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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 read over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Finance Manager - South Africa

Live - What you will do

In this vital role you will report into the MEA Finance Director and have a dotted line into the Country GM.

Accountabilities:

• Selects, trains, coordinates and coaches’ adequate staff with capability to perform required assignments
• Manages preparation of forecasts and budgets
• Provides recommendations to BU based on analysis of deviations from budgets
• Provides leadership, consultancy and financial support to various company functions, teams and departments
• Acts as link between Finance and Business Units
• Ensures data integrity between Business Units, Finance and Supply Chain
• Owns the reporting processes (analytical management)
• Leads external tax reporting and TP requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads business planning and decision-making processes; ensures all required financial analysis, modelling of "what if" scenarios is provided. Leads long-term planning support activities
• Ensures timely production of monthly forecasts of sales trends in coordination with business analysts; supports SC
• Oversees monitoring of actual and forecasted cost and revenues (on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis). Tracks activity/WBS based OPEX.
• Coordinates and consolidates budget, LE forecasts and variance analysis
• Ensures there is no overdue receivables working with Customer Finance.
• Ensures efficient processes and procedures are in place to monitor contracts (insurance, leasing, rent, etc.)
• Leads FP&A projects locally and may participate in MEA / ICON projects
• Provides decision support to various stakeholders (BU’s, project teams, functions). Analyses and prepares reports to support management.
• Ensures data integrity across platforms (Hyperion, Anaplan, Tableau, Budget/LE decks)
• Ensure implementation and adherence to corporate and local guidelines
• Coach and mentor Finance department staff
• Response to Audits/Controls from internal/external entities
• Regularly trains the organization on Internal Control Requirements and sets the tone to improve the control environment.
• Ensure Finance Review of Payments SOP and Shipping Guidelines SOP are followed. Manage the IICC (Internal control certification) process.
• Maintain Profitability Monitoring tool to calculate/track/change Transfer Prices and support the filing of TP reports to authorities.
• Manage external audits, and filing of all taxes (CIT, VAT and Custom)

Win - What we expect of you

Qualifications

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Finance professional we seek is a someone with an analytical mindset with a business partnering approach. The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Economics or Business Administration
• Experience of more than 5 years’ work in a similar position in an international environment
• Experience in accounting, budgeting and planning
• Proficiency in English, both in written and verbal communication
• Excellent user of Office Programs as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Requirements

• Studies specialized in finance (financial analysis, controlling, accounting, consolidating)
• MBA or an advanced Financial professional qualification
• Experience in various areas of finance and accounting.
• Experience in internal control and tax.
• Experience of 3 to 4 years in a Management position within an international finance department
• Industry knowledge within Pharmaceutical or FMCG would be desirable
• Know-how of applicable laws concerning business admin, taxes (CIT, VAT etc.), accounting and consolidation
• Basic knowledge of US GAAP
• Experience with SAP FI/CO
• Experience with BI systems (Power BI, Tableau etc.)

Thrive - 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

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a 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 an accommodation.