Associate Director, FP&A–Global Commercial Solutions

Job Profile Summary
The Associate Director FP&A plays a senior leadership role within the Global Commercial Solutions Finance team responsible for overseeing the end-to-end financial planning forecasting and performance reporting cycle across the organisation. This role acts as a trusted finance partner to RBU and GBU leadership driving analytical rigour process standardisation and actionable insight generation to support strategic decision-making at the ELT/Board level.

Responsibilities
Lead the preparation and review of the full financial planning cycle (Budget/Plan ELPs forecasts) for Global Commercial Solutions ensuring quality accuracy and on-time delivery across all RBUs and GBUs.
Oversee monthly financial close activities including variance analysis (actual vs. plan/PY) by Profit Center Product and Region; produce executive-ready commentary and reconciliation of key driver amounts to total variances.
Develop and maintain management reporting frameworks (Board packs risk ladders heat maps) for senior leadership consumption.
Drive automation and standardisation of FP&A processes including Roadmap and ELP file automation Snowflake integration and Power BI dashboard development.
Act as the primary Finance Business Partner for designated RBU/GBU Finance leads challenging assumptions identifying upside opportunities and risks and ensuring disconnects between actuals and forecasts are escalated appropriately.
Lead cost and FTE forecast reviews at cluster/group/region level; oversee labour cost analysis and identify recast opportunities.
Manage mentor and develop junior members of the FP&A team (Analysts Senior Analysts) fostering a culture of high performance continuous improvement and analytical excellence.
Lead the onboarding and enablement of new RBUs into standardised FP&A processes including change management communications and introductory sessions.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial Operations DSO/Cashflow and Global Finance leadership on process harmonisation and best practice sharing.

Education Experience & Skills
Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field; MBA or professional qualification (CPA CIMA ACCA) strongly preferred.
7 years of progressive experience in FP&A financial controlling or management reporting within a large complex multinational organisation; life sciences or healthcare industry experience preferred.
Proven expertise in advanced analytics tools: Power BI Snowflake Excel (Power Query Power Pivot DAX) and financial planning systems.
Strong track record of delivering executive-level financial reporting and presentations to senior leadership (VP/SVP/ELT/Board level).
Experience managing and developing finance teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
Excellent business partnering stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Strong project management capabilities; experience leading process automation and standardisation initiatives.
Proficiency in English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage.

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