В крупную фармкомпанию Петровакс требуется Head of Financial Planning, Performance Management & Corporate Finance.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Business Partnership:
- Act as a strategic financial partner to business unit leaders, providing expert financial guidance to ensure alignment between financial objectives and company strategy
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support key business initiatives, including new product launches and strategic projects
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis, ensuring data-driven decision-making and quick response to emerging opportunities
- Regularly update senior leadership on financial outcomes, risks, and opportunities, ensuring proactive financial management across the organization
Financial Planning & Performance Management:
- Lead the long-term financial planning processes cascading it to annual budgeting, forecasting and ensuring alignment of these processes with company objectives
- Provide financial insights by opening the gaps by means of doing key performance drivers benchmarking
- Oversee the evaluation of KPIs ensuring effective target cascading and monitoring
Financial Analysis & Reporting:
- Oversee the preparation of detailed financial reports, focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs), variance analysis, and profitability trends
- Conduct in-depth analysis of business performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency
- Develop executive-level dashboards and reports for senior management, incorporating both financial and operational data to provide holistic insights
- Challenge and validate consolidated performance-related figures, including budgets, actuals, and latest estimates (LE)
Corporate Finance & M&A:
- Build and manage complex financial models to evaluate business opportunities, capital investments, and strategic growth initiatives
- Lead financial evaluations for mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, ensuring proper due diligence, risk assessments, and valuation analysis
- Collaborate with external advisors and internal teams to ensure the smooth execution of M&A transactions and corporate finance projects
- Perform sensitivity analyses and stress tests to evaluate the financial impact of various strategic initiatives and potential risks
- Present complex financial models and projections to senior management and key stakeholders, providing actionable insights for decision-making
Financial Controlling & Reporting:
- Manage the financial controlling function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies
- Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, including balance sheet and income statement analysis
- Ensure strong internal controls, audit processes, and compliance with accounting standards (including IFRS reporting)
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, external regulations, and financial reporting standards, including adherence to IFRS and audit requirements
Cost Efficiency & Optimization:
- Lead cost-efficiency initiatives, identifying areas for cost reduction and process improvement across the organization
- Coordinate the Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) process for fixed costs across all functions, ensuring effective management and optimization
- Collaborate with operational teams to establish and track cost control measures such as cost centers and expense management programs
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead and mentor the FP&A, financial controlling, and performance management teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
- Ensure alignment between financial planning, controlling, and corporate finance functions to support overall business objectives
Management of IT Systems:
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Oversee the development and management of IT systems that support the planning process, performance monitoring, and financial reporting, ensuring they align with business requirements and enable effective decision-making
Key skills:
- University degree in finance/economics
- 1-3 years’ experience in financial analysis/ management reporting
- Strong level of communication and business partnering skills
- Flexible and proactive approach to work with ability to deal with multiple requests and tight deadlines
- Excellent in Excel, ability to work with big amount of data. Easy going with any digital instruments
- Fluent in Russian and English
What company offers:
- Office on the 38th floor of Moscow City (m. Vystavochnaya, m. Delovoy Centre, m. International)
- Full compliance with the labor legislation of the Russian Federation: official salary, paid leave and sick leave
- Competitive salary, paid annual and sick leave, annual bonus
- VHI (dental included), contests and gifts for employees' children and other bonuses
- Hybrid work schedule with one day remote
- Professional team, scientific potential and unlimited opportunities for self-realisation and career growth