Job Description

A global pharmaceutical company has a vacancy for a Financial Analyst.
Job Purpose:

• Advising and reporting on financial performance of Business Units.
• Assisting with the compilation of forecasts and budgets.
• Assistance with strategic planning and pricing.

Main Duties and Responsibilities are:

• Strong understanding and detailed analysis of brand profit and loss statements, including the calculation of revenue, COGS, inventory write offs and marketing and selling expenses.
• Accurate and timely analysis and reporting for month end.
• Analysis of monthly results vs budget / forecast.
• Calculate and process accruals and provisions as required.
• Responsible for transfer pricing and intercompany margin calculations and eliminations.
• Calculation and presentation of inventory provisions to management as well as communicating with the commercial teams where there is risk
• Reconciliations
• Adherence to accounting policy including G/L account maintenance and ensuring correct allocations.
• Drive the annual budgeting process; including detailed inputs, analysis, reporting and loading and reconciling into systems.
• Drive the monthly forecasting process; including detailed inputs, analysis, reporting and loading and reconciling into systems.
• Participate in month/quarter and year end closing.
• Assist Operational Finance with Audits.
• Strong business partnering with the Commercial Team.
• Ad hoc projects, analysis and presentations as required
• Ad hoc reporting and assisting with HQ requests.
• Maintenance and support related to the budgeting and reporting software and data models.
• Compliance: Ensure that all compliance elements are effectively implemented and adhered to.
• Forwarding of all received Product Quality Complaints, Adverse Events and Medical Enquiries to the relevant person in Quality Assurance/ Pharmacovigilance/ Medical Affairs.
• Completion of all assigned training within the specified timelines

Qualifying Requirements are:

• CA (SA)/ CIMA Qualification (completed)
• Min 5 Years' post article experience within a multinational organization (Pharma/ FMCG)
• Knowledge of inventory management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem solving ability
• Strong accounting and business understanding
• Strong time management
• Deadline-driven
• Ability to analyse complex data
• Detail-orientated
• Strong Financial modelling
• Priority setting
• Embodies Values & Behaviours in all internal and external interactions
• Excellent team player, with the ability to see the bigger picture
• MS Office, with Excel at an advanced level

Candidates that meet the criteria may apply via this portal or via www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you not receive feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful

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