Financial Planning & Analysis Lead - AH ANZ

 

Main characteristics

Location

Sydney, New South Wales

Company

MSD

Employment type

Full time

Category

Accounting

Job summary

Job Description

Finances mission is to ensure company resources are accurately reported, safeguarded, optimally deployed and efficiently used, as partners in providing superior returns on the assets we manage. Our success is not driven by the degree of differentiation of our vision or mission but by our level of discipline and commitment to execute it.

With a mindset of a valued business partner, Finance is also committed to financial integrity and functional excellence. This important responsibility encompasses maintaining the accuracy of financial information continue to rely on analytical skills to deliver value in planning, reporting and performance evaluation.

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.

Position Overview - Basic Functions & Responsibility

This role supports cluster of Australia and New Zealand in the APSA Region for our Animal Health with combined annual sales base on Budget 2023 of US$ 314m.

The primary purpose of the role is to lead financial planning & analysis space, provide finance business support and partner with Business Unit Lead, Brand Managers, other Leadership teams of ANZ Commercial Management, support integration of Animal Health Intelligence business and manage ANZ cluster results.

A key success criterion is to form partnership with business stakeholders in order to contribute value-add support in decision making and help achieve financial goals.

Location is Macquarie Park (Sydney). Since role supports BU based in different locations, travel up to a week per month could be required.

Primary Activities

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

Contribute & support integration of Commercial Business, Systems and Processes

Lead, establish standardized financial analysis framework across ANZ which includes standardized automated sales reporting, Expense tracking, PNL management, ROI analysis, Pricing & Gross Margin Analysis and related areas

Lead the process of annual budgets & rolling forecast including liaison with ANZ LT & BSC

Lead key projects & initiatives aligned to ANZ strategic priorities

Lead FP&A team and with Finance Lead develop a lean, effective, and high-performing organization

Support ANZ Leadership Team and FP&A Team with financial expertise to assist in making financially sound decisions for the company, financial forecasts, pricing analysis and in pursuit of business opportunities

Support business review and analyse business performance against key metrics and assist in the understanding of key risks and opportunities

Oversee & manage rebate process for BU and ANZ

Customer centricity, proactively seek to understand customer requirements and expectations to continuously enhance the support provided to the business unit

Establish New Ways of Working through continuous review & improvement of processes, such as standardize & simplify, automate time-intensive manual steps

Help to enforce financial controls within the organization, including assurance of financial integrity and accuracy around the monthly close process

Become proficient in using the financial applications and systems (e.g. Local Planning Tool, IFP, BPC, SAP, GP, Other Database tools)

Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications required:

Accounting/ Finance Degree with minimum CPA or equivalent

A minimum of ten years of demonstrated experience in FP&A roles

A minimum of five years in leadership positions

Possess outstanding analytical skills.

Ability to provide technical expertise to support cross functional teams.

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize

Ability to think beyond numbers and combine data with strategy and financial insight

Ability to influence stakeholders to meet deadlines & financial requirements within defined guidelines.

Ability to build strong relationships with senior management coupled with excellent communication skills

Experience within the pharmaceutical or Animal Health industry preferred but not essential

Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join usand start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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