FP&A Analyst (Transformation Projects)

Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited
Shrewsbury
1 month ago
Applications closed

Summary

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Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2500 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

The Opportunity

FP&A team drives the divisional forecast, bottom-up annual budgeting and strategic planning processes as well as delivering operating plan variance / gap analysis and assisting on ad-hoc / special projects.

We exist to help the company make intelligent, data-driven decisions through financial analysis; tracking, interpreting and disseminating key performance indicators; and by serving as a critical thought partner to senior leadership.

Main opportunities are: (1) To continue to providesound financial planning,thoughtful analysisanddata-driven insight, thatsupports strategic decision-makingand tells the financial story of the EU Division. (2) To supportFP&A Transformationprogram, likely to include integrated data management, progressive and actionable insights, supportive systems architecture and collaborative enterprise mindset.


Main Responsibilities

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

  • Prepare and synthesize the groundwork for monthly financial and business performance results reporting to senior management;
  • Provide accurate, timely, and actionable periodically and ad-hoc financial information and key business metrics and dig into results to find insightful trends or anomalies package (reconciling and interpreting complex financial data);
  • Communicate findings in a timely matter within the FP&A team and other stakeholders;
  • System controls: Responsibilities include stabilizing data integrity and feed (e.g. new Oracle Hyperion Cloud, HFM and Targit BI);
  • Support FP&A Manager in leading the DVP EU annual planning, re-forecasting and long-term strategic planning models;
  • Take an active role in developing efficiency and streamlining of reporting and business analytics as part ofContinued FP&A Optimization(ao.):
    • Streamlining FP&A Efforts with Oracle Cloud EPM: Improve Group Reporting and planning cycles, ensuring seamless integration and improved accessibility of data + reduced production time, on-time output delivery to stated deadlines (month-end, reforecasts, budget, 5YSP)
    • Optimally leverage data and technology enabling seamless data flow and analysis (simplicity);
    • Reducing FP&A Cycles; Plan and Analyse data faster along with increased flexibility in the Financial Planning process;
    • Providing better decision support to the business; Enhance Reporting with progressive Insights along with forward-looking scenario modelling that helps business leaders make faster, better-informed and more incisive responses to internal and external changes impacting the business;
    • Improving Productivity; reduce low-value and time consuming tasks, such as manually collating data in spreadsheets, to do more value added work (leveraging advanced analytics);
    • More efficient and agile planning, build resilience (leveraging S&OP/Demand Forecast)
    • Connect planning processes and optimize collaboration beyond Finance;
  • Critical interaction: Liaise with HQ and Dechra Europe Finance on ad hoc reporting requests and system requirements;
  • Lead Ad-hoc reporting/research and identify best practices;
  • Influence others, insist on the highest standards, and challenge the status quo.


Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We're particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

  • Oracle Cloud Platform Expertise (eg. HFM and Hyperion EPM)
  • Interest in clever solutions to crunch and manipulate large amounts of data and capable of presenting in a meaningful way
  • Strong affinity with BI
  • Data and Systems savvy
  • Moderate Accounting knowledge
  • Ability to structure and organize effectively and deliver to deadlines
  • Passion for process improvement and challenging the status quo
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Impressive attention to detail and accuracy while keeping the big picture
  • Inquisitive / Intellectual curiosity
  • Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills, written and verbal
  • Fluent in English language; verbal and written


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