Financial Planning & Reporting Controller - Pharma

We have opening for a top pharma company based in Europe. The client is looking for a candidate who will be responsible for all financial reporting, budgeting, planning and analysis for the reporting group.

Exp : 10 - 12 Years

Qualifications:

- Relevant 3rd level qualification, preferably at Degree level

- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

- At least seven (7) years + relevant industry experience, ideally pharmaceutical/healthcare experience in a multi-currency, multi-company environment would be an advantage

- Excellent written and communication skills

- Strong computer skills in MS Office

Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of four qualified accountants, with two direct reports, ensuring they achieve their annual performance goals

- Coordinate the entire financial reporting, budgeting, planning and analysis process for the trading group

- Managing the closure of the month end ledgers on the ERP system

- Ensuring the team are aligned to deliver month end reporting on time and to the desired quality every time

- Review pinch points and identify opportunities to shorten the month end reporting cycle

- Ensure a comprehensive month end reporting file is maintained to support all judgements and estimates used

- Ensure the team undertakes a comprehensive standard cost vs actual cost reconciliation for key product ranges

- Review and analyse the transfer pricing for the group.

- Develop and maintain a comprehensive and effective financial forecast for the group

- Coordinate the production of the monthly financial information for the board pack

- Develop, propose and implement strategies to improve financial performance (reduce costs, increase sales)

- Manages the annual budgeting process including developing templates with sufficient granularity to allow meaningful analysis and consolidating the submitted templates into meaningful summaries for Board approval

- Ensuring the team prepares monthly gross margin product analysis reviews.

- Review proposed rebate calculations based on sales data and independent calculations of rebate agreements

- Prepares monthly business performance snapshot reports to commercial teams

- Provide monthly opex variance commentary to form part of the Board pack

- Adhoc analysis and requests from Management

- Provide training and constant feedback to other business users as to the correct procedures to be followed

- Actively identify opportunities to streamline the workflow process and reduce the administrative burden.