Fp&A Manager

About Us

Founded in 1908, Merz is a successful, family-owned specialty healthcare company with a rich history. As a leading global aesthetics business, our award-winning portfolio of injectables, devices, and skincare products empowers healthcare professionals to enhance confidence through aesthetic medicine. Our purpose is to fuel confidence by helping people look better, feel better, and live better. We believe you do not have to choose between living life and making a living. Live your best life with Merz Aesthetics.

A Brief Overview

This position will support the VP, Global FP&A and will serve as an integral member of a best-in-class Finance organization.

From a day-to-day standpoint, this individual is the finance partner to Global Functions and fully accountable for the costs variance/ tracking. For budget and long-range forecasts, this individual is responsibility for the cost and FTE planning of their responsible Functions.

From a monthly standpoint, this individual is responsible for the timely, reliable, and accurate

consolidation of the Global Ax P&L to the VP alongside variances. This individual must be forward-thinking to providing key insights and recommendations and communicate clearly.

For the forecasting cycles of budgeting and long-range forecasts, this individual assists the VP for the timely dissemination of key dates and requirements, assists in the preparation of GLT and Board Presentations, and drive the closure of the cycle. This role will require credibility w/ our Global finance leaders and can only be established with displays of integrity, proactiveness, and accountability.

This individual must demonstrate a strong bias toward action, accountability and being embedded with the business regularly.

What you will do

• Business Partnering:

• Develop and nurture relationships with Internal Stakeholders, Forecasting and Commercial. Be a trusted advisor for global management and leadership on the financial implications of business activities.

• Financial Analysis:

• Ensure financial performance is consistent with strategic objectives. Analyze current and past trends for key performance indicators and recommend course of action to improve performance (if necessary).

• Reporting and Analytics:

• Prepare monthly reporting packages for the Global leadership members; including actual vs budget/forecast variance analysis and updates, global presentations, year-end projections, and other appropriate analytics and assist in the budget and forecasting process.

• Systems and Processes:

• Enhance systems and processes to increase robustness of budget and forecasting.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance
• 3-5 Years of Pharmaceutical experience in pharmaceutical marketing, financial analysis, supply chain planning, or forecasting
• Collaborate cross functionally
• Demonstrate Experience in Financial Modeling

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or a related discipline
• Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst or comparable additional certifications

Technical & Functional Skills:

• Advanced skills in SAP ERP and Analysis for Excel
• Knowledge of Windows Environment and Microsoft Office products
• Strong analytical, project management (six sigma, lean), presentation and interpersonal skills
• Prior Pharma/ MedTech experience in a Global FP&A role experience. Ideally also held a regional role.
• Effective presentation skills, visual and verbal
• Must be assertive, decisive, and results-oriented
• Ability to work with shifting priorities.