Finance Business Partner Manager

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is seeking a Finance Business Partner Manager in Lexington, MA. The role partners with Finance Leaders and site heads to drive financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, ensuring SOX and IFRS compliance.

You will support process improvements, costing, and system enhancements across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and R&D. The position involves managing the monthly close, preparing reports, and building robust cost models.

Qualifications

• Finance or accounting degree required with emphasis on analysis.
• CPA or Master’s degree preferred for advanced qualifications.
• Experience in pharma/biotech cost accounting is a plus.
• Proficient with TM1, SAP, Power BI and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer semi-annual financial planning processes and provide analyses to Finance Leaders.
• Develop value-added financial models to support objectives and projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explain variances and plan differences.
• Support FP&A systems, models, and deployment across functions.
• Manage monthly close and work with Takeda BSO on entries.
• Perform variance analyses including manufacturing costs and work orders.
• Prepare monthly reports and seek process improvements.
• Educate management on reporting tools and finance concepts.
• Conduct product costing analyses and update costs for changes.
• Support fixed assets, asset tagging, and capital project controls.
• Ensure SOX compliance and audit support as needed.
• Act as TM1 and SAP super user for the organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Master's degree or CPA preferred

Tools

TM1

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Access

Job description

Job Description

Title: Finance Business Partner Manager

Location: Lexington, MA

About the role

As the Finance Business Partner Manager, you will work as an agile thought partner and a trusted advisor to support the Finance Business Partner(s), Site Function Heads and managers in financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, as well as monthly close processes, while ensuring compliance with SOX, IFRS, and more. You will provide support continuous improvement of processes, controls, and systems/tools. You will work with multiple departments, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and R&D to help set up and determine the product costs with the responsibility to analyze, reconcile, and report out.

How will you contribute

• Administer semi-annual financial planning processes and provide supporting analyses to the Finance Business Partner(s), Site Function Heads and managers.
• Assist in developing value-added financial models and analytical tools to support function objectives and projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively solve discrepancies, and with local and regional Finance teams to develop detailed explanation for variances between actual and plan.
• Support the development, deployment and use of the financial planning system and financial models.

• Manage the monthly financial close process and collaborate with Takeda Business Solutions to initiate entries on an ongoing basis.
• Perform variance analysis such as manufacturing variances, cost revaluation, and work order variances.

• Prepare and distribute monthly reporting packages and analyses. Identify opportunities for streamlining and enhancement.
• Educate functional management on the use of reporting tools and Finance concept.
• Perform product costing analysis and support including updating product costs for the annual cost change and monthly analysis of work order variances and costing for new products where required.
• Support local fixed assets, asset tagging and verification, project support and controlling needs for strategic capital projects.
• Ensure SOX controls compliance and audit support where required.
• Assist with and ensure successful internal and external audits.
• Designated as super user on TM1 and SAP applications.

What you bring to Takeda

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting, master's or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis, decision analytics, or related finance roles.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical/ Biotech industry, including cost accounting experience in operations.
• Analytical software skills (TM1, SAP, Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Office Suite -Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including written, verbal, and presentation communication and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location

USA - MA - Lexington - BIO OPS

U.S. Base Salary Range

$137,000.00 - $215,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - MA - Lexington - BIO OPS

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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