Business Finance Sr. Planning Manager NoLA

ROLE SUMMARY

The Senior Planning Manager for the NoLa Cluster is responsible for driving the consolidation and review of the financial performance of the Cluster; delivers financial support and analysis to Commercial business areas. 

This position leads a team that plays a critical role in ensuring timely, accurate and insightful analyses, managing cost structures, driving excellence in enabling financial planning cycles across the Cluster, and supporting decision-making process.

This role requires strong communicational and analytical skills, ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholders in a dynamic multi market environment and proactively work with share services global model.

RESPONSABILITIES – Core components

• Ensure financial support and coordination process for the Cluster for forecasting (Latest Estimates, Monhtly reviews), budgeting (including budget phasing) and long-range planning (Operating Plan). Consolidated revision of Risks & Opportunities, VEP (Volume/Price) analysis, Need-To-Meet and Run Rate analyses, as well as other supplemental requirements.
• Lead the process to review monthly Revenue and P&L analyses and variance commentary, to submit executive commentary and performance assessments on a consolidated view for the cluster
• Responsible for end-to-end budgeting & forecasting payroll expenses for business, control execution & HC control.
• Closely work with Business Finance Center and other share services to ensure financials process
• Act as a single point of contact, providing finance support for all keys areas outside management reporting such as restructuring, cost center management, business cases
• Control of execution of the operating Plan (OP), reporting and explaining variations vs. Plan.
• Support cost center structures alignment
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial forecasting and reporting.
• Coordinate with share service DS COE the costs analysis, follow up and write offs estimation with logistics team.
• Coordinate team’s responsibilities to deliver with high quality standards
• Monitor proper management of financial resources from Pfizer under the guidelines of the financial plans and in accordance with corporate policies (promotional investment, etc).
• Ensure P&L reflects the business reality (accruals, expenses, revenues, risks), ensuring proper timely booking of business transactions.
• Approve specific accruals according to Policy.
• Prepare information and financial reports for local and corporate presentations.
• Close follow up on revenues performance, G2N & VEP analysis, expenses, obsolescence, and payroll for business

RESPONSABILITIES – Capabilities & Qualifications

• Strong financial and business analytical skills and a proven ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong ability to coordinate multiple and time-sensitive requests, to work with multiple stakeholders. Ability to meet all key deliverables of Business Partnering through prioritization and demand management.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office capabilities, particularly advance Excel and PowerPoint, financial modeling
• Bachelors required. MBA/Master in Finance or related areas.
• 8+ years of progressive experience as business partner, FP&A, projects leading
• Superior verbal/written communication skills (English fluency)
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes

OTHER INFORMATION

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Finance Director
• Country Manager, Category Leads
• Marketing & Commercial Area; Platform areas
• Share services global/regional

SUPERVISION

• Manager, Planning Coordinator & trainee

EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) & Employment Eligibility 

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, or disability.