Finance Manager, Group Functions Controlling

Description

Act as key Finance Business Partner to Senior Leaders and team members of assigned BI US business and Controlling/Finance organization. Ensuring effective partnership by providing timely, accurate, transparent, financial analysis and strategic guidance; while demonstrating a business focus, being solution oriented, and a proactive communicator. In addition to the leadership responsibilities with functional business partners, the position includes strategic and operational tasks such as:

• Facilitate effective local and global partnerships by providing management with relevant, transparent financial and strategic guidance to facilitate decision making
• Effectively challenge business partners/functional units in a business focused, solution oriented communicative approach
• Partner with functional leadership and other Finance team members in development and implementation of local/global functional strategies
• Develop accurate and timely functional project plans, budgets and forecasts consistent with global/local strategies
• Manage preparation of timely and accurate financial reporting
• Manage the consolidated reporting process as required for the assigned US business entity

The base salary range for this role is $115,000 to $181,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law.

• Planning/Budgeting, Reporting and Forecasting
• Support US and global functional financial reporting requirements, in close collaboration with overall Finance business team
• Provide scenario analysis in support of the development of alternatives, including risk identification and related mitigation proposals
• Management Accounting (incl. Closing), Cost Analysis and Product Costing
• Provide comprehensive, timely analysis, with business specific interpretation (written commentary) to assist in smart business decision process
• Complete P'L and Balance Sheet responsibility for assigned US function
• Responsible for all intercompany accounting and transaction management related to assigned US function
• Constructively challenge Business Partners, relative to marketplace and business trends, production volume/capacity assumptions and business trends, for optimum decision making to achieve financial objectives/targets
• Provide, timely, transparent, right-first-time, management reporting and analysis related to financial performance, headcount, CAPEX, etc.
• Participate in verification/approval of standard price calculations results (also with governmental bodies where applicable)
• Participate in alignment and coordination with GBS where applicable
• Partnership, Alliance, Affiliates Controlling, International Projects
• Lead/participate in international projects as needed and ensure local implementation, integration and compliance
• Key Finance stakeholder for assigned US BI functional projects; establishing/measuring KPIs, leading/managing planning processes, and supporting global agreements
• Ensure cross-functional and global alignment and adherence to goals
• Operations / Manufacturing
• Support financial oversight and development of contract manufacturing agreements
• Support local negotiations with purchasing local vendors
• Participate in alignment of manufacturing schedule with forecast (optimize utilization)
• Support execution of key operations processes like inventory count / cycle counts, contract manufacturing agreements
• Audit / Compliance
• Support Internal / External audits
• Help develop and support execution of CoSeA
• Support periodic compliance reviews (ensure quality / risk management compliance for commercial/operations processes)

• Bachelors, Masters or CPA from an accredited institution required in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering
• Four to five (4-5) years of work experience with increasing responsibility in Finance, Accounting and Operations
• Ability to visualize, articulate, and solve complex issues and make decisions that are sensible and based on available information
• Ability to use a variety of techniques to influence Business Partners at all levels of global organization (including logic, storytelling, common vision, etc.)
• Ability to plan and manage multiple priorities under high pressure situations with tight deadlines
• Ability to manage Business Partner relations and expectations
• Ability to understand business risk and translate those risks to financial data and suggest mitigation strategies
• Ability to traverse the intersection of business, medicine, science, and technology
• This position requires strong cross functional collaboration skills, understanding of key business strategies, and interacting with the Business Partners so that financial/business advice, counsel and recommendations can be made for the purpose of meeting financial/business objectives
• Collaboration with functional management teams at the local and…