BPL Plasma
Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst
BPL Plasma, Fort Lee, New Jersey, us, 07024
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst is a key support role within the US Kedrion Bio Pharma (KBI) business providing management reporting and future financial planning & analysis. He/she will deliver high quality financial planning and analysis services to the FP&A Manager (US), Group FP&A in Italy and to the wider KBI Management Team to enable the company to make sound financial decisions that will improve the company's financial performance.
The FP&A Analyst role will also maintain current opex fiscal responsibility for IT, HR, Legal, Regulatory Affairs & R&D KBI cost centers for business continuity with specific attention to month-end, quarterly, year-end, forecasting and budget time.
The FP&A Analyst reports into the FP&A Manager (US KBI) and is tasked with delivering key finance objectives within his/her area, working alongside KBI Commercial Controller, Melville Plant Controller, Senior Accounting Manager, Senior Manager Treasury & Senior Manager FP&A KEDPlasma in a matrix Finance team structure.
The role is important in providing timely & accurate management account information over the integrity of the monthly results, produce management accounts packs, both internally and to Group, support in preparation the annual budget and financial forecasts and provide cost control and partnering over specific KBI opex support functions.
Reporting & Forecasting:
Support in the preparation of the company's annual budget and monthly forecast process, which shall include establishing budget templates, following timelines, and managing inputs and change control to ensure budgets are accurate, comprehensive, and completed on time in line with Group Budget timescales. Support in ensuring corporate management reporting (Tableau de Bord) deadlines are met, submissions for all processes are conducted in a timely manner. Support in providing business assurance, reconciliation over the financial results prior to close and posting appropriate corrective journals. Support in preparing management reports, KPI's and includes commentary of risks and opportunities. Drives continuous improvement in the future business performance with view on full P&L as well as profitability by product, project, customer and operational KPI's. Perform P&L financial modeling under tight deadlines in accordance with Group and KBI requirements. As directed, prepare monthly forecast reports for the Global leadership teams based on local input and provide deviations form trends and forecasts. Opex Business Partnering:
Provide effective Business Partnering to KBI IT, Research & Development & Regulatory Affairs opex Support functions. The role provides ad-hoc planning and analysis support to Group requests supporting business initiatives and investigations. Responsible for organizational spend vs budget and forecast, developing regular cost center reviews with clear commentary & forward spend mitigation plans. Work on ad-hoc projects to provide financial analysis, i.e., new product forecasts, scenario analysis, profitability. Maintain and report costs relating to headcount, compensation planning and turnover. Adhere to global deadlines for annual labor and Opex budget processes. Other:
Own the consolidation, reconciliation & reporting of KBI Capital expenditure. To support & provide information in both external & internal audits. Detect and lead process improvements with a continuous improvement mindset. Proactive, motivated, results oriented individual capable of partnering with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to negotiate positive outcomes that impact the work of internal, external, and cross-functional partners. Works collaboratively with internal and external customers to achieve business results. Role model of Kedrion's high ethical standards and code of conduct. Fosters lean initiatives and lean thinking to implement changes. Execute ad hoc projects as directed by Manager. Requirements:
Graduate or studying towards a Financial or Accounting professional qualification. 2+ years of Finance experience. Experience working in a fast paced Global Reporting (FP&A) environment in Finance would be desirable. Strong financial acumen and analytical skills. Planning & organizational skills - Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. Ability to collaborate with multiple business partners & a task completer. Able to quickly understand and apply business judgment to evolving business processes and data requirements. Ability to configure and analyze complex data sets and provide appropriate recommendations to management teams. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high comfort level interacting with peers and executive-level management. Some experience with SAP or ERP system desired. High attention to detail with excellent judgment and problem-solving skills. High level of efficiency in Excel spreadsheets to include pivot tables and VLOOKUP's. Financial modeling experience to assist with building forecasts and budgets. A positive, "hands on, can do" attitude.
The FP&A Analyst role will also maintain current opex fiscal responsibility for IT, HR, Legal, Regulatory Affairs & R&D KBI cost centers for business continuity with specific attention to month-end, quarterly, year-end, forecasting and budget time.
The FP&A Analyst reports into the FP&A Manager (US KBI) and is tasked with delivering key finance objectives within his/her area, working alongside KBI Commercial Controller, Melville Plant Controller, Senior Accounting Manager, Senior Manager Treasury & Senior Manager FP&A KEDPlasma in a matrix Finance team structure.
The role is important in providing timely & accurate management account information over the integrity of the monthly results, produce management accounts packs, both internally and to Group, support in preparation the annual budget and financial forecasts and provide cost control and partnering over specific KBI opex support functions.
Reporting & Forecasting:
Support in the preparation of the company's annual budget and monthly forecast process, which shall include establishing budget templates, following timelines, and managing inputs and change control to ensure budgets are accurate, comprehensive, and completed on time in line with Group Budget timescales. Support in ensuring corporate management reporting (Tableau de Bord) deadlines are met, submissions for all processes are conducted in a timely manner. Support in providing business assurance, reconciliation over the financial results prior to close and posting appropriate corrective journals. Support in preparing management reports, KPI's and includes commentary of risks and opportunities. Drives continuous improvement in the future business performance with view on full P&L as well as profitability by product, project, customer and operational KPI's. Perform P&L financial modeling under tight deadlines in accordance with Group and KBI requirements. As directed, prepare monthly forecast reports for the Global leadership teams based on local input and provide deviations form trends and forecasts. Opex Business Partnering:
Provide effective Business Partnering to KBI IT, Research & Development & Regulatory Affairs opex Support functions. The role provides ad-hoc planning and analysis support to Group requests supporting business initiatives and investigations. Responsible for organizational spend vs budget and forecast, developing regular cost center reviews with clear commentary & forward spend mitigation plans. Work on ad-hoc projects to provide financial analysis, i.e., new product forecasts, scenario analysis, profitability. Maintain and report costs relating to headcount, compensation planning and turnover. Adhere to global deadlines for annual labor and Opex budget processes. Other:
Own the consolidation, reconciliation & reporting of KBI Capital expenditure. To support & provide information in both external & internal audits. Detect and lead process improvements with a continuous improvement mindset. Proactive, motivated, results oriented individual capable of partnering with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to negotiate positive outcomes that impact the work of internal, external, and cross-functional partners. Works collaboratively with internal and external customers to achieve business results. Role model of Kedrion's high ethical standards and code of conduct. Fosters lean initiatives and lean thinking to implement changes. Execute ad hoc projects as directed by Manager. Requirements:
Graduate or studying towards a Financial or Accounting professional qualification. 2+ years of Finance experience. Experience working in a fast paced Global Reporting (FP&A) environment in Finance would be desirable. Strong financial acumen and analytical skills. Planning & organizational skills - Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. Ability to collaborate with multiple business partners & a task completer. Able to quickly understand and apply business judgment to evolving business processes and data requirements. Ability to configure and analyze complex data sets and provide appropriate recommendations to management teams. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high comfort level interacting with peers and executive-level management. Some experience with SAP or ERP system desired. High attention to detail with excellent judgment and problem-solving skills. High level of efficiency in Excel spreadsheets to include pivot tables and VLOOKUP's. Financial modeling experience to assist with building forecasts and budgets. A positive, "hands on, can do" attitude.