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Job Description
Role Overview:
We are seeking a qualified finance professional to join our team as an FP&A Associate Director within a leading global biopharmaceutical organization. Based in our London office, this role offers a hybrid working model that combines office and remote working.
Reporting to the Head of FP&A, the FP&A Associate Director position is a trusted business partnership role that closely collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality forecasts and support strategic decision-making. This position requires strong financial integrity, commercial acumen, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions to support performance and long-term business objectives. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry.
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end financial planning process, including the 5-year plan and annual budget, liaising with the Business Support Centre colleagues and other cross-functional teams
- Develop ad-hoc business analysis and present recommendations to senior management
- Devise new measures and metrics designed to give greater insight into how the business is performing
- Assist in maintaining an effective internal control environment, compliance with GAAP and corporate policies, recommending controls by identifying problems
- Support Finance Leadership with process improvement, policy development and strategic initiatives
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Required Skills & Experience:
- Preferably Qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent qualifications) with a minimum of 5 years of FP&A experience
- Fluent in English (proficiency level) and excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Advanced Excel skills; SAP or Power BI experience preferable
- Previous Pharmaceutical experience preferable
- A high standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data
- Agile mindset to accommodate assumption changes and business cases in the dynamic and innovative environment, supporting our current and future portfolio
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
- Commercial awareness and an ability to determine insightful observations from detail for management attention
This role will be contracted to the Moorgate office for 2 days per week in line with our hybrid working approach.
Required Skills:
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Analysis
- Business Decisions
- Commercial Awareness
- Cross-Team Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Planning
- Influencing Skills
- Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (PBI)
- Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF)
- Product Costing
- Profit and Loss (P&L) Analysis
- Strategic Management
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
N/A
Job Posting End Date:
08/26/2026
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