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Job Description

ROLE OBJECTIVE

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for providing high quality financial insight, reporting, analysis and supporting Business units and functions and ensuring integrity of Business unit & function financials.Be an agile thought partner to Business providing financial support on all matters with a focus on:Accuracy & integrity of Business Unit financials.Decision support: assure meaningful management reporting combined with proactive and strategic input to help drive performanceFinancial analysis and modeling: identify value drivers and risks & opportunities, model P&L development for budgeting and reforecastsAdvise colleagues regarding financial processes & systems Provide support and advice in areas of compliance with financial/ethical requirementsMaintain a growth mindset and challenge the status quo, exchange best practices with peers within Takeda.Collaborate on regional/global level for advancement of reporting and planning processes and systems

Major accountabilities

Partners with Business Units / Franchises and/or other Departments as a Trusted Advisor in assessing business opportunities and risks, in developing and executing business and financial strategy, deciding upon and securing proper resource allocation.Establishing and execute monthly financial review process for business units, analysing material financial variances vs Plan and expected full-year impactsProviding strategic financial input and leadership to assigned BUs to drive business performance and ensure appropriate return on investment.Ensure integrity of Takeda financials with full P&L ownership of assigned BU. Establish robust processes to ensure financial accurately.Planning and Preparation of the periodic planning exercises in coordination with FP&A leadFocusing on adding value for the business by influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, saving cost, avoiding/ mitigating risks, forecasting future business results, establishing and interpreting leading indicatorsPartners with Global/Regional stakeholders and is part of Global/Regional projects rollouts and adopting best practicesAct as a Solution Architect, with deep understanding of how our business works and its interdependencies, inspiring to co-create innovative solutions enabling financial resultsEstablishes and maintains strong controls and compliance practicesSupports Financial controller, Finance compliance lead in leasing with Finance Service Centers in designing, assigning and monitoring relevant controls, securing accountability also in assigned Units where applicable, including contributing or developing Units-specific SOPs/Operating instructions where necessaryImplements and/or designs and implements analytics in support of proper monitoring of business management in full spirit of PTRB (Patients, Trust, Reputation and Business)

Key counterparts 

Finance Director; FP&A Lead, other Finance Business Partners; Financial Controller; Financial Compliance & Controls LeadBusiness Unit / Department HeadsSupply Chain and Data & Insights teamEUCAN Regional Finance and Franchise teams

IDEAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor’s degree with major in finance/accounting/economics or other related fieldsCPA or similar designation preferred5-7 years finance FP&A/FBP experience in a multinational set-up, with accounting familiarity and technical fundamentals of GAAP, IFRSPharma / Healthcare experience a plusBig 4 audit experience a plus

SKILL AND COMPETENCIES

Strong analytical and quantitative thinking paired with Excel modelling skills and high level of accuracy and attention to detailStrong written and oral communication skills, and ability to clearly present financial data in reports distributed to Local & regional stakeholders, but also to non-Finance stakeholdersAbility to challenge performance, drive fact-based business decisions, learning and solution-oriented enterprise mindsetCatalysing ongoing improvements through persuasion and engagement of othersExcellent business acumen, ability to see the big picture while having drive to understand all relevant detailsComfortable in presentations and communication with all levels of the organizationAbility to build outstanding relationships based on trust and through delivering on commitments.Ability to operate as a flexible team playerProven project management skillsFamiliarity with financial software, ERP systems, and data visualization tools such as SAP, HFM, TM1, IBM Cognos, Concur, Ariba or Power BI. Keeping abreast of emerging digital technologies that can optimize financial processes.Proficiency with MS Office including Power BI

LocationsToronto, Canada

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time