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AD, Financial & Operations Controlling, Fremont CA

Boehringer Ingelheim

Fremont, CA

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SKILLS
Accounting, Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Balance Sheet, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Budget Management, Budget Reporting, Business Administration, Business Intelligence, Business Operations, Business Processes, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Business Support, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Conflict Resolution, Contract Creation, Contract Manufacturing, Cost Analysis, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, External Audit, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Operations, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Financial Strategy, Forecasting, Identify Issues, Internal Audit, Inventory Cycle Counts, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Management Accounting, Management Reporting, Manufacturing, Medicine, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Operational Strategy, Operations Processes, Organizational Skills, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Management, Product Costing, Production Schedule, Production Volume, Profit & Loss, Project Development, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Safety/Work Safety, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management, Transaction Processing/Management, Value Chain Model
LOCATION
Fremont, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Description


Lead and direct the Financial Controlling function responsible for supporting the US portion of BI's Global Functions Controlling and Allocations process. In addition to the leadership responsibilities with respective functional business partners the position may include strategic and operational tasks as follows:


+ Act as key Finance Business Partner to local and global management of respective US elements of BI Global Functions.

+ Ensure effective local and global partnership model by providing management with decision relevant financial and strategic guidance and financial transparency; challenging business partners/functional units appropriately in a market focused, solution oriented, and communicative approach.

+ Partner with functional leadership and Finance/Controlling leadership in development and implementation of local/global functional strategies.

+ Responsible for the accurate and timely development of functional project plans, budgets and forecasts consistent with global/local strategies.

+ Manage preparation of timely and accurate controlling reports.

+ Ensures compliance with BI and external standards and supports audit activities

+ Oversee coordination of EF allocations and consolidated reporting for all US entities.


As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.


This position offers a base salary typically between (140,000) and (222,000).  There is opportunity to consider higher compensation above this range based on business need, candidate experience and or skills.  The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements.


Duties & Responsibilities


+ Planning/Budgeting, Reporting and Forecasting

+ Provide strategic direction for US portion of BI Global Functions financial reporting matters, in close collaboration with overall Finance & Controlling Team.

+ Support scenario simulations and development of alternatives including risk identification and related mitigation proposals

+ Lead, direct, coordinate and enhance all financial reporting matters for responsible areas. Drive process improvements and spirit of continuous innovation by challenging status quo

+ Management Accounting (incl. Closing), Cost Analysis and Product Costing

+ Provide comprehensive, timely analysis, with business specific interpretation (written commentary) to assist in smart business decision process.

+ Complete P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for the area of responsibility.

+ Responsible for all intercompany accounting and transaction management related to business units.

+ Constructively challenge Business Partners, relative to market place, production volume & capacity assumptions and business trends, for optimum decision making to achieve financial objectives/targets.

+ Provide, timely, transparent, right-first-time, management reporting and analysis related to financial performance, headcount, CAPEX, etc.

+ Ensure verification & approval of (standard price) calculations results (also with governmental bodies where applicable).

+ Ensure alignment and coordination with GBS where applicable

+ Partnership, Alliance & Affiliates Controlling, International Projects

+ Lead/participate in (international) projects as needed and ensure local implementation and integration.

+ Key Finance stakeholder for US piece of BI Global Functions projects; establishing/measuring KPIs, leading/managing planning processes, and supporting global agreements.

+ Ensure cross-functional and global alignment and adherence to goals.

+ Operations / Manufacturing

+ Lead financial oversight and support development of contract manufacturing agreements

+ Support local negotiations with purchasing & local vendors

+ Ensure alignment of manufacturing schedule with forecast (optimize utilization)

+ Ensure support and execution of key operations processes like inventory count / cycle counts, contract manufacturing agreements

+ Audit / Compliance

+ Support BU Business Partner / OPU Central Controlling in Internal & External audits

+ Ensure and support of execution of CoSeA

+ Lead and support periodic compliance reviews (ensure quality & risk management compliance for commercial/operations processes)


Requirements


+ Bachelors, MBA or CPA from an accredited institution in Finance, Accounting or Engineering.

+ Six-plus (6+) years of work experience with increasing responsibility in Finance, Accounting and Operations.

+ Experience in Pharmaceutical or Scientific Financial area with responsibilities in Pharma.

+ Knowledge of BI processes a plus.

+ Good organizational, communication and planning skills with effective time management.

+ Ability to work under pressure, make good decisions and to multi-task and meet deadlines.

+ Strong attention to detail.

+ Ability to exercise critical thinking skills, proactively identify issues and address with solutions-oriented approach.

+ Ability to manage business partner relations and expectations.

+ Ability to focus on key issues and provide strategic alternatives/options.

+ Good interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to handle conflict resolution and negotiate difficult issues.

+ Professional Skills.

+ Ability to understand business risk and translate those risks to financial data and suggest mitigation strategies.

+ Ability to understand the value chain quickly and incorporate that acumen into value-added recommendations.

+ Ability to traverse the intersection of business, medicine, science and technology.

+ Position will balance multiple (often competing) priorities which will require the ability to demonstrate planning and organizational skills as well as sound business and technical knowledge to manage the workload effectively.

+ Requires strong cross functional collaboration skills and understanding of business strategies by interacting with the Business Partners so that financial/business advice, counsel and recommendations can be made to meet financial/business objectives.

+ Solid knowledge of, and collaboration with, functional management teams at the local and global organization level required.

+ Strong project management skills required to lead or participate in special projects/assignments as requested by Finance and business/operations leadership.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.

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