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The Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst is responsible for providing accurate, timely, and comprehensive reporting, analysis, insights, financial modelling and forecasting to accurately depict our financial performance. The role reports directly to the Finance Director.
Your Responsibilities
Management reporting; Provide regular reporting of key financial indicators
Continuously improve/create new reporting to meet business needs
Monthly/quarterly/yearly forecast and any long-term business plan
Coordinate with all functions to collect input, model forecast data, and present to stakeholders
Perform all required variance analysis (actuals vs budget/forecast/previous year, gap analysis among various forecast versions). Ensure timely, continuous, and exhaustive understanding of brand performance. Proactively track numbers to maintain a high level of data quality and understanding, anticipate and prioritize subjects of business importance
Financial systems: Collaborate with Center of Excellence/shared service center teams and local businesses to ensure data quality
Support other functions: provide support to other departments when needed (supply chain, pricing, Insights etc.)
Projects: In case of changes of process / new projects, be the key person representing the FP&A to design and deploy changes. Ensure effective change management
Stay informed about industry best practices, including tools and processes, as they relate to data engineering, data science, and data analysis
Who You Are
You hold a University degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. Post graduate degree and/or MBA are preferred, and Qualified CA/CPA or equivalent are desirable
You built 5 – 7 years of professional work experience in FP&A roles in large and complex organizations (e.g. big 4, multinational companies, FMCG)
You are logical thinker, have advanced analytical skills, are able to quickly grasp critical paths among numerous (ir)relevant factors, and are able to prioritize swiftly and correctly
You bring advanced communication skills, are a team player, and are able to collaborate with various stakeholders (finance / non-finance teams, UAE Leadership team, HQ/region teams…)
You built experience with financial information systems (SAP/BI etc.), and are an advanced Excel user
You are proactive, have high level of energy, are a problem solver, result oriented, and adaptable to working in a changing environment
You are fluent in English
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.