finance

External Communication

• External Service Providers
• Auditors in different areas
• Lawyers
• Consultants
• Healthcare authorities in UK and ROI

Geographical scope of the role

• UK, ROI & regular exchange in Region Europe

Qualifications

Education (certificates, courses)

• Degree on master level/University degree in Business Administration, Finance or Controlling

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years in Finance, at least 2 years as Business Controller/ Finance Business Partner
• Job experience in an international company, ideally in pharmaceutical industry

Skills and competences 

• Fluently in English
• Self-contained and goal oriented work style and high willingness to perform
• Proactivity
• Eagerness to learn and develop
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge/experience in Planning and Reporting tools and in SAP (or similar ERP system)
• Customer orientation (internal as well as external)
• Very good analytical skills