Business Finance Planning Manager

We are seeking for a dynamic and experienced FP&A Manager to join our finance team. This position plays a crucial role in driving financial planning and reporting activities, that supports Marketing and Commercial teams in operational & strategic decision-making. We are looking for an individual who demonstrates exceptional resilience, as the role requires adapting to changing business environments, requiring ad-hoc analysis to provide steady financial guidance throughout our business cycle. The FP&A Manager will also be hands-on, actively engaging into day-to-day activities while empowering and nurturing a small team of FP&A analysts.

Organizational Relationships
- Finance Director and Senior Finance Manager Brazil
- Finance Regional structure
- Country Manager and Category Leads Brazil
- Primary Care, Specialty Care and Oncology Marketing & Commercial teams
- Finance Shared services: GFS, DS COE, BFC team, GBS
- Enabling functions that support the business

Job Focus

Forecasting and budgeting & Control execution:

- Provide business partner and financial support to cross functional stakeholders. Provide high quality financial information to clearly understand performance and opportunities to drive and influence good business decisions. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial forecasting and reporting.
- Act in the development of strategic plans and estimates. Prepare and consolidate financial reports and analysis regarding business performance, always adopting a pro-active stance
- Participate in budget development and monthly reviews, to establish effective controls that will support the company's growth, based on market economic analysis, productive capacity and sales volume. Manage the main KPI's (key indicators
- Manage the main KPI's (key performance indicators), continuously evaluating the results. Ensure the quality of information and deadlines for decision making of the business unit manager
- Perform routines and pre-locking analysis, with the objective of identifying deviations and making previous adjustments. Actively participate in new product launch projects, price analysis.
- Closely work with Business Finance Center partner and support the adoption of standardized reports and processes by country commercial teams to drive simplification and demand management with focus on value-adding activities.

Financial close monthly support:

- Ensure P&L reflect the business reality (accruals, expenses, revenues, risks).
- Coordinate with the controller the closing process, ensuring proper booking of business transactions.
- Serve as finance point of contact to business areas in financial matters and support in case of reclassification of expenses or any other support or training in financial matters.
- Approve specific monthly accruals affecting the business according to Policy.

Reporting:

- Report Sales Flash, VEP and P&L, Risk & Ops, HC, AR/DSO, Finance bridge & execution
- Prepare information and financial reports for local and corporate presentations. (ie: town halls, Operating Plan, business reviews, LEs, etc.).
- Management of tools for control and financial profitability analysis (Global Mosaic, SAP, BI, HFM)
- Ensure market provides Dashboards or Standards Reports that facilitates monthly financial information for business for Revenue, Opex & P&L

Financial analysis / support:

- Business partner working together with BU Leads, Commercial and Marketing managers to develop business cases.
- Close follow up on revenues performance, pricing, Gross to Net & Volume and Price analysis, Expenses, Obsolescence, and Payroll for business
- Provide support for analysis to improve profitability, expenses proper allocation.

Technical Skills & Experience Requirements
- Highly analytical with the ability to derive actionable insights and business recommendations from financial analysis.
- Strong ability to coordinate multiple and time sensitive requests to deliver on-time and with high quality on deliverables.
- Process-oriented with strong organization and planning skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office capabilities, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, financial modeling
- Excellent ability to autonomously generate and effectively provide analytical insights, utilizing financial tools.
- Talent development skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a good team player and focus on customer needs and priorities. Strong influencing skills and build up working relationships with stakeholders especially leadership team.

Qualifications (i.e., preferred education, experience, attributes)
- Bachelors required. MBA/master’s in finance or related areas.
- 6+ years of progressive experience, ideally in an in-market Commercial Finance role with direct interaction with business counterparts, responsible for reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Superior verbal/written communication skills (English fluency)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a good team player a