FP&A Associate Director

Takeda; Łódź; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking an accomplished Financial Planning & Analysis, Associate Director to lead financial planning, analysis, and control across multiple finance domains in Poland. The role provides strategic insights, leadership, and guidance to drive growth and stability.

You will develop plans, mentor teams, and collaborate with senior leaders to optimize capital allocation, forecasting, and performance reporting, ensuring execution of company strategies.

Qualifications

• Expert in budgeting and leading strategic initiatives.
• Proficient in financial modeling for strategic projects.
• Skilled in delivering influential presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new financial products, processes, standards, or operational plans.
• Establish operational plans for the finance job area.
• Provide leadership and consultative expertise for specific business, region, or function.
• Anticipate internal and external challenges and recommend improvements.
• Lead functional teams or projects and serve as a best practice/quality resource.
• Communicate with leadership and conduct briefings and technical meetings.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial modeling

Strategic planning

Leadership

Presentations

Variance analysis

SAP

Economics

Forecasting

Coaching

Education

CPA / Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Financial Planning & Analysis, Associate Director is responsible for managing and performing work across multiple areas of finance, including financial planning & analysis, financial control, accounting, tax, treasury, accounts payable/receivable, and credit & collections. This role helps ensure the financial stability and strategic growth of the organization by providing expert financial insights and leadership.

How you will contribute:

• Develop and implement new financial products, processes, standards, or operational plans
• Establish operational plans for the finance job area
• Provide leadership and consultative expertise for specific business, region, or function
• Anticipate internal and external challenges and recommend improvements
• Lead functional teams or projects and serve as a best practice/quality resource
• Communicate with leadership and conduct briefings and technical meetings

Skills and qualifications:

• Recognized as an expert in budgeting, capable of leading strategic initiatives and coaching others.
• Applies deep knowledge of financial modeling to strategic projects, mentoring team members.
• Expert in crafting and delivering influential presentations, leads innovation in communication strategies.
• Deep understanding of investment methodologies, offers strategic guidance and supervision.
• Leads by example in self-motivation, maintaining high levels of determination and perseverance.
• Expert in management reporting, influences strategic decision-making through performance metrics analysis.
• Provides strategic insights through expert variance analysis and coaches others in its principles.
• Certified Public Accountant with extensive experience in financial operations.
• Drives innovation in financial forecasting methods and processes, recognized for thought leadership.
• Deep expertise in SAP Applications, innovates within the system, and coaches others in its use.
• Leads strategic economic initiatives, recognized as a subject matter expert in economics.

As a recognized expert within your business or function, you possess comprehensive expertise in your discipline and broad knowledge across related areas. You excel at anticipating internal/external challenges, recommending improvements, and providing leadership and consultative expertise for a specific business, region or function. Your role involves shaping company policies, solving unique, far-reaching problems affecting operations, disciplines, or other business units/functional areas/regions. You frequently interact with equivalent-level managers and customer representatives, conducting briefings and technical meetings. Operating independently, you provide guidance in the most complex situations, lead functional teams or projects, and serve as a best practice/quality resource.

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