Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Partner with excellent analytical and communication skills, and a strong team spirit, to join our Finance department in Brussels, Belgium. This is a hybrid position, allowing for a combination of onsite and remote work.
About the role
The Financial Planning & Analysis Partner is responsible for executing the financial planning processes, performing monthly closing activities, and performing analysis and reporting.
The scope of the role is global (EU, Japan, US, Rest of World) and is part of the team that the Patient Solutions (PS) and Patient Evidence (PE) business units.
Who you’ll work with
This role will work in alignment with the Finance Business Partners. You will regularly interact with management and occasionally with external stakeholders.
What you’ll do
1. Coordinates the forecast exercises with the Finance Leads and Knowledgeable Planners.
2. Ensures that the budgets and forecasts are completed in a timely, accurate and complete manner and at the appropriate level of detail.
3. Uploads the data for the financial planning Performs adjustments and reconciliations on forecast changes.
4. Facilitates review with business partners on the accuracy of budget and forecasts, and development of measures to ensure financial and operational objectives are met.
5. Performs monthly closing activities (accruals, reclasses, reconciliations, analysis and reporting).
6. Meets regularly with business partners to review financial performance and discuss variances on actuals vs. budget. Provides guidance highlighting accounting changes and impact on the business. Provides training as needed.
7. Maintains and updates financial master data for management reporting (e.g., cost object master data and mappings).
8. Develops and interprets relevant analytics across business functions and activities.
Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills
9. Bachelor or Master’s degree in finance or related fields
10. 5+ years experience in financial planning and analysis or similar field, with a knowledge of accounting and closing procedures
11. Strong communication and problem-solving skills
12. You are fluent in
13. You have excellent command of Excel; SAP and PowerBI are desirable.
14. You are skilled in data analysis and forecasting
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!