Job Description

FPA Manager – Commercial

14 month contract

Hybrid role in Paddington: 3 days onsite, 2 days from home

General Summary

The Manager FPA – Commercial is the Operating Expense lead in Vertexs International finance business partnering organization, providing financial direction and strategic insight to the International Senior Commercial leaders relating to OPEX management. This role will help define and deliver against short- and long-term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs to provide strategic decision support, and to identify opportunities to invest, cost efficiencies and ways to mitigate risk.

International Commercial includes teams such as Marketing, Markert Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), New Product Planning, Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), and Global Insights, Analytics and Commercial Operation (GIACO).

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive the Financial Performance Management including strategic insight to the Commercial functional leaders in relation to International OPEX. Helps to define and deliver against short- and long-term goals, including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs.
• Leads the OPEX financial planning process for areas of responsibility (budget, quarterly forecast, long range plan) to provide meaningful forward-looking projections, to develop key scenarios and to identify key risks/uncertainties including plans for potential mitigation.
• Leads financial performance management process for areas of responsibility, with a focus on understanding the key drivers of short-term performance and communicating the range of possible outcomes.
• Delivers insight to support International business strategic decisions, including identification of opportunities to invest, cost efficiencies and mitigation of risks, ensuring an Enterprise viewpoint.
• Works with OpEx Finance leadership to decide and deliver on departmental priorities, maximising available resources.
• Actively collaborates with partners in Global FPA, accounting, GIS, HR and other functions to ensure clarity of ownership and accountability over deliverables so that department services are delivered seamlessly to the business.
• Drives continuous improvement mindset with review of key processes to identify areas of improvement/efficiency and lead implementation.
• Manages Headcount Process alongside HR Partners to support Global Headcount Process, ensuring International requirements are fully met.
• Ensures that financial integrity, robust corporate governance, and compliance requirements are applied correctly and consistently within areas of responsibility.
  
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Experience business partnering with an executive team.
• Strong skills demonstrated in MS Office and financial software applications, including Hyperion Power BI.
• Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interaction with senior management, as well as business partners and peers within Finance.
• Continuous improvement mindset, comfortable guiding cross-functional initiatives without direct management authority, working with complex systems and tight deadlines across multiple time zones.
• Demonstrable experience managing within a highly matrixed environment. Able to influence without authority and collaborate with colleagues at various levels across multiple geographies.
• Demonstrable analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions; particularly portfolio analysis, valuation, ROI, and complex business questions.
• Understands how meeting department goals contributes to the overall attainment of financial goals and is accountable for achievement of agreed targets; uses data and acquired knowledge to influence key stakeholders to take appropriate decisions.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and developing a team of finance professionals.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or an equivalent qualification or experience.
• Typically requires experience in a finance managerial role demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills and a track record of success working in a team-based environment.
  
  

Flex Designation

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:

• Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
• On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
  
  

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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