Accountabilities
To the Manager or Sr. Manager, R&D Business Operations
To one or more VP-level functional leads as a trusted partner for delivering financial forecasts
- Support of the on-time and quality delivery of the end-to-end process of budget execution for one or more key VP-level R&D functions (Annual Budget Planning, Quarterly Forecast Updates)
- Collect and reflect the organization’s prioritization of activities in budget projections rolling into financial forecasts
- Contribute to Financial Analytics and Periodic financial deliverables/exercises
Responsibilities
- Support of the on-time and quality delivery of the end-to-end process of budget execution for one or more key VP-level R&D functions (Annual Budget Planning, Quarterly Forecast Updates, Leadership Updates)
- Support the functional lead in connecting with functional SLT members to ensure forecasts reflect the latest thinking
- Resolution of escalated P2P issues
- Ensure up-to-date mapping of transactions to planned activities in budget planning system
- Execute quarter-end efforts for accruals, PO Maintenance
- Partner closely with R&D Finance planner to explain variances, emerging trends
- Contribute to feedback on corporate finance initiatives to provide business partner perspective
- Serve as an experienced user of all financial planning and reporting systems
- Deliver ad hoc analytics within specific areas/categories
Qualifications
Theknowledgeandskillsnecessarytoperformthedutiesofthisposition aretypicallyacquiredthroughthefollowingcombinationofeducation,experienceandknowledge,ortheequivalent.
Minimum Requirements
Master’s degree
OR
Bachelor’s degree & 2 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience in business operations or financial analytics
OR
- Associate’s Degree & 6 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience in business operations or financial analytics
Preferred Requirements
- Advanced degree in either business, finance or life sciences
- Experience working with supported function in particular
- Work experience in a financial or budget role
- 6 years work experience in cross functional teams
- Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau) and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, Miro, MS Teams)
- Fluent with MS Office suite and advance capabilities in Excel
- Experience with enterprise tools SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
Competencies
- Ability to thrive working with detailed information and drawing key insights from trends
- Ability to thrive in a complex and matrixed environment, to collaborate and coordinate with individuals at various levels and from different backgrounds
- Ability to influence others effectively and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Excellent Communicator, both oral and written
- Strong presentation skills
- Technical expert who can navigate multiple systems
- Critical thinking and capable of creative problem solving
- Natural builder of relationships with stakeholders and partners alike
- Role model for others in line with the Amgen Values
- Deep focus on customer service through solution delivery
- Critical thinking & creative problem solving
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to follow corporate guidance on accounting principles and compliance issues
- Flexibility amongst a changing environment
Ability to quickly meet deliverables on tight timelines
