MSD Financial Analyst 

Australia, New South Wales 

204009072

Job Description

Financial Analyst

• Looking for a different challenge as a Financial Analyst whereby you can still utilise your skills?

• Permanent Full-timeposition with competitive renumeration and benefits

• Hybrid, work from home and office environment, with a dedicated and welcoming team

• Join a growing, yet already successful market

• Upskill and growth in an area your passionate about , whilst being fully supported and encouraged.

• Join a Trusted Global Leading Animal Health organisation

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

• Demonstrate customer centricity, proactively seek to understand customer requirements and expectations to continuously enhance the support provided to the Business Units

• Liaise with local finance and BSC teams and manage consolidation, analysis, and reporting of monthly/quarterly/annual sales, margins, and expenses

• Analyse, seek feedback and prepare commentary on major variances to forecasts, budget & prior year actual results and assist in the understanding of key risks and opportunities

• Support business review and analyse business performance against key metrics and assist in the understanding of key risks and opportunities

• Support implementation of improvement initiatives around forecasting and reporting tools & systems, integration of systems, gross-to-net

• Collaborate and support Finance Business Partner with similar tasks during peak season

• Establish New Ways of Working through continuous review & improvement of processes, such as standardisation, simplification, and automation of time-intensive manual steps

• Help to enforce financial controls within the organization, including assurance of financial integrity and accuracy around the monthly close process

• Become proficient in using the financial applications and systems (e.g. Local Planning Tool, IFP, BPC, SAP, GP, Other Database tools

• Any other tasks, projects or activities as may be required by Finance Business Partner Australia

What You Must have

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; CPA is desirable

• Demonstrated solid (5+ years) working experience in a similar Financial Planning Analyst role

• Have experience &/or understanding on SAP; experience with Power BI is desirable

• Possess outstanding analytical skills

• Ability to provide technical expertise to support cross functional teams

• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise

• Ability to think beyond numbers and combine data with strategy and financial insight

• Ability to influence stakeholders to meet deadlines & financial requirements within defined guidelines.

• Ability to build strong relationships with commercial teams coupled with excellent communication skills

• Experience within the pharmaceutical or Animal Health industry preferred but not essential; we welcome applications with backgrounds with Business to Consumer (B2C) such as FMCG

• Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

What You Can Expect

• Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged and being part of a trusted Global Leading Animal Health organisation

• Exposure to upskill and develop in your role, whilst opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets

• Fantastic opportunity to contribute to the continuing growth & successes of our Animal Health business

• Collaborate with fellow finance colleagues in ANZ Cluster, as well as cross functional colleagues and leaders

• Attractive Total Rewards Package offered that covers compensation, health, work life and career benefits

• Joining a collaborative team of likeminded individuals

Current Contingent Workers apply