Lead, Global M&Q Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Indianapolis

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**** Your Role:
** Reporting to the Senior Director, FP&A and Accounting for Global M&Q, you will serve as a strategic finance leader driving financial excellence across Elanco’s global manufacturing network. You will lead the design and execution of Global M&Q financial planning cycles across all sites, serving as the primary architect of our forecasting process.  This high-visibility role requires an analytical leader who prioritizes results and operates with agility in a dynamic environment.

A primary focus of this role is to empower site controllers and finance teams, driving the optimization of our global financial tools to influence strategic business decisions that support Elanco’s growth.
** Your Responsibilities:**
* ** Digital Finance Enablement:
** Serve as the central lead for One Stream and Power

BI optimization across the Global M&Q network. Provide expert guidance to site controllers to standardize usage, ensuring these platforms become the "single source of truth" for the M&Q network
* ** Financial Storytelling:
** Synthesize complex data insights from various sites into a unified narrative. You will consolidate disparate data points into a compelling storyline for the Manufacturing & Quality Leadership Team (MQLT) and Finance Leadership Team (FLT), translating "the numbers" into actionable business advice
* ** Financial Planning & Forecasting:
** Lead the end-to-end orchestration of M&Q financial planning cycles and the Annual Business Plan (BP). Ensure the integrity of SAP/S4 and One Stream data flows and provide critical review of divisional submissions to maximize global reporting efficiency
* ** Business Partnering:
** Serve as the financial support for Procurement and Supply Chain functions
* ** Performance Management:
** Evaluate global financial performance and maintain a standard reporting structure that prioritizes accuracy and actionable insights across all sites
* ** Process Excellence:
** Continuously identify opportunities for process standardization and tool optimization. Act as a catalyst for a continuous improvement mindset, reducing manual effort and increasing "time to insight" for the global finance community
** What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):**
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* Education:

** Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
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* Experience:

** 5–7 years of progressive finance experience, ideally within a global manufacturing environment or a "Big 4" accounting firm.
* ** Technical Proficiency:
** Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. High proficiency with ERP systems (SAP) and financial consolidation/reporting tools (One Stream and Power

BI)
* ** Analytical Precision:
** Strong attention to detail with the ability to pivot between high-level trend analysis and investigating root-cause transactional data to support site-level problem-solving
* ** Influence & Execution:
** Proven ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed environment and manage competing priorities effectively
* ** Communication:
** Exceptional ability to "connect the dots" across complex data sets and translate technical variances into a clear business narrative for…