Seagen

Director, Finance & Business Planning, International

Description

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Executive Director Finance International, the Director International Finance & Business Planning will be responsible for compiling and overseeing the Management P&L for Seattle Genetics International territories. This position will be responsible for managing the Long-Range Plan (LRP), quarterly forecasting and yearly budgeting process for the territories, including Net Sales forecasting, OpEx management and Headcount planning in collaboration with the INTL leadership team.

This position will ensure that variances of Actual versus Budgets/ Forecasts will be immediately addressed, and corrective actions be proposed. This position will perform monthly routine activities to ensure a proper month-end close process in collaboration with the INTL accounting team. She/he will provide comments and analysis to monthly sales performance, enabling the business to ideally activate key business drivers.

On top of being the Finance business partner of the local Teams, this position will work closely with the Global Financial Planning & Analysis Team and the International Commercial Operations team to ensure a harmonization of Global, Regional and Local planning processes.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Executive Director Finance International, responsible for managing the Long-Range Plan (LRP), short-range sales forecast, quarterly forecasting and yearly budgeting process in collaboration with the INTL leadership and Commercial Operations team
• Accountable for managing the INTL OpEx budget consisting of 8+ INTL management entities (and INTL Regional office) and coordinating + monitoring the functional budgets related to INTL activities
• Analyse, interpret and present financial results to various stakeholders within the organization, with the ability to adapt messaging depending on the audience, from executive level to the line manager level.
• Enabling the INTL business owners in their investment decision process and providing them with regular information on their Actual vs Budget expenses to maximize the outcome of available resources
• Partnering with the Global FP&A team to implement harmonized and Global FP&A processes fitting Global, Regional & Local needs
• Establishing a bilateral first-class communication with the INTL Finance and Accounting Director to anticipate potential variations to the forecast
• Mentor and develop FP&A staff in order to achieve the regional goals
• In collaboration with the Intl Commercial Operations team, contribute to the analysis and insights sharing of INTL specific Market Researches
• Review the monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting in collaboration with the INTL Accounting team to ensure completeness and financial compliance
• Key team member on Financial Systems implementations, such as extensions of financial planning system and reporting tools
• Provide leadership and financial guidance in cross-functional initiatives
• Develop tailored financial trainings for INTL employees
• Partner with INTL based General Managers to ensure they can best leverage the established standardized financial processes and minimize localization features
• Responsible for financial review of the INTL related contracts
• Identify opportunities to increase efficiencies and improve processes
• Participate on INTL and Global projects as required
• Evaluate the mid/long term Global & INTL Finance & Business Planning organizational structure and provide recommendation to Global Finance Leadership Team
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years financial planning and analysis experience in the healthcare industry
• Profound experiences & knowledge of Financial Planning & Analysis activities, like Long-range Plan, Forecasting and Budgeting
• Maintain a 360-helicopter view and understanding of finance related processes and its implications on the Forecast & Budget (eg. Revenue Recognition)
• Detail oriented; strong business analytical skills and strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills are required.
• Strategic and synthetic mindset to incorporate multiple perspectives and variables in order to reach an opinion and recommendation on best path forward along with the articulations of pros and cons of different available options.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; influence at all levels, functions, & geographies and the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
• Experience in driving and implementing change, ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage multiple deliverables.
• Experience working in a multinational, ideally at global, INTL regional/local level
• Experience with ERP Systems (Oracle preferred) including Planning applications (Adaptive preferred)
• Experience starting a biotech business in Europe would be a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or CPA & 10 years of directly related experience

Seagen

Seagen is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Submitted: 12/11/2020