Job Summary

The Manager, Finance Global Quality Operations will be responsible for fulfilling accounting, forecasting, and reporting requirements while coordinating, reviewing, analyzing, and consolidating feedback to your internal customers and stakeholders.

You will be working in an agile culture with opportunities for mentorship, coaching and frequent development reviews.

More specifically, the primary function of this role will be to support the SVP, Global Quality & Compliance with operational business analysis and information to support the decision-making process with highest degree of transparency

Job Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership in planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and commentary of the business results.
• Ensure financial reports are accurate and completed in a timely manner, providing full clarity on all aspects of the business for decision making.
• Collaborate with Plant Controllers and site Quality leaders for alignment on budget and forecast assumptions. Provide direction as necessary.
• Review and support business cases for capital expenditures required for QC labs.
• Collaborate with Quality Operational Excellence team members to generate a pipeline of Value Creation Initiatives (VCI). Support VCI financials and projections. Track VCI savings and performance against plans at the site in collaboration with Functional and Corporate VCI teams.
• Review and support cost drivers for quality cost allocation into standard costs, taking into account productivity gains.
• Participate in the development of long term strategic plans.
• Develop and manage financial controls in accordance with company procedures.
• Utilize open, honest, two way communication to build trust-based relationships with stakeholders while continuously improving leadership capabilities by personally seeking feedback and development.
• Create a culture which values trust and provides the opportunity for development and growth in pursuit of our purpose and demonstrating our core Values - Collaboration, Courage, Perseverance and Passion.
• Ensure adherence to all compliance programs and company policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education
  • University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or similar.
  • Professional designation (CPA), or an equivalent combination of related experience and education.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Superior problem-solving and communication skills, and ability to articulate financial concepts to leadership at all levels.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player. Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders, across the network and within functions.
  • Exhibited business acumen in understanding cross-functional processes, requirements and relevant information flows; translating gaps into solutions.
  • Excellent organizational and strategic leadership skills and experience leading teams and influencing activities across functions without formal authority to deliver results.
  • Highly proficient in SAP and MS Office applications. Knowledge of digitalization tools (Alteryx, Qlik Sense, etc.) is desirable.
  • Ability to appreciate differing backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and to foster genuine consensus among groups from different backgrounds, companies, and functions.
  • Self-motivated who can drive for results.
• Experience
  • Minimum 5 years working experience in a regulated industry (pharmaceutical desirable).