In this 12-month contract, this role provides a great opportunity to bring your breadth of finance experience from within the corporate environment to work with cross-functional teams and act as a true business partner to senior level stakeholders across the business on a global basis.
Additionally, you will have flexibility to work on your own initiative and take ownership. There will be also be opportunities to work collaboratively with the wider teams and get involved in various project led strategic initiatives across multiple product groups.
Who we want
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.
What you will do
Key member of the Strategic Finance leadership team
Develop & sustain relationships with leaders with Strategic Business Partners (M&A, Plant Network, Make Buy), Strategic Finance, and GQO Finance teams
Support business due diligence of acquisition and divestiture targets
Lead and execute required report-outs Monitor performance and provide analysis to all levels of management to enable GQO to meet its commitment and respond to targets.
Develop innovative financial metrics which will be insightful for monitoring the objectives and specific achievements related all strategic projects across the finance team.
Proven ability to influence across the organization by building global relationships. Ensure business and financial context is understood and represented in program design and decisions
Establish priorities, imparting a sense of urgency and importance to the team, disciplined governance structures, while implementing best practice Financial Project Management methodology in project execution
Negotiate and own Capex and Opex budgets.
Ensure compliance with statutory requirements across all international reporting regions.
Influence and educate Strategic Business Partners (M&A, Plant Network, Make Buy) in delivery of financial commitments by strengthening their financial acumen through training forums.
All other duties as assigned
What you need
A recognised professional accounting qualification and preferably a broad business qualification
10 Years + post qualification experience working in a multi-national preferably in an FDA Regulated Industry
A thorough understanding of accounting and financial principals, budgeting reporting, financial analysis and forecasting
High level of strategic financial development and solid business acumen
Have demonstrated the ability to both think strategically as well as build and execute action plans.
Working with all disciplines at every level in promoting the development of services, business plans, budget management and cost controls
Demonstrated record of driving change and improvement
Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships at all levels both within the organisation and with third parties
Self-directed and ability to influence across the organisation at multiple levels.
Must be comfortable in a matrix-management environment.
A 'can-do' attitude to all business challenges
Superior communication skills both quantitative and qualitative
Travel Percentage: 10%