Head of Finance

**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

**Accountabilities**
- Selects, trains, coordinates and coaches adequate staff with capability to perform required assignments
- Leads preparation of forecasts(incl. production planning), budgets and strategic plans
- Manages the reporting processes (analytical management) for finance & sales and provides recommendations
- Partners in business & sales support processes(SFE, incentive plans etc..)
- Provides leadership, consultancy and financial/planning upport to various company functions, teams and departments

Partners across departments and geographies

**Responsibilities**

Leads all the above across Cluster/Country including any needed consolidation and integration on cluster/country level.
- Leads business planning and decision making processes; ensures all required financial analysis, modelling of "what if" scenarios is provided
- Ensures timely production of monthly forecasts of sales trends in coordination with business analysts; supports production planning
- Leads and consolidates budget, latest estimate and long range plans
- Analyses and prepares reports to the parent company
- Ensures all company data is collected, derived and consolidated data from all departments in order to produce reliable forecasting and plans
- Ensures efficient processes and procedures are in place to monitor contracts (insurances, leasing, rents, etc.)
- Leads Finance/planning projects locally and participates in regional projects
- Communicates and provides direction to BU Managers about financial and planning trends and their business implications
- Provides decision support to stakeholders (BU’s, project teams, functions)
- Ensures budget data in Hyperion/Anaplan etc. are consistent with ERP/SAP entries
- Focus on financial compliance and partnering with compliance to ensure highest compliance standards (& IICC controls) and partners for audit readiness

**Minimum Requirements**
- Degree in Economics or Business Administration
- Experience of more than 8 years work in similar position in an international environment
- Experience in accounting, budgeting and planning
- Fluency in English, both in written and oral communication
- Excellent user of Office Programs as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Crystal Ball

**Preferred Requirements**
- Studies specialized in finance (financial analysis, controlling, accounting, consolidating)
- MBA (or comparable)would be an advantage
- Experience in various areas of finance and accounting
- Experience of 2 to 3 years in a Management position within an international finance department would be an asset
- Industry knowledge
- Basic know-how of applicable laws concerning business admin, taxes (esp. VAT), accounting and consolidation
- Basic knowledge of US & local GAAP
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with GPS planning and reporting (Powerplay, Hyperion, Anaplan)

**What you can expect of us**

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
- Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
- Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
- Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.