Financial Planning

The Animal Health Financial Planning & Analysis Lead is responsible for providing timely and effective management reporting and financial analysis mainly for our Bendigo site, as well as the Asia Pacific region. You support the Global Animal Health Manufacturing (GAHM) Financial and Operating Management in meeting financial objectives through the development of Forecasts, Budget, and 5-year Strategic Plans in addition to reporting and analysis of actual performance. Meeting up on a regular basis with Site Leadership Teams to review financial assessments, results and forecast is also one of your activities. You act as key contact and liaison for regional analysis, as well as provide resources for improvement and maintain standardization. In addition, you will also be required to provide support to the regional director and team for standardized analysis, as well as look at improvement opportunities.

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**
- Act as the Finance Support and Business partner primarily for Bendigo site, as well as the wider Large Molecule manufacturing network in Asia Pacific. Your regular responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

- Regular financial performance updates, analysis and insight, including liaising with site leadership to ensure results are understood and acted upon
- Responsible for preparing and analyzing monthly operating results, financial forecasts and other reports. Individual must have the ability to analyze, select and summarize this information for comment while meeting reporting deadlines.
- Construction of financial forecasts and budgets in partnership with the site leadership teams, this would include both capital and P&L forecasts
- Be a key collaborator in the construction of business cases affecting the sites and regions, demonstrating an understanding of the business and key value drivers
- Act as trusted member of the overall team (both finance and business) and to be relied upon to provide proactive business advice to ensure sound financial performance
- Develops and recommends new and/or improved methods, plans, policies and changes in present practices for the purpose of accumulating, reporting and controlling. This includes searching out opportunities and ideas for improved performance through analysis of financial and measurement data.
- Work with site leadership to create strategic plans, identify opportunities for the site, assist in analysis and/or discussions with local authorities to find financial options for investments.
- Lead and implement global initiatives at site level.
- To provide support to the regional director and team for standardized analysis, in addition to looking at improvement opportunities, these could include:

- Capital coordinator; ensuring that capital forecasts are understood and submitted in a timely fashion
- Siting / COGS support. Provide support on regional sitings and COGS analysis
- Look for improvement in standard FP&A processes (reporting, forecast and budget), working with regional support and systems team to help realize solutions
- Provide support resource to regional FP&A when required
- Performs special assignments on an ad hoc basis. Projects would vary in nature and draw upon the knowledge and experience of the incumbent to be creative in solving problems/questions, which may have significant impact on the global AH business. These assignments include NPV and other analyses in support of the strategies while working across functions.
- Working Capital Management
- Coordination and review of working capital initiatives from the region
- Cooperating with Country accounting/COSI/Business Service Centers
- Ensure compliance and internal control integrity

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent with a demonstrated record of solid achievements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in multinational Companies
- The ability to interpret internal/ external business challenges and best practices to recommend improvements to financial processes or services
- The ability to solves complex problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
- The ability to work independently with multiple Sites and Site managers, with guidance in only the most complex situations
- Ability to build strong relationships within and across functions with proven ability to influence senior levels of plant management.
- Innovative and strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
- Have experience of project accounting and management
- SAP knowledge (Finance modules) and Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of US GAAP
- Fluency in written and spoken English

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