Description
**Roles & Responsibilities:**
+ Lead a team of FP&A staff based in Amgen India and serve as the primary point of contact between Amgen India FP&A and US / Global FP&A teams.
+ Lead planning-cycle activities for forecasts, actuals, budgets, long-range plans, quarterly business reviews, and leadership outlooks, including local data collection, consolidation, reasonableness checks, and commentary preparation.
+ Coordinate forecasting and reporting through Excel-based templates and consolidation files; prepare accurate, timely outputs for regional and global stakeholders.
+ Manage planning and reporting systems activities across the forecasting cycle, including template preparation and alignment, Hyperion loading, and master-data maintenance.
+ Develop and publish management reporting materials, including Power BI dashboards, weekly sales reporting, PowerPoint presentations, and components-of-growth reviews.
+ Provide insightful financial analysis and commentary on business performance, growth drivers, investment trade-offs, forecast risks and opportunities, and market trends.
+ Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of FP&A processes, templates, and reporting tools in collaboration with US counterparts
+ Prepare financial reporting packages and monthly and quarterly reconciliations
+ Ensure the quality, completeness, and timeliness of assigned FP&A deliverables; identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and continuously improve processes and controls.
+ Build trusted working relationships with finance, accounting, tax, treasury, controllership, and business stakeholders
+ Escalate material risks, exceptions, and issues promptly to the Finance Director, and communicate clearly and proactively with relevant stakeholders.
+ Prioritize career development and mentoring of the Amgen India FP&A team under your purview
+ Ensure team deliverables are completed accurately and on time, with clear, proactive communication to other global finance stakeholders.
**What we expect of you**
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**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Chartered accountant, Cost Accountant, CPA or a Master’s degree in Economics, Finance or Business & Administration
+ 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, G&A Finance, Technology Finance, Project Controls, or a related finance discipline.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience
+ Experience managing teams and operating in a multiple time-zone environment
+ Knowledge and understanding of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, management reporting, consolidation, and quarter-close activities
+ Strong analytical skills; ability to be decisive, build teams, and provide leadership
+ Excellent discernment (e.g., knowledge of business drivers, finding solutions, and knowledge of accounting, finance, and other business areas)
**Good-to-Have Skills:**
+ Big 4 and Fortune 500 FP&A experience
+ Initiative-taker with excellent analytical and presentation skills
+ Capable of building and maintaining complex financial models and management reporting tools
+ Solid overall knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tableau)
+ Solid understanding of forecasting, long-range planning, budgeting, business partnering, and variance analysis
+ Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and team environment
**Soft Skills:**
+ Analytical, interpersonal, team building, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
+ Effective communication skills (both verbal and written), including the ability to interact with Amgen senior management effectively and confidentially
+ Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
+ High degree of initiative and self-motivation
+ Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
+ Collaborative, with a focus on achieving team goals
