EU Finance Analyst

Viatris; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is looking for a Finance Analyst in Hatfield to provide crucial financial planning and analysis for Research & Development functions. The candidate will manage budgeting, cost management, and prepare reports to aid strategic decisions. Applicants should possess a degree in finance, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This role offers growth opportunities within a collaborative and inclusive environment, emphasizing health and wellness programs.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid work model

100% paid medical insurance

Employer-matched pension scheme

Paid volunteer days

Qualifications

• Qualified or studying towards an accountancy qualification.
• Bachelor's degree with finance/accounting experience preferred.
• Experience in Reporting & Planning and Business Partnering.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial planning and analysis for R&D and Scientific Affairs.
• Maintain and analyze budget and forecast models.
• Prepare financial reports for operational strategy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple deliverables

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Accountancy qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Hyperion

Job description

Mylan Pharma UK Limited

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

• Access - Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
• Leadership - Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
• Partnership - Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand‑name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

The Finance Analyst will provide financial planning, analysis, and reporting support for the Research & Development (R&D) and Scientific Affairs functions. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, and cost management to enable strategic decision‑making and operational efficiency within these visible and critical business areas.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here's how the Finance Analyst role will make an impact:

• Gather data from various sources, help understand and analyze the data to generate desired information on complex analytics.
• Assist to, maintain, build, and analyse budget and forecast models for expenditure increases/decreases. Understand data analytics requirements with respect to inputs/process/outputs.
• General financial accounting such as journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, capex management, accruals, and provisions.
• Coordinate the general ledger month end activities and reconciliation to reporting systems.
• Prepare financial reports with reliable conclusions that management can use to implement more effective operational strategies.
• Submit financial reporting in line with Regional and Corporate requirements.
• Hands‑on in the processes to gather and consolidate financial and non‑financial information including FTE related data and provide other, line‑specific analysis and support as required.
• Support the R&D Verticals and R&D Lead with analysis and interpretation of business performance, analytics, and analysis to help the Function Leads and LT understand the drivers of P&L performance, defining implications to the business and suggested actions.
• Ensure accuracy of the information generated based on the assumptions made on all data analytics, and circulate the information generated to the desired audience and participate in reviews.
• Compile and analyse financial data and provide insightful commentary on variances and discrepancies that require senior management's attention.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we're looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Qualified, studying, or considering studying towards an accountancy qualification or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with finance, accounting, or related experience preferred.
• Previous experience in Reporting & Planning, Business Partnering, and providing finance support to multiple client groups is required.
• Strong analytical thinking with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using other Microsoft Office packages, particularly PowerPoint and Word.
• Comfortable working with large datasets.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Able to prioritise and manage multiple simultaneous deliverables.
• Knowledge and experience of Hyperion would be a plus.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

What we offer

• Top Employer Accreditation, demonstrating that we provide excellent people policies and practices
• Competitive compensation package inclusive of annual discretionary bonus
• Focus on career progression with growth and development opportunities
• Hybrid work model
• Emphasis on Health and Wellness programmes
• 100% paid medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life cover
• Excellent employer‑matched pension scheme with Viatris contributing up to 11%
• 2 paid volunteer days per year

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion.

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility.

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.