FP&A Operations Lead Americas

1482 Opella Healthcare Colombia S.A.S.; Bogotá ciudad; On-site; COP 291,300,000 - 420,766,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella Healthcare Colombia S.A.S. seeks an FP&A Operations Lead Americas to oversee regional financial activities across manufacturing sites in the Americas. You will drive strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation across sites in the US, Mexico and Brazil.

Candidates should have 7–10 years in accounting/controlling for manufacturing, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and experience with TM1 and SAP. Fluent English is required; Portuguese is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of accounting and controlling experience for manufacturing & supply.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Query, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Experience with TM1 and SAP.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to guide senior management.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, deadline-driven environment.
• Fluent English; Portuguese is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Planning, Budget & Rolling Forecast.
• Lead financial reporting processes related to actual, forecast, & budget scenarios.
• Perform first level analysis on monthly results during closing and forecasts.
• Data preparation, consolidation, and reporting focused on financial statement quality.
• Support data consolidation in TM1, SAP S4/Hana, Solar/Magnitude.
• Ensure timely data reporting respecting global deadlines.
• Improve processes leveraging available tools and systems.
• Support FP&A Operations team on process simplification projects.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting principles.
• Ensure proper use of accounting systems and software.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Power Automate

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

B.S. in Accounting or Finance

CPA and/or MBA preferred

Tools

TM1

SAP S4/Hana

Solar

Magnitude

Job description

FP&A Operations Lead AmericasYou’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and needs leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a FP&A Operations Lead, you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About the job:

Regional role supporting Americas manufacturing sites: Chattanooga (USA), Ocoyoacac (Mexico) and Suzano (Brazil). The role oversees financial activities such as Purchase Price Variance, Yield & Substitution, Added Value, CAPEX, OPEX. The role actively participates during closing activities and can also lead internal projects. The role will manage different stakeholders mainly Finance Site Leads.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead Strategic Planning, Budget & Rolling Forecast
• Lead financial reporting processes related to actual, forecast, & budget scenarios.
• Perform first level analysis on the actual monthly financial results (significant variances & consistency checks) during closing and forecast exercises
• Data preparation, consolidation, and reporting – focused on financial statement quality & accuracy
• Support data consolidation in systems (TM1, SAP S4/Hana, Solar/Magnitude), including cross-system mappings
• Ensure timely data reporting respecting global deadlines.
• Perform Other Finance Tasks
• Improve processes leveraging on available tools and systems
• Support FP&A Operations team on process simplification projects
• Ensure comprehensive compliance with internal controls and accounting principles
• Compliance: Ensure financial submissions are prepared in compliance with Opella corporate guidelines – including accounting & financial procedures
• Ensure proper use of accounting systems and software

About you:

Experience:

7-10 years of accounting & controlling experience for manufacturing & supply, preferably in CPG, Consumer Healthcare or Pharma industries.

Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft tools like Excel, Power Query, Power Automate, Power BI.
• Ability to use various types of reporting and forecasting software (TM1, SAP)
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to present and provide guidance to senior management
• Experience demonstrating self-motivation and the ability to be pro-active and adaptable.
• Must possess professional communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, accountable and self-managed environment.
• Experience working in a multicultural & transversal environment with demanding deadlines.
• Customer focused and results orientated
• Autonomous & pro-active with the ability to work independently
• Proven capacity to work transversally with cross-functional partners, (Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing etc.).
• Ability to handle and simplify complex matters and propose innovative solutions.
• Ability to challenge status quo and identify more efficient and secure ways of doing things.

Education:

B.S. in Accounting or Finance; CPA and/or MBA preferred

Languages:

Fluent written and spoken English. Portuguese is a plus.

This is more than the next step in your career; it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

About Us:

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide - and counting. At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide - and counting. At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.