Strategic FP&A Analyst - Pharma Budgets & Forecasts

Lupin Ltd; Florida; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision-making across commercial, R&D, and corporate functions in Florida.

The role partners with business leaders to analyze operating expenses, R&D investments, and capital expenditures to drive financial performance and objectives. Responsibilities include budgeting, quarterly forecasts, monthly close, variance analyses, and business-case development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• 3+ years FP&A, Accounting, or related analytical role, including budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, trend analysis and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, SUMIFS, pivot tables, scenario modeling; data visualization skills.
• Experience with SAP, Tagetik, Power BI, Qlik or similar FP&A systems preferred.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with functional leaders to develop annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and MTP; analyze risks, opportunities, and drivers for operating expenses.
• Support FP&A for R&D programs and activities.
• Monitor project-level spending against budgets and forecasts.
• Manage capex budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting processes.
• Evaluate capital investment requests and develop supporting business cases.
• Analyze data for budget vs actual spend for vendor spend and share with stakeholders.
• Lead monthly close and management reporting with variance analysis and executive summaries.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting capabilities, and forecasting accuracy.
• Support FP&A for manufacturing, supply chain, and operations as needed.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and special projects.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

ERP systems (SAP/Tagetik)

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

MBA or Master's preferred

Tools

SAP

Tagetik

Power BI

Qlik

Job description

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision-making across commercial, R&D, and corporate functions in Florida.

The role partners with business leaders to analyze operating expenses, R&D investments, and capital expenditures to drive financial performance and objectives. Responsibilities include budgeting, quarterly forecasts, monthly close, variance analyses, and business-case development.