Job Description
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Function Overview
- The Financial Analyst supports the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for a geographical Area/Cluster. He/She works directly with the local finance teams, including the Area CFO, and supports the FP&A processes within the Area/Cluster
- During business plan, the Financial Analyst acts as an enabler for a high quality andtimely affiliate submission in line with global and regional guidelines. He/she supports the data consolidation and analysis of the Business plan in preparation of business reviews, using the Planning tool (SAP BPC)
- The Financial Analyst is responsible for delivering timely, accurate and impactful management reports and analyses to business partners. This includes both the monthly standard reporting package as well as ad hoc analyses informing business decisions
Essential Job Functions:
- Support financial planning and forecasting process for Area/Cluster to ensure a timely, high quality submission
- Deliver TAI (Timely/Accurate/Impactful) financial reports and enhance reporting capabilities (drive for effectiveness, efficiency, and impact)
- Support the Area CFO and other business partners in the preparation of reviews with International Leadership
- Provide financial insights & recommendations to help them make better decisions and achieve superior results
Partner with different functions to continuously improve our analytics capability that helps drive data and insights based decisions
Be an effective Finance partner; provide ad-hoc business support on business cases and projects
Main Requirements
- Masters’ degree in Finance or Management (MBA) or CA
- Minimum 3-5 years’ relevant work experience in Financial Planning & Analysis
- Strong understanding of financial planning & reporting processes
- Excellent analytical and system skills – Passion & ability to draw information from data using data analysis tools (MS Excel, SAP S4, BPC, Tableau, Power BI)
- Personal accountability and strong drive for excellence
- Self-starter, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent English language skills
- Cultural mobility – ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
