Finance Business Partner
Job Introduction
Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!
Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.
Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2500 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.
The Opportunity
- To support the Marketing team by providing business partnering, delivering reporting (sales & margin, P&L) & providing departmental monthly finance submissions.
- Proactively provide full financial support for Enabling Functions (IT, HR and Finance) and provide support to sector heads in the SG&A area.
- To support on commercial ad hoc projects within the European team, such as KPI dashboards, pricing analytics, marketing campaign evaluation or modelling.
Role Responsibility
So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:
- By being a member of the Marketing Lead Team you’re the connection between the Finance and Marketing departments.
- Provide proactive finance support to the stakeholders by delivering insightful analysis and reports and by assisting with preparation for meetings or workshops.
- Guide and support senior management in submission of monthly management accounts information and commentary in accordance with EU and Group timetables.
- Produce consolidated monthly sales analysis on therapy area and product performance and present back to the central team.
- Manage month-end closing process for the corporate marketing departments and other enabling functions (IT, HR, Finance).
- Management of (cost) budget and reforecast preparation and monitoring for the central marketing departments and enabling functions.
- Deliver insights in marketing campaign evaluation (return-on-investment)
- Support on commercial ad hoc projects within the European team in the field of KPI dashboards, marketing campaign evaluation or business case modelling.
- Proactively optimize and improve processes to increase effectiveness of the team.
The Ideal Candidate
Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:
Essential
- Experience in a similar role, i.e. business control, finance business partner or business analyst
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
- Eye for detail as well as understanding the big picture
- Presenting complex material in a clear, easy and convincing manner
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of data
- Effective listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Be a self-starter with resilience
- Willingness to travel (10% - 20%)
Desirable
- Experience with financial planning tools like Hyperion or others
- Experience with business intelligence tools like Targit or others
About the Company
All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com