Job Description
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Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state‑of‑the‑art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives. The Finance Lead for the Belgian Market Animal Health (AH) will be a strategic business partner and strong finance professional to ensure a controlled environment in the Market and be part of the Benelux team with an overall current business of over $70mio (Benelux: 190mioUSD).
Responsibilities
Be the sparring partner of the Belgium Business Lead
Lead the financial planning processes by providing timely and high‑quality analysis and data analytics to commercial leads and challenging the input from the area business leaders and recommend timely corrective actions
Manage and provide recommendations to improve the P&L and Working Capital in the country
Provide the necessary support to ensure that regional and local teams achieve their goals
Provide value‑added contribution to the Benelux Cluster in support of strategic business initiatives and financial performance improvement
Provide strategic and operational business support
Proactively manage the Risks and Opportunities
Proactively manage gross to net sales drivers as key focus area for the Belgian organization and manage the ongoing recording, reporting & visibility of these drivers
Liaise with Tax, Controllers team and Business to ensure local VAT compliance
Be a key point of contact for external and internal auditors for local legal entity in relation to local AH Business operations
Work in collaboration with other departments/divisions
Active involvement in pricing strategies and policy
Ensures system and financial controls are in place and determines the operation’s consistency with company objectives and standards
Provide recommendations to improve Business efficiency measures through the optimization of resource allocation and P&L management
Ensure requests, reports and presentations are submitted timely with high‑quality comments
Continuously challenge the status quo and provide innovative solutions for efficiencies to streamline processes
Ensure that new/existing Policies & Procedures, Internal Controls are adapted to local and business requirements and in line with our company standards
Ensure efficient collaboration and process alignment with the BSC and CoE
Participate in and lead cross‑functional projects at different levels of the company
Ensure financial statements fully comply with US‑GAAP and local GAAP
Qualifications
Relevant university degree and other financial qualifications
Finance Professional experience of around 7years
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is an advantage
Strong knowledge of SAP, BPC, Nexcast and MS Office applications
Skills/Capabilities
Strong leadership skills to guide and collaborate with business partners
Capacity to resist pressure and work under tight timelines
Strong interpersonal and communication skills: easy to get along with, optimist, proactive and self‑driven
Capacity to solve complex situations
Strong compliance mindset and experience
Ability to clearly communicate in Dutch, French and English, both orally and written
Business acumen (e.g. knowledgeable in policies, practices, trends, technology, and information xphnsxz affecting our Company business)
Capacity to negotiate at all levels of the company and particularly Senior Management
Strong business understanding and strategic thinking / seeing the bigger picture
Good knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS
Required Skills
Achieving Objectives
Business Acumen
Business Decisions
Commercial Banking Relationship Management
Economic Research
Economic Studies
Financial Advising
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Financial Performance
Financial Planning
Financial Statements
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
People Leadership
Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF)
Preparation of Financial Reports
Pricing Administration
Pricing Strategies
Process Streamlining
Professional Guidance
Profit and Loss (P&L) Analysis
Resource Allocation
Strategic Thinking
Tax Compliance
Trend Analysis
Preferred Skills
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Experience with SAP BPC and Nexcast reporting tools
Prior exposure to the pharmaceutical or animal health sectors
Fluency in Dutch, French and English
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