Amgen - Senior Manager - Finance

Roles & Responsibilities: - Lead a team of FP&A staff based in Amgen India and serve as the primary point of contact between Amgen India FP&A and US / Global FP&A teams. - Lead planning-cycle activities for forecasts, actuals, budgets, long-range plans, quarterly business reviews, and leadership outlooks, including local data collection, consolidation, reasonableness checks, and commentary preparation. - Coordinate forecasting and reporting through Excel-based templates and consolidation files; prepare accurate, timely outputs for regional and global stakeholders. - Manage planning and reporting systems activities across the forecasting cycle, including template preparation and alignment, Hyperion loading, and master-data maintenance. - Develop and publish management reporting materials, including Power BI dashboards, weekly sales reporting, PowerPoint presentations, and components-of-growth reviews. - Provide insightful financial analysis and commentary on business performance, growth drivers, investment trade-offs, forecast risks and opportunities, and market trends. - Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of FP&A processes, templates, and reporting tools in collaboration with US counterparts. - Prepare financial reporting packages and monthly and quarterly reconciliations. - Ensure the quality, completeness, and timeliness of assigned FP&A deliverables; identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and continuously improve processes and controls. - Build trusted working relationships with finance, accounting, tax, treasury, controllership, and business stakeholders. - Escalate material risks, exceptions, and issues promptly to the Finance Director, and communicate clearly and proactively with relevant stakeholders. - Prioritize career development and mentoring of the Amgen India FP&A team under your purview. - Ensure team deliverables are completed accurately and on time, with clear, proactive communication to other global finance stakeholders. What we expect of you: We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Basic Qualifications: - Chartered accountant, Cost Accountant, CPA or a Master's degree in Economics, Finance or Business & Administration. - 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, G&A Finance, Technology Finance, Project Controls, or a related finance discipline. Preferred Qualifications: - Pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry experience. - Experience managing teams and operating in a multiple time-zone environment. - Knowledge and understanding of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, management reporting, consolidation, and quarter-close activities. - 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). Good-to-Have Skills: - Big 4 and Fortune 500 FP&A experience. - Initiative-taker with excellent analytical and presentation skills. - Capable of building and maintaining complex financial models and management reporting tools. - Solid overall knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tableau). - Solid understanding of forecasting, long-range planning, budgeting, business partnering, and variance analysis. - Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and team environment. Soft Skills: - 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. Location: City - Hyderabad, Telangana. Job Type: Full time.