Position Overview
The primary objective of this position is to lead the financial planning processes for US Therapeutics (USTx) annual plan and long-range plan (LRP) planning cycles. The role ensures the quality, consistency, and reliability of data and summary deliverables submitted to leadership. Additionally, this position provides USTx Leadership with insights into risks and opportunities by analyzing results and collaborating with USTx Business Units.
Core Responsibilities:
Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Prepare and lead USTx business units through the Long-range Plan and annual Plan planning cycles, including issuance of guidance, consolidation of results, and validation of key assumptions. This includes consolidating total budgets of over $40Bn in Net Sales across US business units (Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Specialty, and commercial support functions).
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment among global teams, corporate functions, legal, R&D, operations, and other key stakeholders.
- Financial system tie-outs, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, while supporting ongoing system maintenance and process optimization.
- Coordinate timelines and deliverables and standardize processes and content across organizations.
- Develop and maintain schedules including mock books, consolidated financial schedules, and supporting P&L documentation.
- Partner with the USTx finance teams to prepare executive-level planning materials and presentations.
- Update and manage the LBE (Latest Best Estimate) sales causals template, ensuring alignment with business unit inputs.
- Oversee Power BI dashboards and ensure timely refreshes and data integrity across financial systems.
- Provide analytical data analysis to help management understand business changes versus key benchmarks such as the annual plan, LBE, and prior year, highlighting key trends, variances, and actionable insights.
- Support ad hoc requests, lead projects and participate in functional and corporate initiatives.
People Leadership and Development:
- Delegate tasks and coach staff to ensure optimal support for all required financial planning submissions.
- Supervise team, fostering collaboration and professional growth within the team.