Eli Lilly and Company is hiring: Associate Director - Manufacturing Finance in P

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. Position Description: Lilly recently acquired a state-of-the-art parenteral manufacturing site located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. This new site will further expand Lilly's global parenteral (injectable) product manufacturing network and support increased demand for the Company's medicines. This position will serve as a key financial business partner at the site. Key responsibilities of the position include financial reporting, forecasting, and planning activities as well as business decision analysis. The ability to influence leadership and present complex financial information to non-financial personnel are key capabilities for this position. In addition, this position will be responsible for managing capital for the site. Key Objectives/Deliverables: Planning – Development of expense plans, manufacturing throughput projections, product costs, and other site variances with business partners. Completion and submission of business plan templates. Accurate entry of plan information into site business systems. Forecasting – Development of updated financial forecasts with business partners as necessary, recommending adjustments and analyzing changes to previous forecasts. Reporting – Coordination of the month-end close process. Analysis of monthly manufacturing results. Reporting of results to both manufacturing and financial management. Coordination of the reporting process for site performance metrics. Controllership – Ensure the proper development of product costs and the proper accounting treatment of manufacturing activities, including the correct statement of site expenses and throughput, product inventories, and site variances. Work with site engineering resources to develop the site capital plan and monitor site capital spending. Serve as local resource for capital spending and fixed asset policies and practices. Plan and forecast depreciation expense as new assets are capitalized. Business Partnering - Active participation in flow lead teams, providing a financial perspective on business decisions of all types and education on financial principles and accounting policies. Measure operational performance and assess/implement improvement opportunities. Site Process Support – Coordinate and serve as subject matter expert on one or more site processes, including, but not limited to, site metrics, capital management, inventory management, and/or Sarbanes-Oxley financial controls. Develop/coordinate local processes to gather, analyze, and report data as required by corporate or site management to ensure proper controls and compliance and provide data for decision-making or performance assessment. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or an equivalent area. At least seven (7) years of finance/accounting experience, specifically planning, forecasting, and reporting activities. Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, prioritization, and analytical skills. Demonstrated learning agility and ability/willingness to adapt to continual change within a dynamic environment. Ability to work effectively on cross functional teams as well as independently. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SAP experience/knowledge. Additional Preferences: MBA or CPA. Pharmaceutical or manufacturing specific experience/knowledge. Cost accounting experience/knowledge. Other Information: The position is located onsite at the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin site. This role is an individual contributor role. Periodic travel may be required to other sites and/or Lilly’s Corporate Center in Indianapolis (up to 10%). The job specification is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job specification. As always, you should consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position. 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