Financial Consultant - Vet Channel

at  Elanco

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS):

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• Required Experience: 5 -10 years of experience in financial planning / forecasting / reporting projects or processes, with a publicly traded company. Strong understanding of S4 / BPC financial systems, Tableau.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS):

• Master’s degree.

YOUR ROLE:

This position is part of the US Commercial Finance organization and will support a range of financial activities for the enterprise. Specifically, the role requires an experienced financial leader combining strong financial modeling skills with excellent commercial business partnership, experience with S4 / BPC systems, and a thorough understanding of corporate management reporting, including planning, forecasting and reporting processes.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support all planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for the US Vet Commercial organization (Strategic Account, Distribution, and Independent Clinics):
• Support monthly closing process and ensure adherence to financial and accounting policies
• Support financial planning and forecasting process (e.g., Strategic Plan, Business Plan, Quarterly Forecasts) to ensure a timely, high-quality submission
• Model contracts, gross-to-net programs, and other financial scenarios to support commercial business decisions
• Drive ad-hoc business cases and projects which have enterprise impact
• Key Activities Include: Strategic Financial Modeling (Sales & Gross-to-Net), Monthly Sales Reporting, Margin / Profitability Analysis, OPEX Management, F-Cycle Leadership
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to help organization make informed decisions and achieve superior results; lead ad-hoc business cases and projects which have enterprise impact where required
• Support Senior Director, Vet Finance in preparation of financial reviews with Corporate Finance team + Commercial Business Partners
• Partner with the analytics group to continuously improve organization’s analytics capability with standardized / automated / efficient reporting
• Support process improvement and automation through the effective use of the financial reporting suite of tools – drive best practice and standardization across the organization
• Take an active role in cross-departmental projects as required