Sr Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

 

 

This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week. No relocation or visa sponsorship is provided for this opportunity.
 

Who We Are:

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?  

 

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.  

 

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.  

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), this role will serve as a business partner to our Global Corporate Functions.
• The Senior Analyst, FP&A responsibilities include supporting our Corporate functional area executives with financial insights and reporting, forecasting and budgeting and project support as needed. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides support for Corporate functions inclusive of insights, analytics and project support as needed
• Participates in monthly meetings with Corporate function leads to take them through results and discuss any other areas of concern where support is needed
• Participates in our monthly expense management executive summaries to help our Eexcutive Leadership Team understand functional results and corresponding risk and opportunities for the company
• Perform functional area planning and reporting related to Corporate functions.
• Participates in the functional area budget process delivering analysis and explaining results to management
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data in our financial systems
• Ad hoc analysis as needed

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting/ Finance or equivalent experience required
• Master's Degree Accounting or Finance preferred

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Accounting and/or Financial Planning & Analysis

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of SAP HANA & SAP BW/BI is required
• Knowledge of HFM (Hyperion) & SAP BPC preferred
• Ability to work in a matrixed organization and promote a collaborative environment.
• Excellent oral and written skills; interpersonal skills, fact finder skills, active listening, critical thinking, time management, problem sensitivity and project management skills.
• Ability to leverage technology to improve, analyze and report results.
• Ability to present findings and industry insights to senior leaders across the company.
• Strong conceptual thinking aptitude and ability to persuade and influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a complex, dynamic, and challenging environment with strong inherent project execution skills, including prioritizing tasks, balancing workload between multiple projects, anticipating next steps, adapting to changing situations and project scope.
• Excellent relationship skills and client-focused mindset.

Additional Requirements

• Use written and oral communication skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills must be coupled with public speaking, quick decision making.
• Organizational skills will enable planning, prioritization & achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities.
• Position operates in a sedentary professional office environment with occasional standing or climbing up and down stairs.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment s