Senior Manager - R&D Finance

Senior Manager - R&D Finance

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role, you will report to the Director of Consolidation in R&D Finance. The R&D Finance Senior Manager will lead a team of R&D Finance staff based in Amgen India responsible for financial planning, quarter close, consolidation, and ad-hoc projects. The candidate is also expected to expand the centralization, automation, and standardization of processes established in the R&D Finance team.

• Lead a team of R&D Finance staff based in Amgen India and serve as the primary point of contact between Amgen India R&D Finance and the R&D Finance team based in the United States.
• Responsible for budget planning and management of Research and Development spend. Including planning and variance/trend analysis, risk analysis, and consolidation.
• Provide R&D headcount planning support by maintaining relevant data and assisting in workforce planning.
• Master Data Maintenance including but not limited to managing and updating financial master data across all systems to ensure accuracy and integrity, cost center creation, modification, and deactivation, aligning them with the organizational structure, creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for precise project tracking and financial reporting.
• Provide support related to certain function-specific processes related to R&D partnerships, cost recoveries, functional service provider (FSP) resourcing, and capital expenditures.
• Product Coding and Recovery Optimization: Optimize product coding processes and recovery methods to improve financial accuracy and efficiency.
• Support strategic ad-hoc financial requests and special projects, providing accurate and timely feedback to stakeholders.
• Prioritize career development and mentoring of the Amgen India R&D Finance team.
• Ensure team tasks are completed in a timely/accurate manner and communicated effectively with R&D Finance staff based in the United States.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of accounting and/or finance OR
• Masters degree and 8 to 10 years of accounting and/or finance OR
• Bachelors degree and 10 to 14 years accounting and/or finance OR
• Diploma and 14 to 18 years of accounting and/or finance experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience
• Experience managing teams and operating in a multiple time-zone environment
• Knowledge and understanding of financial planning processes, quarter-close activities and consolidation
• Strong analytical skills; ability to be decisive, build teams, and provide leadership
• Excellent discernment (e.g., knowledge of business drivers, finding solutions, and knowledge of accounting, finance, and other business areas)

• Big 4 and Fortune 500 FP&A experience
• Initiative-taker with excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Capable of building and maintaining complex financial models
• Solid overall knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, Tableau)
• Solid understanding of forecasting, long-range planning, budgeting, and business partnering
• Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and team environment

• Analytical, interpersonal, team building, leadership, and conflict resolution skills
• Effective communication skills (both verbal and written), including the ability to interact with Amgen senior management effectively and confidentially
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Collaborative, with a focus on achieving team goals