Finance Business Partner Manager Strategic Ops Partner

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

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Lexington, MA is seeking a Finance Business Partner Manager to partner with site leaders on financial planning, forecasting and analysis, and to lead monthly close processes with SOX/IFRS compliance.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and R&D to set up product costs, develop analytical models, and drive continuous improvement of systems and controls. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential to succeed.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

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

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Lexington, MA is seeking a Finance Business Partner Manager to partner with site leaders on financial planning, forecasting and analysis, and to lead monthly close processes with SOX/IFRS compliance.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and R&D to set up product costs, develop analytical models, and drive continuous improvement of systems and controls. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential to succeed.