Job Summary

The Manager, IT Shared Service Finance is responsible for Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, and Analysis for the IT Shared Service area that supports clinical studies, global functional activities, and commercial activity. This individual must be able to assesses and anticipate client needs, is learning agile and able to deal with ambiguity, as well as be able to translate complex issues into clear and coherent solutions.

Job Description

• Ability to handle multiple workstreams and functions independently.
• Works with Business to prepare Annual Budgets, Long Term Plans and Quarterly Forecasts.
• Engages in the preparation and analysis of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages for senior management, project leadership, and department managers as it relates to aligned cost center and project.
• Proactively provides analysis of direct project and department costs to determine trends and unusual results and report these findings to Senior FP&A Management.
• Key contributor to intercompany allocations and expense accruals.
• Manages accrual and accounting process across the business.
• Manages forecasting and treatment for capital spend including providing guidance to business partners
• Initiates and conducts meetings with members of the teams on topics such as budget matters, understanding and interpreting department financial data, invoice management, contract management and other related business issues/topics.
• Ensures data integrity and delivery of financial reporting, including summarization of all types of expenses.
• Provides input and analysis on key expense trends and metrics.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum BS/BA degree in business/finance/accounting, or closely related field of study
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Finance experience
• Experience supporting a companywide budgeting, forecasting, and contracting processes.
• High degree of proficiency with computer technology & MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) as well as Anaplan, Power BI and QuickBase
• Strong financial modeling skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a keen focus on customer service
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work independently, take initiative and complete tasks to deadlines.
• Must be open and flexible to the changing environment.

Preferred:

• Knowledge/aptitude of information technology, general & administrative expense, shared services, and other operating expenses.
• Knowledge/aptitude of capital planning
• Ability to build varying types of financial models.
• Experience working in a team based, matrix organization.
• Self-confident and willing to ask questions to bring clarity to issues.
• Self-starter
• Able to contribute innovative ideas and implement improvements.