Duration & Type: 9 months Contract with a major pharmaceutical industry client
Location: Summit, New Jersey
Description: Client has an immediate need for a temporary Finance Manager to step into a role supporting Commercial teams in the US and Canada.
Responsibilities:
- Actuals and Monthly Reporting
- Support monthly analysis and reporting of North America Commercial performance including detailed commentary and insights on variances versus budget and forecast
- Understand Operating Expenses (OPEX) for US and Canada Commercial teams including Marketing, Sales, Customer Operations, Contracts and Pricing
- Partner with Commercial teams to track and analyze project spend for cost center managers and influence future spend optimization
- Support sales analysis on performance by market, by product and by key customer
- Update Headcount reporting and check master data integrity
- Support Commercial Differentiation Strategy through tracking of customer and channel data (i.e. profitability by customer segment, product returns)
- Returns analysis by market, by product, by key customer
- Average selling price analysis by market, product, customer level through the season
- Prepare monthly accruals with support for Sales and OPEX and submit to accounting team
- Leverage master data and BI tools to drive efficiencies and enhance reporting to the North America Commercial Team and within Commercial Finance
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Support budget and forecast presentations to VP, North America General Manager and North America Leadership Team (NALT)
- Partner with Commercial teams to align on project spend targets by cost center owner
- Develop templates to simplify analysis from cost center owners and reduce overall burden to the business
- Upload budgets and forecasts for Revenue, OPEX and Headcount into all systems
- Manage headcount budget and forecast process in collaboration with HR BP, supporting incremental resources with appropriate business cases
- Challenge assumptions and provide guidance to Commercial Teams during budget and forecast exercises
Required:
- Education: MBA or CPA (or equivalent)
- 7+ years experience in accounting/finance/budgeting
- A hands-on team player
Preferred:
- People leadership experience
- Pharma industry experience
- Experience using SAP and/or Model N
For consideration, please send resume to career@infoquestgroup.com
