Senior Analyst, Finance Business Partner, North America

Corporate       ·      Sacramento, California       ·       Full time

• Locations: Sacramento, California
•  Categories: Corporate
•  Req ID: 10386

Job Description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases – often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. We actively explore new options for patients including novel compounds, small molecules and biologics, and through cannabinoid science and innovative delivery technologies. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.

Position Overview 

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with budget owners within the Epilepsy & Movement Disorders business unit and the Canada business unit to provide monthly reports and operational analyses to help manage the budget and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Review budgets with business partners and finance partners and incorporate changes to inform financial and operating management.
• Assist in the annual budget process and the quarterly forecast process for those two business units to help deliver on corporate objectives across all commercial business units.
• Prepare and develop drafts of quarterly forecasts and annual budget, including P&L, headcount, and expenses using BPC planning system.
• Prepare variance analysis for each planning cycle and management reporting schedules under direction of team.
• Support Accounting as needed on the month end and quarter end close processes, including accruals, reconciliations, pre-paids etc.
• Maintain detailed financial models that track and analyze functional costs and their impact on the company’s overall performance.
• Assist in the development of dashboards and reports for trending and analysis of specific business objectives and processes.
• Review and approve contracts and PRs to ensure they meet financial requirements.
• Performs ad hoc analysis and forecasts for Global Finance team, Finance management team and NA Commercial management team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience with financial planning and analysis and/or experience working in the pharmaceuticals industry and knowledge of the accounting practices preferred.  Prior experience with accruals a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; ability to work with a diverse team.
• Analytical skills with deep attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure and can act with a sense of urgency and understands the need for business responsiveness.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Excel and Power Point.
• Knowledge of the accounting practices and prior experience with accruals a preferred.
• Financial modeling experience and financial database systems skills/knowledge (SAP BPC, Hyperion Planning, Microsoft Dynamics AX, or similar) a plus.

Required/Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Science discipline preferred.

Description of Physical Demands

• Occasional mobility within office environment.
• Routinely sitting for extended periods of time.
• Constantly operating a computer, printer, telephone and other similar office machinery.

Description of Work Environment

• Work indoors in normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations and temperature changes.
• Frequent computer use at workstation.
• May move from one work location to another occasionally.
• Responsibilities may require a work schedule that may include working outside of “normal” work hours, in order to meet business demands.
• Occasional public contact requiring appropriate business apparel.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

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