Associate Director, Human Health Center of Excellence (Hybrid - Rahway, NJ)
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Job Description
Position Description
The Human Health Finance Center of Excellence (CoE) is responsible for leading the financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities for the Human Health (commercial) division.
The Associate Director, Human Health Finance CoE position plays a key role as part of the Human Health CoE and the boarder Finance team. As a member of the COE team, this role is responsible for providing critical financial support for the Human Health Division to make informed business decisions and to help ensure accurate and thorough financial planning and reporting deliverables.
Successful performance within this function requires strong analytical and communication skills, developing an in depth understanding of our Company's actual and planning systems (FSA, FCCS, BPC) and a desire to continuously improve processes. Candidates must have the ability to analyze and succinctly present financial aspects of complex business issues with a high degree of accuracy and at times under very tight time constraints.
Primary Activities, include (but are not limited to) the following:
Lead the Intangibles Assets Impairment Control process including readout to PWC, Accounting Standards and other areas of HH finance
Head the Sales Milestone Control process including presenting outcomes to Sr. Finance Management, PWC, Accounting Standards and Alliance Management
Participate in activities to utilize AI capabilities to drive efficiencies
Support the month-end and quarter-end actuals reporting process as well as the consolidation
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Lead the quarterly P&L tally process as well monthly sales estimates including synopsis for Sr. Management
Creation of analytics, reports, and review materials to detail Human Health’s financials for senior management
Serve as the primary finance point for both the Human Health Administration and Human Health Finance planning and reporting activities including leading the process to develop HH forecasts and preparation and analysis of results as well as leading review discussions with Sr. HH management
Prepare analysis, identify insights, and propose recommendations for ad hoc projects and business requests as needed
Position Qualifications
Minimum Education Requirement: BA / BS Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other relevant degree, OR an MBA
Required Experience and Skills:
Minimum of 5 years of financial/accounting or relevant business experience
Demonstrated proficiency with Excel financial modeling and PowerPoint presentations
Preferred Experience and Skills:
MBA, CPA, or CFA with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience
Experience with BPC
Highly motivated with ability to work autonomously, and in a matrix organization
Strong analytical skills with quality orientation and attention to detail
Effective problem solving and communication skills (both written and oral)
Ability to work simultaneously on multiple tasks under tight deadlines, effectively prioritize workload and complete tasks promptly and accurately.
Strong customer focus/orientation with an ability to work well in a team environment and foster professional relationships
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Required Skills:
Accounting, Continuous Process Improvement, Data Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Business Planning, Financial Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Financial Modeling in Excel, Financial Planning, Influencing Skills, Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF), Preparation of Financial Reports, Process Improvements, Product Costing, Profit and Loss (P&L) Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Trend AnalysisPreferred Skills:
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