Finance Business Partner Lead

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Job Description

About the role

The Finance Business Partner Lead will provide financial business partnering support to Neuchâtel’s Operations Leadership. As an agile thought partner, the incumbent of this role will

• act as Finance business partner lead to Site Function Heads and managers, providing Financial Analysis, business and decision support, while enabling and co-creating innovative solutions to site challenges
• Advise site in key business decisions; debate strategic issues, identify growth opportunities and minimize exposure to the financial plan
• responsible for piloting the Financial Planning, Reporting, Consolidation and Analysis efforts for the site
• Other support to the Finance team is expected with monthly close, analysis responsibilities and ad hoc projects
  

How You Will Contribute

• Business partnering with the Site management and other team members to develop and implement action plans to drive performance and productivity
• Partner with Neuchâtel Operations and GMS Consolidations teams for development and reporting of the annual budget, mid and long range plans and shorter term forecasts. The role would coordinate the data input into the FP&A tool as well as support in the presentation preparations and other scenario analyses
• Coordinate monthly reporting templates liaising with Neuchâtel finance and the consolidations finance teams and publish metrics for financial tracking and presentations
• Review monthly manufacturing performance production volume, core earnings, manufacturing variances, capex, inventory and head count providing clear and transparent explanation of the deviations and highlighting identified risks and opportunities
• Improve forecast accuracy and minimize enterprise risk by adapting predictive outlook. Provide commentary and insights to frame assumptions and context for forecasting. Review Forecast against trends to evaluate need for corrective action plans
• Build business case as Finance Business Partner amongst a cross functional team and perform financial analysis for investments and projects
• Act as back-up for Cost Accounting Lead during absence
  

Technical/Functional (LINE) Expertise

• In-depth experience in financial analysis and planning; zero-based as well as effective based budgeting, operations accounting, assets, leases, operating expenses and capital expenditure
• Working knowledge of financial planning and forecasting principals and business investment analysis modelling (NPV, IRR, ROI)
  

Leadership

• Trusted Advisor – engage others in collaborative working relationships. Act as internal consultant who drives results
• Catalyst – ability to influence others to support new ways of working to achieve common goals
• Enterprise mindset – ability to join the dots, think broadly and serve the best interest of the enterprise through own role and development
  

Decision-making & Autonomy

• Capacity to independently solve complex problems that may impact the site and proceed with objectives and deliverables with minimal supervision
• Self-starter with strong business acumen, analytical skills and decision making capabilities
  

Interaction

• Strategic Business partner with ability to work effectively across functions at local, regional and global level
• Ability to establish credibility and acts responsibly to earn confidence, trust, respect of others, while setting priorities and meeting specific deadlines in a constantly changing environment
• Ability to work with confidential information in a professional and ethical manner
  

Innovation

• Understand digital Finance trends and demonstrate willingness and drive to leverage new technologies to enhance quality of forecasting and predictive modeling
  

Complexity

• High level of complexity due to the diversity of GMS manufacturing network and the existence of multiple financial systems
• Ability to work in partnership to resolve conficting priorities, tight deadlines and provide financial guidance and impact
  

What You Bring To Takeda

• Education Completed business studies with focus on management accounting or controlling. CMA, CPA, Master in Finance or MBA education preferred.
• Experience +7 years of professional experience in a finance / controlling position preferably with exposure to manufacturing and/or supply chain, and experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Proficiency with MS Excel and Power Point. Solid knowledge of SAP and/or Oracle C3ME + experience with multi-dimensional cubes would be a distinct advantage.
• Languages Good English and French skills
  

What Takeda Can Offer You

• Attractive salaries
• Full accident cover
• Participation in health insurance premiums
• Advantageous retirement plans
• Subsidized meal
• Financial participation in the sports practices of its employees
• Transportation support in local public transport, free parking, carpooling program
• Takeda Neuchâtel offers to its employees an attractive framework and working conditions. The well-being, safety, development and career development of its employees are at the heart of our vision and of our Human Resources, Health, Environment and Safety policies.
• Takeda Neuchâtel is an employer committed to its employees and future generations.
  

More About Us

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

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Locations

CHE - Neuchatel

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time