Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
Associate Director Business FP&A is responsible for driving division-wide financial reporting and planning activities (e.g., Target, BSR), delivering business insights and evaluating divisional risk and opportunities. They are also actively involved in driving financial analysis that facilitate effective business steering and value creation. The role also involves support of Divisional and Group management and implies active collaboration across the business within and outside Finance.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong understanding of corporate finance fundamentals, financial impact analysis and strategic financial planning processes.
• Strong analytical skills and structured thinking, allowing flawless execution of complex analyses under tight deadlines
• Ability to interpret financial information, distill key drivers/trends from large data sets
• Ability to communicate complex financial messages in a coherent way and craft narrative for senior internal and external collaborators
  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
  Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
  People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference

• Support planning and analysis processes such as long-term planning (BSR), annual budget, outlooks and monthly closing
• Analyse sales, expense and business/operations performance and work closely with other functions and support plans to collect opportunities and mitigate risks
• Support Divisional Controllers in analysis, reporting and decision support
• Support improvement in execution and other initiatives across FP&A
• Monitor business performance indicators, analyze variations to identify root causes and drivers, anticipate potential risks and propose mitigating actions/ plans
• Proactively work on improvements of reporting and planning processes incl. by driving adoption of digital tools
• Effectively communicate and translate to a wide range of collaborators at all levels of experience