Financial Planning Analyst

**Financial Planning Analyst - Animal Health NZ**
- ** Looking for a different challenge as a **Financial Planning Analyst whereby you can utilise your skills?
- ** Permanent Full-time **position with **competitive renumeration **and** benefits**:

- ** Location**: Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (Whakatiki)
- Hybrid, work from home and office environment, with a **dedicated and welcoming team**:

- Join a growing, yet already **successful market**:

- ** Upskill and growth in an area you’re passionate about**, whilst being fully supported and encouraged
- Join a trusted Global leading** Animal Health **organisation

The primary purpose of the role is to work with FBP provide finance business support, partner with Business Unit Lead, Brand Managers, other Leadership teams of ANZ Commercial Management and support integration of Animal Health Intelligence business.

A key success criteria, is to form partnership with business stakeholders in order to contribute value-add support in decision making and help achieve financial goals.

**What You Will Do**

**Responsibilities include, however not limited to**:

- Contribute & support integration of Commercial Business, Systems and Processes
- Support Finance Business Partner and Business Unit Teams with financial expertise to assist in making financially sound decisions for the company, financial forecasts, pricing analysis and in pursuit of business opportunities
- Support Finance Business Partner and Business Unit Teams with business review, analysing business performance against key metrics and assist in the understanding of key risks and opportunities
- Analyse, seek feedback and prepare commentary on major variances to forecasts, budget & prior year actual results and assist in the understanding of key risks and opportunities
- Liaise with local finance and BSC teams and prepare consolidation, analysis, and reporting of monthly/ quarterly/annual sales and expenses and insights into the drivers of key variances
- Periodical review of rebate process for each of the BU (Business Units)
- Customer centricity, proactively seek to understand customer requirements and expectations to continuously enhance the support provided to the business unit
- Establish New Ways of Working through continuous review & improvement of processes, such as standardize & simplify, automate time-intensive manual steps
- Help to enforce financial controls within the organization, including assurance of financial integrity and accuracy around the monthly close process
- Any other tasks, projects or activities as may be required by Finance Business Partner New Zealand

**What You Must have**
- Accounting/ Finance Degree - CPA or equivalent will be an advantage
- Demonstrated solid prior experience in FP&A roles
- Possess outstanding analytical skills
- Experience within the pharmaceutical or Animal Health industry preferred but not essential
- Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

**Ability to**:

- Provide technical expertise to support cross functional teams.
- Plan, organize and prioritize
- Think beyond numbers and combine data with strategy and financial insight
- Influence stakeholders to meet deadlines & financial requirements within defined guidelines.
- Build strong relationships with senior management coupled with excellent communication skills

**What You Can Expect**
- ** Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged** and being part of a trusted Global Leading Animal Health organisation
- Exposure to **upskill and develop** in your role
- Flexibility and **opening doors to other opportunities** and skillsets
- Joining a **collaborative** team of **likeminded individuals**

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
No relocation

**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
Hybrid

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**Job Posting End Date**:
10/23/2024

**Job Posting End Date**:10/23/2024

**Requisition ID**:R311855