Manager, Business Operations FP&A

This position executes FP&A operations for its FBP and business customers. This role heavily collaborates with business operations members, the COE, Systems and Reporting teams to deliver high quality, on time services.

It provides high quality reporting results effectively for all FBPs with insights and recommended actions from FBPs. Meanwhile, it provides systematic variance analysis & additional fundamental analysis support to FBPs & Business, which are relevant to the sustainability of the operation.

It operates the execution of the financial planning process, supporting the business to input their planning information, coordinating with the FBPs to review plans with business leaders and make necessary adjustments to the plan based on feedback.

It supports accounting operations collaborating with GBS e.g., accruals entries etc to ensure monthly/quarterly/yearly closing is complying with financial and fiscal requirements, in line with relevant control frameworks.

Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Month-end Close:

• Collaborate with GBS to ensure accurate reporting of management accounts, timely and in compliance with corporate policies and statutory requirements.
• In collaboration with the COE systems team validate data in financial systems for accuracy and compliance.
• Support markets / areas / regional FBPs to analyse variances between actual results and budget/forecasts, providing insights and recommendations, which includes detailed review and analysis of OPEX and headcounts.
• Support markets / areas / regional FBPs through conducting monthly and ad-hoc financial analyses – provide key highlights on costs, headcounts tracking and cost efficiency analysis.
• Prepare financial reports and dashboards for management.
  
  

Forecasting & Budgeting

• Responsible for the development of various forecasting & budgeting templates / consolidation templates and management reporting.
• Support the implementation and roll out of financial reporting tool and system, as & when applicable.
• Support markets / areas / regional FBPs in the development of annual budget, quarter forecasting as well as mid-term plan.
• Support markets / areas / regional FBPs in analysing financial trends and performance metrics to allow FBPs to provide actionable insights and recommendations to the leadership team.
• Assist business and FBPs in the creation of various financial scenarios model to support the development of business case to support strategic decision-making and risk management.
• Work closely with COE system team to ensure data accuracy and integrity in the financial systems.
  
  

Compliance

• Embed Compliance Culture, ensuring Integrity in Action is actively applied in all initiatives, and proactively address non-compliance.
• Ensure a culture of Ethics and Compliance; lead by example and incorporate cross-cultural perspectives when addressing challenging situations.
  
  

Others

• Support Coordination with relevant stakeholders to validate financial calendar and required system adjustments before official release.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• BS/BA in Finance / Accounting / Economics or related discipline
• MBA and / or CPA / CIMA and / or equivalent certificates (or qualified by experience)
• English conversational and business English
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Profound work experience in planning and budgeting in Pharma industry
• Solid working knowledge of accounting and internal control standards
• Experience with ERP systems
• Experience with planning tools
• Strong Microsoft word, PowerPoint skills and Advanced Excel
• Solid experience in matrix environment
• Solid organization, project, and change management skills
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity in pioneering new approaches and ways of working.
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude leveraging enterprise-grade finance data / reporting systems.
• Solid communication skills and ability to influence with various management levels.
• Profound financial analysis skills, coupled with ability to communicate meaning from data.
• Profound teamwork and partner behaviours
  
  

Category

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans