FP&A Manager Global Manufacturing

POSITION PURPOSE

Overview

The FP&A Manager is responsible for senior level consolidation and reporting of Global Manufacturing monthly financial processes for designated sites and platforms across the Zoetis manufacturing business. The FP&A Manager will partner with FP&A leaders, Finance platform leads, site controllers and the COE FP&A teams to provide support to the manufacturing business of Zoetis.  

The Finance Manager role will focus on the following areas:

• FP&A for Month End: Provide leadership on the monthly GMS FP&A process ensuring integrity in the data, critiquing of financials and clear explanations of financial performance.
• Quarterly Reporting: Prepare quarterly growth analysis for HQ, detailing and communicating clear YOY commentary
• Manager: Provide clear and in-depth analysis on the month end financial processes to your manager so they are comprehensively informed on key drivers.
• Budget/Forecast: Assist in additional budget/Forecast related reviews and analysis of manufacturing financial projections
• Forecast Accuracy: Create and monitor clear forecast accuracy metrics to review accuracy of our financial submissions
• Projects: Lead designated projects on improving month end processes, standardizing work across global FP&A and assist the introduction of and drive usage in Power BI
• Inventory Analysis: Improve monthly inventory reporting providing clear understanding on YTD performance, current month on hand status updates and full year projections 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The Finance Manager will be primarily responsible for the completion of the activities which includes but is not limited to:

• Consolidate, prepare and develop standard management reporting packages, ad hoc reporting and key performance indicators (KPIs) each month end for the GMS business and finance management
• Enhance inventory reporting to improve monthly outputs and understanding
• Working with the GMS site and platforms to critique and understand key month end drivers
• Identifying platform drivers that support decision making at month end and management reporting.
• Lead and initiate projects supporting month end improvement areas, standardization of monthly requirements, introduction of Power BI and improvement of stakeholder reporting
• Work collaboratively with the Finance Leads and other finance team members to ensure continuity of business knowledge and ability to continually improve our processes and procedures
• Responsible for performing ad hoc analysis and special project support
• Respond to requests from key stakeholders and Zoetis colleagues in an efficient and timely manner.
• Contribute to ongoing Zoetis efficiency opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives

Education

• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Financial Accounting or Business Administration.

Experience

• At least 6 years of experience in finance or accounting preferable with a multinational company.
• Core understanding of manufacturing finance principles and a manufacturing P&L
• Senior leadership engagement
• Highly developed communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to influence and persuade through personal credibility, integrity and professionalism.
• Previous exposure to preparation of Management PPT presentation decks
• Working knowledge of Anaplan, SAP, Hyperion Financial Management and/ or Essbase is a plus.
• Knowledge and/or experience in inventory, cost accounting, manufacturing environment and cost center reporting is considered an asset
• Knowledge of US GAAP, exposure to SOX controlled environments

Skills

• Ability to condense key messages in clear short manner focusing on key story drivers
• Ability to take and deliver difficult decisions for integrity of realistic budget setting
• Ability to meet reporting deadlines (operating plan, forecasting and month-end close activities).
• Analytical and solution oriented to resolve complex issues, with attention to detail.
• Effective Communication Skills (Written & Verbal).
• Proven self-starter with can – do attitude and problem solver
• Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Microsoft Office capabilities, particularly Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint.

Languages:

•  Fluent in English (spoken/written)

We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package (private healthcare and insurance, Meal allowance, Parking, corporate events for employees)
• Asociación Solidarista
• Professional and supportive working environment
• Co-funding of professional qualifications and program Tuition reimbursement
• Possibility to work remotely from home on selected days
• Modern office space with Doctor's office
• Exposure to a dynamically growing leader of the global animal health-care segment

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.