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Mitsubishi Chemical Group

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07390


Overview

Entrepreneurial Spirit, Rooted in Tradition. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) in Japan, which touts a storied reputation more than 300 years in the making. Our parent company - one of Japan’s most respected - is a research-driven pharmaceutical company that has tirelessly pursued medical breakthroughs with global reach. MTPC has discovered and produced several first-in-class medicines for serious diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus (DM), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),and is currently developing medicines in Neurology in Parkinson’s (PD), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and in high unmet areas in Immunology and Oncology.

MTPA is rapidly expanding its operations across all functional areas. MTPA’s commitment to patients and their communities continues with a robust late-stage pipeline of investigational treatments for difficult-to-treat diseases and commercializing products with significant unmet medical needs in North American markets. In the United States, MTPA launched rare disease treatments including RADICAVA® (edaravone) injectables in 2017 and RADICAVA® (edaravone) oral suspension in 2022. The company handles research, clinical development, sales, marketing, medical affairs, supply chain,and business development functions. MTPA is dedicated to improving the treatment environment for those with debilitating diseases, researching on real-world evidence, and creating hope for all facing illness.

The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) serves as a financial liaison for multiple business partners and functions. The incumbent provides business partners with financial reporting and analysis that are used for strategic and tactical decision-making. The Manager, FP&A works with various levels of management to develop, interpret, and implement financial and accounting concepts or techniques related to strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting to drive business results. The role is also responsible to support systems, data management and business analysis to support tactical and strategic insight to management.

Responsibilities

Prepares financial and business-related analysis and research in such areas as financial and expense performance, sales trend, working capital, and performance metrics.

Supports Gross-To-Net revenue management system including data management, monthly close setup and snapshots, reporting and analysis, P&L and Balance Sheet reporting and accruals management.

Supports the processing, payment and tracking of government and commercial rebates, chargebacks and other Gross-To-Net revenue deductions.

Prepares month-end accounting entries, performs reconciliations of general ledger accounts, performs month-end review of results and assists / liaisons with Accounting personnel to ensure accuracy of financial records and reporting.

Prepares monthly financial review package to management, including commenting on variances to plan, forecast and prior year.

Data analytics: gathers, manages, and manipulates data from multiple sources for analysis; identifies trends, extracts insights, synthesizes data from multiple sources into business information and delivers

actionable presentations of findings.

Supports the preparation of annual budgets, operating plans, and forecasts in consultation with the business leader(s). Analyzes trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures and other related areas.

Partners with senior and executive management on ad-hoc and what-if analysis and special projects.

Prepares, maintains and develops financial models, financial planning and reporting systems and tools.

Delivers presentations to various levels of management about financial planning and analysis.

Adheres to established best practices, procedures and processes to drive best in class forecasting & planning, business insight and analysis, and to ensure compliance with all regulations.

Promotes a culture of continuous quality improvement; brings new ideas and recommendations to the attention of the Associate Director and FP&A Team.

Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business, Accounting or Finance. MBA in Finance is preferred. CPA, CMA or CFA is a plus.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting

Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.

Hands-on systems experience: SAP/ERP, Tableau, multi-dimensional financial planning and reporting (Jedox, Hyperion, SAP BW etc.), Matlab/R/Python is a plus.

Sound understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and principles of financial analysis

Strong budget management and reporting skills

Skilled at financial analysis; provides clear, compelling and sound financial recommendations to one or more business units

Impeccable professional integrity; provides guidance in line with same

Data modelling and forecasting skills

Outstanding organizational skills; ability to manage concurrent projects within tight deadlines while maintaining excellent service to internal customers

Analytical thinker; resourceful problem-solver

Persuasive interpersonal and communication skills including formal presentation skills; ability to work with all levels of employees up to senior executive levels

Strong PC skills including Word, PowerPoint and advanced Excel

Good understanding of statistics and probability is a plus

Must be willing to travel up to 5-10% within the U.S. and Canada

Our Value Proposition:

Enjoy the fast-moving, entrepreneurial spirit more typically found in a small biotech, complemented by the benefits of a global pharmaceutical/chemical conglomerate. At this time, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America offers our employees unparalleled opportunities for career success coupled with a supportive level of employee benefits.

MTP provides a competitive benefits package inclusive of Medical and Dental health benefits, short-term and long-term disability plans, Company Paid and Supplemental Life insurance and additional voluntary benefits such as Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, and ID Theft Protection. In addition, we provide a generous PTO policy based on tenure, commencing with 24 PTO days, pro-rated based on hire date.

The salary range for this position is $97,000 - $135,000. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

This position is eligible to participate in our annual Short-Term Incentive (STI) program. Specific information about the plan including eligibility rules and target, will be furnished upon hire.

Job Locations US-NJ-Jersey City

Job ID 2024-1888

# of Openings 1

Category Corporate & Product Strategy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.