Teva Business Finance Lead 

Australia, Western Australia 

289104166

• Long Range Planning: Plan and coordinate the long-range planning process for the Australian business, ensuring alignment with strategy and input from all stakeholders.
• Annual Operating Plan: Lead the annual operating plan process, ensuring accurate capture and projection of sales, margin, headcount, and operating expenses.

• Quarterly Forecasts: Partner with commercial and function leads to prepare quarterly rolling forecasts and outlooks, projecting the financial outlook for the year.
• Risk Management: Identify, validate, and document risks and opportunities related to financial objectives.

• Sales Reporting: Ensure accurate sales reporting in SAP and BI tools.
• Rebate/Discount Accounting: Validate and ensure accurate accounting for rebates and discounts.
• Revenue Recognition: Comply with revenue recognition requirements and coordinate with the supply chain for accurate sales reporting.
• Monthly Flash Sales Report: Prepare and submit the monthly flash sales report to local leadership, APAC finance, and International Markets teams.

• Expense Monitoring: Provide function leads and cost centre managers with expense reports to monitor performance against plans and forecasts.

• P&L Review: Review the monthly P&L before final submission to global teams.
• Variance Analysis: Prepare monthly sales, gross margin, and expense reports, including analysis of key variances to plan and forecast.• New Initiatives: Work with stakeholders to prepare and validate business cases for new launches and initiatives.
• Pricing Insights: Provide insights into product pricing and profitability.• Compliance: Ensure accounting records comply with internal corporate policies, local statutory, and taxation requirements.• Team Management: Manage the rebates and pricing administrator, ensuring timely processing and accurate reflection of product pricing and trading terms in SAP.
• Objectives Alignment: Agree on annual objectives with the Finance Director, ANZ, and ensure team objectives are aligned.
• Development: Conduct regular meetings with direct reports, focusing on growth and development.

• System Optimization: Work with local and global colleagues to ensure systems (SAP, Hyperion, Integrated Business Planning) meet local business and financial reporting requirements.

• Engagement: Proactively engage with stakeholders across the local and global business, including the Finance Director, ANZ; APAC Business Finance Lead; Finance Director, APAC; Commercial Core Leadership Team; Global Business Solutions; Function Leads; Brand Managers; and Cost Centre Managers.

• Rebate Provision Monitoring: Ensure the rebate provision is accurate and meets future liabilities.
• Cash Flow Forecasts: Prepare cash flow forecasts as part of the quarterly forecasting and annual operating plan cycles.

• CA/CPA qualification with a degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in accounting software (SAP preferred)
• Leadership and management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• A proactive and resilient approach, comfortable navigating manual systems and driving change.
• Experience in a multi-national corporate environment, particularly in pharmaceuticals, FMCG, or a product-related sector.
• Understanding of IFRS and USGAAP accounting principles.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

• Generous leave, health, and wellbeing benefits
• Commitment to ongoing personal & professional growth via a blend of learning opportunities
• Parking available at our Macquarie Park site
• Opportunity to join a leading global organisation with a network of 37,000 employees operating in 60 markets, with 25 R&D sites.

Director Country Finance Lead ANZ

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