Career Category

Operations

Job Description

• Job Description

Accountabilities

To the Manager or Sr. Manager, R&D Business Operations

To one or more VP-level functional leads as a trusted partner for delivering financial forecasts

• Support of the on-time and quality delivery of the end-to-end process of budget execution for one or more key VP-level R&D functions (Annual Budget Planning, Quarterly Forecast Updates)

• Collect and reflect the organization’s prioritization of activities in budget projections rolling into financial forecasts

• Contribute to Financial Analytics and Periodic financial deliverables/exercises

Responsibilities

• Support of the on-time and quality delivery of the end-to-end process of budget execution for one or more key VP-level R&D functions (Annual Budget Planning, Quarterly Forecast Updates, Leadership Updates)

• Support the functional lead in connecting with functional SLT members to ensure forecasts reflect the latest thinking

• Resolution of escalated P2P issues

• Ensure up-to-date mapping of transactions to planned activities in budget planning system

• Execute quarter-end efforts for accruals, PO Maintenance

• Partner closely with R&D Finance planner to explain variances, emerging trends

• Contribute to feedback on corporate finance initiatives to provide business partner perspective

• Serve as an experienced user of all financial planning and reporting systems

• Deliver ad hoc analytics within specific areas/categories

Qualifications:

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:

ŸMaster’s degree

OR

ŸBachelor’s degree & 2 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience in business operations or financial analytics

OR

• Associate’s Degree & 6 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience in business operations or financial analytics

• Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree in either business, finance or life sciences

• Experience working with supported function in particular

• Work experience in a financial or budget role

• 6 years work experience in cross functional teams

• Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau) and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, Miro, MS Teams)

• Fluent with MS Office suite and advance capabilities in Excel

• Experience with enterprise tools SAP, Ariba, Anaplan

Competencies

• Ability to thrive working with detailed information and drawing key insights from trends

• Ability to thrive in a complex and matrixed environment, to collaborate and coordinate with individuals at various levels and from different backgrounds

• Ability to influence others effectively and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously

• Excellent Communicator, both oral and written

• Strong presentation skills

• Technical expert who can navigate multiple systems

• Critical thinking and capable of creative problem solving

• Natural builder of relationships with stakeholders and partners alike

• Role model for others in line with the Amgen Values

• Deep focus on customer service through solution delivery

• Critical thinking & creative problem solving

• Keen attention to detail

• Ability to follow corporate guidance on accounting principles and compliance issues

• Flexibility amongst a changing environment

Ability to quickly meet deliverables on tight timelines

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