Job Description
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Functions Finance, this Finance Manager will be responsible for all aspects of Accounting and FP&A supporting corporate functions (Legal, HR, Finance, Business Development, Corporate Administration and US Benefits). The candidate would be viewed as a trusted business partner, providing decision support by challenging and enlightening the business as to financial impacts of their decisions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Drive financial discipline in the organization and deliver flawless and timely execution of all accounting close and control processes, with commitment to the highest standards of integrity and accuracy.
- Oversee and assist in all aspects of accounting and planning, including:
- Management reporting of monthly and quarterly results
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning for respective functions
- Present results and highlight risks and opportunities to functional business partners to ensure informed decisions can be made about activities throughout the year
- Provide finance insights to make best decisions for organization and for Biogen
- Drive efficiencies in processes and resource allocation across functions
- Partner with business stakeholders to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the business cases and financial records.
- Drive continuous process improvement to strive for automation and improved accuracy wherever possible
- Oversee and assist in all aspects of accounting, including:
- Monthly, quarterly and annual close processes
- Adhoc projects within Finance Organization, including but not limited to audit remediation, training, tracking and process improvement
WHO YOU ARE
- High sense of urgency with the ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills – the ability to collaborate well with others and work cross-functionally across the organization.
- Ability to work well in teams and to build organizational relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Strong analytic abilities and business acumen, including ability to tell an impactful story leveraging data, metrics, and visualization to establish recommendations and convey conclusions
- Decisive and accountable
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity and a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment