Main Purpose of the Job
This position will provide direct support to our Life Sciences business unit, encompassing Switzerland and multiple international sites.
Main Accountabilities and Responsibilities
1. Establish a strong working relationship with commercial and operational teams, instigate regular finance reporting & analysis cadence.
2. Develop a rigorous understanding of customer and product profitability.
3. Collaborate with financial accounting and commercial teams for month-end reporting packages, including performance drivers and KPIs.
4. Monitor performance indicators, highlight trends, analyze variances, and support gap closing measures.
5. Lead the forecasting/budget cycle for the Life Sciences business unit, providing clear understanding and trajectory to the group finance team.
6. Provide robust challenge to the business during planning processes.
7. Oversee capex process in collaboration with operational teams.
8. Support Life Sciences business plans as needed.
9. Promote further development of the SAP ecosystem with the IS team to enhance speed and accuracy of reporting.
10. Assist in data download, analysis, and improvement of offline reporting tools alongside the wider FP&A team.
11. Work closely with the business to optimize inventory levels and working capital overall.
12. Champion finance throughout the organization, delivering high-quality finance provision leading to trust within the business.
13. Maintain consistency and accuracy of key business planning deliverables.
14. Provide accurate gross margin reporting to understand customer and product profitability and identify commercial opportunities.
15. Foster focus on P&L efficiency and Cash Conversion rate.
Minimum Requirements
1. University degree in Business and/or Accounting.
2. +5 years experience in an FP&A/Group environment.
3. Understanding of complex divisional structure in an international business.
4. Knowledge of manual ERP data mining.
5. Solid interpersonal and communication skills in a senior management environment.
6. Daily experience of SAP.
7. Comfortable extracting and working with large data sets.
8. Positive attitude, capable, energetic, analytical with solid accounting knowledge.
9. Understanding of group business processes.
10. Power BI experience.
11. Knowledge in Pharmaceutical/Bio-Tech/Medical Device.
12. Fluent German speaking.
About Us
Biosynth is a life sciences reagents, custom synthesis, and manufacturing services company headquartered in Staad, Switzerland. We are committed to securing supply chains with consistent quality across the globe. As a trusted supplier, manufacturer, and partner to various industries, we have facilities on three continents and a rapid global distribution network.