Principal Financial Analyst

Overview

This position is responsible for financial support and business partnering for key markets in North America.  This position works directly with several General Managers and their teams to drive sales growth, support strategic initiatives, develop AOP and Forecasts, provide ad hoc analysis, and help drive the commercial success of our business. This position will have full P&L responsibility for the GM’s they support.

This role is a key member of the Americas Finance team, reporting directly to the Sr Director of Americas Finance. 

Responsibilities

• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies
• Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial targets are delivered
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all managers and their teams
• Work with business partners to develop better forecasting tools, continuously, including for key products
• Develop quotas for sales teams, working closely with Incentives and Finance peers
• Develop key metrics and reporting, leveraging CRM systems and data
• Drive analysis of key trends on a proactive basis and understanding business drivers behind the trends that are visible in the results
• Support business partners with Annual Operating Plan (AOP) proposals and presentations, using data to drive recommendations
• Work with business partners to evaluate business and channel models and proposals, develop financial models and proposals accordingly
• Manage or participate in projects across the organisation, including our company’s Strategic Planning Process
• Support the business partners by helping to drive continuous improvement activities that benefit the customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field of study
• 8+ years’ experience working in a commercial environment, preferably in the Life sciences industry
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Expert knowledge in Office 365, including Excel, business warehouse and Power BI
• SAP experience would be useful
• Strong communication skills – both oral and written, with the ability to influence
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Project management expertise or experience would be an advantage