Senior Finance Analytics Lead – Dashboards & AI (Hybrid)

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc

Dublin

Hybrid

EUR 92,000 - 117,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Analytics, Reporting & Insights to lead the ARI function and shape strategic reporting across the organization.

You will design, develop, and optimize dashboards, analytics, and financial insights to support FP&A decision-making in a hybrid environment. The role requires 7+ years of finance analytics and reporting experience, strong SAP/BW knowledge, and expertise in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with the

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Science or a related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of experience in finance analytics, reporting, FP&A, or related roles.
Demonstrated experience in dashboard design, build and delivery of management reporting and business insights.
Ability to lead teams and build effective working relationships both internally and externally.
Extensive experience using reporting tools and systems, particularly Data Analytics platforms Power Bi, Microsoft Fabric, BW.
Experience improving reporting efficiency through automation, performance optimization, or platform enhancements.
Experience working with enterprise financial systems, preferably SAP.
Prior experience managing or mentoring team members.

Responsibilities

Lead the ARI FP&A team in delivering high-quality analytics, reporting, and dashboard solutions.
Improve reporting timeliness, accuracy, and efficiency through standardization, automation, and reduction of manual Excel-based processes.
Consolidate Operating Unit results into a consistent segment-level view and deliver standard monthly performance reporting.
Design and maintain reporting templates and frameworks that enable consistent definitions, efficient roll-ups, and comparable performance views across Operating Units.
Partner with Corporate FP&A and Digital Business Integration (DBI) to strengthen systems, data models, and reporting architecture for more agile managerial reporting.
Build strong relationships across Finance and the broader business to understand stakeholder needs and translate them into effective analytics solutions.
Maintain strong governance for Finance data and analytics tools, including data quality, consistency, ownership, and controls.
Enhance dashboards and reports to improve usability, scalability, reliability, automation, and visual impact.
Drive development of engaging dashboards and new capabilities such as drilldowns, self-service analytics, and embedded commentary.
Advance AI-enabled analytics by identifying and applying opportunities for automation, intelligent insights, AI agents, and variance commentary.
Track benefits delivered through reporting improvements and automation, including efficiency gains and user adoption.
Support strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives as needed