Senior Financial Analyst (Consolidation & Reporting)

Ferring Holding SA; Portugal; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Family building support

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Portugal is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Group Consolidation & Reporting team. You will drive monthly and yearly consolidation activities, IFRS compliance, and reporting in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

You will work with SAP Group Reporting, support the OneERP rollout, and help maintain the Financial and Accounting Manual. Fluent English and strong analytical skills are essential in this international environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or final degree in Accounting/Business Economics.
• 3–5 years in reporting & consolidation or audit.
• Knowledge of SAP and/or consolidation tools.
• Excellent IFRS knowledge.
• Experience in multinational structures.
• Power BI and data cube familiarity is a plus.
• Fluent English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly and yearly reporting and consolidation.
• Contribute to SAP Group Reporting post-implementation.
• Interact with Group Auditors for IFRS compliance.
• Prepare notes for Financial Statements and review text.
• Update the Financial & Accounting Manual for IFRS changes.
• Assist forecasting and budgeting data collection and reporting.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses on group results.
• Maintain and improve financial data access and reports.
• Support subsidiaries on financial and group reporting questions.

Skills

Analytical capacity

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

English fluency

Team collaboration

Matrix org experience

Education

Accounting/Business Economics degree

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Data cubes

Job description

Job Description: At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organisation and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Senior Financial Analyst – Group Consolidation & Reporting

As Senior Financial Analyst within the Group Consolidation & Reporting team, you are expected to engage with the Finance Vision, Mission and Commitment and ensure delivery on the key group finance consolidation & reporting activities, in alignment with the group policies and financial objectives. You will be working within Group finance team, other local Finance teams and relevant stakeholders to identify and support business objectives by analysing, planning and executing the various group finance process, including monthly reporting, preparation of year end group audit, annual report issuance, group forecast & budget process. In addition, you will work closely with OneERP project team for the SAP Group Reporting tool implementation and facilitate post implementation project phasis with new reporting tools while integrating new ways of reporting & enhancement processes. This position is a great opportunity to work in an international environment, covering a wide scope within the group finance team, including consolidation and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, various analysis and implementation of the latest SAP technology.

Your day at Ferring Reporting/Consolidation

• Support the Consolidation and Reporting department in the monthly & yearly reporting and consolidation process including the validation and the consolidation of Sales, intercompany, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet and provide variance analysis and commentaries.
• Contribute to the SAP Group Reporting post implementation while supporting other entities in the adoption of new ways of working & reporting.
• For year end and for some selected parts of the Yearly financial statements, interact with Group Auditors to ensure a full compliance of the Financial Statement with IFRS.
• Establish & carry out those notes of the Financial Statements and contribute to the review of the text and accuracy of the Financial Statements.
• Support the preparation of the Financial and Accounting Manual (F&A Manual that is used by all the Ferring finance community as the repository of financial reporting & processes), support the update linked to IFRS changes & SAP new processes into the F&A Manual.
• Support the forecasting & budgeting data collection processes and reporting to enable a timely and accurate forecasting financial information of the Ferring Group financial performance to Executive Management.
• Carry out ad-hoc Analysis on group results with local entities.
• Maintain and improve the financial data accesses through user accesses process review, financial reports improvements.
• Support the subsidiaries regarding financial aspects and group reporting related questions.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or Final degree in Business Economics/Accounting Management.
• 3 to 5 years relevant work experience within Reporting & consolidation and / or major external audit firm.
• Knowledge of SAP and or consolidation tool.
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience in multi-national corporate structure.
• Demonstrated solid analytical capacity and understanding of financial and accounting principles and processes.
• Experience working with Power BI, Data cubes - nice to have.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Problem-solving, customer focus and collaboration skills are essential.
• Fluent in English (requirement “must”).

Benefits

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

Company Culture

People come first at Ferring. Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

Our Inclusive Support Package – “Building Families at Ferring”

Provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Location

Ferring Service Center Portugal

Company Overview

Ferring Pharmaceuticals a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology, and are at the forefront of innovation in uro-oncology gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries.

Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X.