Job Overview
The Finance Business Partner will work alongside key business teams, influencing and shaping financial plans and developing future direction of the business. The role will also deliver effective financial management, control and financial support to the business in understanding its financial performance; formulating strategies to achieve business targets; and improving future performance. The role holder requires to have strong finance domain knowledge and should have the ability to work in matrixed organization structure. Should be a strong collaborator who works and partners very closely with business and finance colleagues.
Position Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with business unit leaders to understand their strategic priorities and translate them into actionable financial plans.
- Provide proactive financial advice and insights to support decision-making at all levels
- Facilitate the annual/quarterly budgeting process, monitoring and managing budget variances and identify potential risks or opportunities
- Conduct in-depth analysis of financial data to identify areas for cost optimization and revenue growth opportunities
- Track key performance metrics (KPIs) to measure business performance against targets
- Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders
- Work with Business Teams on various what if scenarios Innovation Business cases by supporting and challenging the assumptions
- Drive process improvement by working in collaboration with cross functional teams
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Internal: Business teams, Cross Finance teams, global business services support centers, supply chain, compliance etc.
- External: Statutory auditors, commercial partners and select vendors for support services
Skills / Knowledge / Qualification / Experience
- Experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
- Ability to grasp the complexities of different business operations and their impact on financial performance
- Ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Self-motivated individual with strong analytical skills
- CA or MBA with 5 years of prior experience in Finance Business Partnering or Financial Planning/ Forecasting
- Experience in Power BI, Visualization Tools, SAP, IFRS, IndAs, will be an added advantage.
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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