Finance Manager

Job description

Career Category Finance Job Description The FP&A Manager will support financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, consolidation, and continuous-improvement initiatives through accurate, timely, and decision-useful finance deliverables. This role will report to the Senior Manager of Finance. This role serves as a strategic finance partner, advancing financial and related cross functional planning excellence, automation, and data-driven decision-making. The Finance Manager will strengthen forecasting accuracy, streamline reporting, and embed AI and technology-enabled solutions across finance and cross-functional teams. Roles & Responsibilities: Support the Senior Manager of Finance as a key point of contact, coordinating day-to-day planning and reporting deliverables. Execute planning-cycle activities for forecasts, actuals, budgets, long-range plans, quarterly business reviews, and leadership outlooks, including data collection, consolidation, reasonableness checks, and commentary preparation. Maintain forecasting and reporting files, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely inputs to Excel-based templates and consolidation processes. Support planning and reporting systems activities across the forecasting cycle, including template preparation and alignment, Anaplan inputs, Hyperion loading, and master-data maintenance. Prepare management reporting materials, including Power BI dashboards, weekly sales reporting, PowerPoint presentations, and components-of-growth reviews. Analyze business performance and prepare clear financial commentary on growth drivers, investment trade-offs, forecast risks and opportunities, and market trends. Identify and implement opportunities to standardize, automate, and continuously improve FP&A processes, templates, reporting tools, and data quality. Build trusted working relationships with AIN, US, and global finance stakeholders; share knowledge and provide day-to-day support to colleagues as needed. Ensure assigned deliverables are completed accurately and on time, escalating issues promptly to the Senior Manager of FP&A and communicating clearly with stakeholders. Basic Qualifications: Chartered accountant, Cost Accountant or a Master’s degree in Finance or Business & Administration with 8 to 12 years of accounting and/or finance experience Preferred Qualifications: Pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience Experience collaborating effectively across functions and multiple time zones Knowledge and understanding of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, management reporting, consolidation, and quarter-close activities Strong expertise in financial modeling, scenario planning, and advanced analytics. High digital fluency, including familiarity with AI tools, automation platforms (RPA), and large data concept Experience with ERP/EPM/BI systems (e.g., SAPS4, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau) and data-driven decision support. Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate data into clear strategic insights. Strong project and change management skills in cross-functional, matrixed environments Strong attention to detail & ability to operate with a sense of urgency Good To Have Skills: Experience working within a local affiliate in a global matrix organization. Strong understanding of commercial finance & analytics Familiarity with affiliate budgeting cycles (Plan, Forecast, LRS, Scenarios) and regional reporting requirements. Experience partnering closely with Business Unit leads and General Managers. Exposure to launch planning, lifecycle management, or portfolio re-prioritization at affiliate level. Soft Skills: Analytical, interpersonal, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain financial insights clearly to finance and business stakeholders Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams High degree of initiative, accountability, and self-motivation Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully and meet demanding deadlines Collaborative, with a focus on achieving team goals .