Strategic Finance Planning & Operations Manager

Medison offers hope to patients suffering from rare and severe diseases by forming partnerships with emerging biotech companies to accelerate access to highly innovative therapies in international markets.

As the creator and leader of the global partnership category in the pharma industry, we strive to be Always Ahead and work relentlessly to bring therapy to patients in need, no matter where they live.

Our values are at the core of every action we take, and we are committed to going above and beyond for the benefit of the patients we serve.

We are a dynamic, fast-paced company operating in over 25 countries on 5 continents. We are looking for out-of-the-box thinkers, people who are passionate, caring, agile, and adaptive, to join us on our mission. If you want to make a difference in people's lives, we invite you to join us!

The Strategic Finance Planning & Operations Manager oversees the financial results & budget activities of Medison’s Specialty IL. They monitor and consolidate the financial information and produces relevant reports. They deliver key financial forecasting, along with insightful performance reporting and analysis, while engaging various stakeholders in the company. They will report to the Director, FP&A Business Partner, partnering with the GM for Specialty IL, supporting the decision-making process with analysis and insights.  

Responsibilities

Planning and Analysis: 

• Oversee and manage the continued development of the Budgeting infrastructure, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan, and Modelling tools.  
• Support the development of the “Long Range Plan”, taking the lead on some parts of it, developing Business cases for the new business/opportunities. 
• Prepare detailed analysis, trends, and KPI presentations for key stakeholders. 
• Capture business dynamics through the monitoring of Non-economic Business Drivers and explain the impact of their evolution on the Business KPI (Revenues and Margins). 

Business partnering: 

• Developing a Decision Support System to help Senior Leadership make better-informed decisions to steer the Business. 
• Financial business partner to the senior management and commercial teams by providing insights, helping with building the right KPIs, and measuring results. 
• Budget and monthly Forecast (LE) – develop and monitor
• Analyzing sales and profitable measures, and OPEX by comparing actual, forecast, and budget, 
• Support partnership relationships, providing data and performance analysis to relevant partners for QBR and ad-hoc presentations.

Requirements

Required education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics/accounting/business /industrial engineering and management
• Master's degree - an advantage
• Minimum 5 years of experience in FP&A - must
• Proven experience in leading significant and strategic organizational processes
• Fluent in written and spoken English.  
• Strong analytics capabilities
• Systemic view, creative business approach
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and knowledge of advanced functions in Excel
• Proven experience in building budgets, preparing financial statements, and analyzing profitability
• Proven experience in market analysis and working with internal and external interfaces
• Proven experience in the Pharma industry - An advantage

Required qualification:

• Takes initiatives
• Responsible and good time management
• Ability to work independently
• Organized and accurate
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with various interfaces
• Ability to make long-term connections
• Attention to detail
• Good presentation skills