Senior Manager (m/f/x) – Plan to Forecast (P2F) & Cost Controlling

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for and coordinate activities related to the P2F and Cost Controlling scope in GBS ESC
• Be responsible for and coordinate delivery of operational P2F & Cost Controlling process activities
• Cost analysis & Cost Controlling: coordinate and perform the analysis and constant monitoring of cost structures, cost types and cost centers, gather data and measures for accurate budgeting and cost management; ensure adherence to budgetary, forecasting and transfer pricing guidelines etc.
• Coordinate and perform the design and administration, cost allocation logics and recurring cost allocation cycles in close collaboration with the responsible Business Partners
• Be responsible to identify discrepancies in cost allocations, proactively derive, align and implement measure to ensure an exhaustive, timely and fully compliant P2F service process according to agreed activity splits;
• Be the main operational contact person (single point of contact) in GBS ESC with regards to cost accounting and cost allocations
• Ensure a robust validation and reconciliation of data
• Collaborate and proactively communicate with all relevant stakeholder and ensure that issues and measures are well understood, managed and integrated into all business areas
• Ensure and perform a fully compliant documentation of relevant J-Sox controls and internal controls in the regional scope of work and be the responsible contact person for internal stakeholders
• Identify and coordinate continuous improvement measures for end-to-end process in scope of responsibility and in close cooperation with Global Process Owner (GPO) and other stakeholders
• Be a primary contact person for less senior internal colleagues, be a mentor to new colleagues and partly perform and coordinate onboarding activities
• Manage projects or participate and take over functional responsibility in larger projects to optimize the accounting activities and the development of the GBS ESC

Qualification & Requirements

Professional Experience & Education

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics or related studies or relevant professional certification with significant experience in area or proven experience as Finance Business Partner or Finance Director – additional internationally respected certification (e.g. CMA) is a plus
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in Controlling/ Management Accounting related to planning, budgeting, forecasting and Cost Controlling and proven relevant professional experience in Group Accounting or Management Accounting
• Finance-related consulting or audit experience is a plus
• At least 3 years of international work experience, ideally in a global, cross-cultural environment
• Experience in larger functional responsibility and/ or material role as “subject matter expert” with significant stakeholder management experience
• Experience and preference to work in agile, complex and data-driven environment – experience in GBS and/or Shared Services structures is a plus
• Significant experience in project work or project management ideally with a track record of larger operational project and successful implementation responsibility

Skills And Additional Requirements

• Excellent Finance & Controlling knowledge, strong Accounting and IFRS knowledge
• Very good project management and process management skills including process design and optimization
• Strong system-related skills in systems and tools for P2F (e.g. SAP FI/CO), Reporting (e.g. SAP Analytics Cloud, Qlik, Power BI) and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – financial data analytics skills is a plus
• Language skills: English (full professional proficiency/ business fluent)
• Excellent communicator; intercultural and cross-functional collaboration skills,
• Analytical and conceptual skills with hands-on & result-oriented way of working
• High level of customer centricity, strong Business Partner mentality
• High ability and affinity to constructively deal with conflicts and to work in an international and dynamic environment, especially in a transformation and/or GBS context
• Solid understanding of pharma business is a plus

Benefits

• Excellent Benefits
• Work-Life-Balance
• Growth and Development
• Health and Wellbeing Support