Lead, Financial Planning & Analysis

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceuticals and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group research, develops and markets innovative drugs in its three therapeutic areas: AIR (products and services that promote respiration, from new-born to adult populations), RARE (treatment for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases) and CARE (products and services that support special care and consumer-facing self-care).
We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes transparent ethical behavior at all levels. 
We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities. 

Chiesi USA

Chiesi USA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and promoting products for the hospital, adjacent specialty and rare disease markets. We are a B Corp™ and Benefit company awarded Top Employer status for six consecutive years and certified as a Great Place to Work. 
At Chiesi, we share an entrepreneurial spirit and act as a force for good, pursuing high social and environmental standards, to ensure the wellbeing of our people, patients, and communities. We offer a work environment where professionals have the opportunity to build a purposeful career focused on helping others while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance, meeting exciting challenges, and engaging in important and rewarding work.

What we offer

Chiesi offers competitive benefits, services, and programs that enrich the personal and professional lives of our employees.   Our shared values of passion, innovation, trust and integrity bring out the individual talents and diverse perspectives of each of our colleagues.  Our environment encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential and drive outstanding results. We celebrate that “Every one of us is different. Every one of us is Chiesi."

 

Purpose

The Lead, FP&A will play a key role on the Company’s Finance team. This position will be responsible for: 

•    Partnering with USA functional leaders in coordination with Sr. Financial Analysts
•    Leading the Company’s budget process and monthly management reporting
•    HRBP for all headcount planning and labor cost analysis
•    Financial systems management 

The position will work with:

•    Corporate & Local finance teams, Business Unit heads, and functional leaders
•    International and domestic departments and managers throughout the organization

Main Responsibilities

Business Partner to local departments: 
- Liaise between Finance and USA functional leaders; Partner with cost center owners and functional leaders through monthly/quarterly meetings
- Support HR with Headcount planning, Labor Cost calculations & analysis, and Year-End Labor Calculations (Supporting all Americas as HRBP: Canada, USA, GRD),
- Lead FP&A monthly close process, including ensuring all Local & Global deadlines are met and acting as liaison between Accounting & FP&A related to month end.
- Review monthly Executive Summary, opex analysis, and other reporting
-Listen to cost center owners and understand the projects being completed by departments; ask follow up questions to ensure consistency with Global Finance guidelines and across USA cost centers
Budgeting/Forecasting:
-Assist Director with managing planning timelines for USA
-Lead opex planning process, ensuring timely submission and review of required departmental budgets
- Assist department managers with budgeting process and expense planning
- Prepare USA Market Company budget presentations and other general budget documentation
- Assist Director with preparing full USA financial statements 
Systems Management:
- Act as Lead regarding system maintenance and master data updates (Tagetik, SAP BW, BPC, Planisware, PowerBI)                                                                                                                                
- Understand and troubleshoot FP&A systems (SAP/BPC, Tagetik, & Planisware) that are used to submit budgets and monthly variance analysis to Corporate     
- Lead process improvement/innovation and other projects related to evaluating, implementing and administrating FP&A systems
-Tagetik/Boa