Finance Business Partner

EC Resourcing Limited; Duxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A scientific firm in South Cambridge is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support their growth. This full-time role offers remote flexibility and involves planning, financial management, and collaboration with global teams. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector and possess excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic company that values innovation and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience of approximately 3 to 5 years in a similar position in a pharmaceutical company.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Shows a high level of initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate planning/forecasting processes.
• Approve and coordinate invoices for payment.
• Coordinate and support demand planning process.

Skills

Experience in a similar position in a pharmaceutical company

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Critical thinking

High level of initiative

Ability to work with autonomy and independence

Highly organized with flexibility

Good understanding of pharmaceutical markets

Proficient in MS Excel

Knowledge in D365 (ERP)

Education

Business / Finance related degree or certificate

Tools

D365 (ERP)

Effectplan

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

Our client based in South Cambridge is looking for a Finance Business Partner to support the growth of their successful scientific firm. This is a full-time role which can be performed remotely, or at the office in South Cambridge. There will be occasional travel to European headquarters.

Duties & Responsibilities

Planning and Forecasting

• Lead and coordinate planning/forecasting processes in alignment with General Manager: Long Range Plan (5 years), Annual budget and forecast projections.
• Input proposals into Effectplan (company planning tool).
• Support the General Manager in the business information exchange between UK and overseas headquarters.
• Support the UK General Manager and collaborate with headquarters in developing ad hoc business cases.

Monthly Activities

• Approve and coordinate invoices for payment.
• Prepare monthly preliminary and actual rebate accruals for posting each month.
• Attend monthly meetings with European accounting contacts to approve accruals and costs.
• Post month end closing.
• Code and approve the monthly reclaim Alliance invoice.
• Code monthly travel invoices.
• Complete monthly HQ reporting package and monitor monthly closing to identify and explain material deviations vs forecast and plan/LRP.
• Prepare the Rand Report liaising with Head of Criminal Justice.
• Monitor daily stock levels within distribution and liaise on replenishment with Wholesaler and Pre-Wholesaler.
• Prepare monthly finance pack and KPIs for Leadership team.

Pricing and Rebates

• Coordinate new contracts alongside the Sales team for agreed rebates. Review and monitor ongoing contracts for expiry. Issue new contracts when required and upload to central share point.
• Submit updated pricing when agreed with the Distributor in line with local agreements.
• Quarterly reconciliation of all rebate accounts.
• Draft agreements for Up Front Payment accounts and coordinate payment requests to customers in Adobe Sign. Update monthly trackers and monitor balances – highlight to sales leads when accounts require additional payments.

Supply and Distribution

• Coordinate and support demand planning process.
• Act as key contact with distributors.
• Monitor overseas monthly stock, escalating to supply chain on shortages and out of stock.
• Attend and support monthly meetings with Pre wholesalers and distributors.

Candidates must have the following essential skills:

• Approximately three to five years’ experience in a similar position in a pharmaceutical company.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Critical thinking.
• Shows high level of initiative while seeking appropriate stakeholder input/agreement as required.
• Ability to work with autonomy and independence as well as a member of cross functional teams.
• Highly organised with flexibility in response to changing situations/environment.
• Good general understanding of pharmaceutical markets.
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Knowledge in D365 (ERP); Effectplan and PowerBI training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Business / Finance related degree or certificate.

Our client is an innovative company that is currently expanding and establishing in new markets. If you’re passionate and dedicated, they will be an excellent company for you to join.

Please use this form to apply.

• Name *
• Email *
• Telephone *
• Your CV * Accepts file types: doc, docx, pdf, rtf, txt, odf, odt, wpd.

EC Resourcing
The Officers Mess
Royston Road
Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QH