Finance Business Partner

UCB S.A.; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company based in Oakville, ON is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Insights to Impact team. This role includes financial analysis, budgeting, and managing cash flow to support key business decisions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in finance, along with significant experience in OPEX control and SAP. UCB Canada fosters a supportive and inclusive work culture focused on making a positive impact on patients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant working experience in FP&A.
• University graduate in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Experience in the pharmaceuticals industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily business operations and financial analysis.
• Manage budgeting, cost control, and investment planning.
• Support the Head of Insights in financial health management.

Skills

Financial Analysis

OPEX Control

Budgeting

Cash Flow Management

Education

University graduate in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join us in our Insights to Impact team based out of Oakville, ON, CA (hybrid)

About the role
The Finance Business Partner will lead an active role in the daily business operations as a strong partner to operations, supporting the business with controls, financial analysis, and relevant insights. They will integrate financial & non financial data together to support business decisions. This individual will manage budgeting, cost control, resource reallocation, investment planning, and cash flow management.

Who you’ll work with
This role will report to the Head of Insights to Impact, and act as a Business Partner to the CA Business Units and functional heads focusing on OPEX controlling, forecasting planning and analytics.

What you’ll do

Controlling

• Analyzing the monthly OPEX results with business partners, against prior year, forecast and budget as to the reasons for variances
• Provide guidance and input into monthly stock analysis and control issues management for 3PL together with Supply Chain Lead
• Supporting the Head, Business Services Australia for issues resolution on local Payroll matters
• Provides general overview of financial health of affiliate to the Leadership Team
• Provides ad hoc financial analysis on local projects
• Provide Finance-input to assessing external unsolicited funding requests as part of the triangle of compliance/ARC
• Prepare complete business review presentations for the Business Heads on a Monthly basis, including a comprehensive view of the performance of each PVx by product.
• G2N Control. Sales daily and monthly follow up, actively collaborating with trade area, continuously challenging credit and debit notes, reviewing prices performance and analyzing prices profitability.
• Establish effective OpEx Control among local organization to proactively prevent for negative budget deviations.

Internal controls and processes

• Support in development of appropriate KPIs and/or CPIs
• Participate to project with PVO IM on continuously improve processes on local, regional or global level
• Oversee the SAP PR/PO process
• Updating and the maintenance of the DOA for local entity
• Participate in the internal and external audit as required

Compliance

• Ensure Compliance in all local and global aspects
• Specifically provide support to the local Travel and Purchasing policies, on their review and implementation

Other

• Provide support to the Business Excellence Lead on market intelligence data reporting and analysis (sales force effectiveness)

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• University graduate in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years relevant working experience with proven experiences in FP&A
• 3 years solid experiences from Big 4 Audit is a plus
• 3 to 5 years and SAP knowledge preferred
• Experience in the pharmaceuticals industry is a plus
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, & Excel and other Project Management tools

UCB Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.