Senior Finance Business Partner UK & ROI

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ALK is a global pharmaceutical company specializing in allergy immunotherapy. We are driven by a high level of professionalism, integrity, an open-minded approach and contributing to an inspiring and fun working environment together with our colleagues. We provide an attractive working environment for individuals looking for both personal and professional development. You will be part of an engaged and informal team who values skill and knowledge creation.

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 

• 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

• 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

• 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

Qualifications

Education 

• 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