Finance Business Partner Specialty Intercontinental

Role Summary

Finance Business Partner, Specialty Intercontinental, accountable for all aspects of commercial sales forecasting for Neuroscience, Eyecare, and Specialty Care. Provides actionable insights and supports planning cycles—including Plan, LBE, LRP, and actuals—by directly partnering with Intercontinental Area Commercial Directors, the Finance Director, and senior management. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of business drivers and the ability to communicate key financial information to a diverse range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead all financial planning processes (Plan, Update, LBE, LRP) for Neuroscience, Eyecare, and Specialty Care, ensuring accurate and timely integration of sales forecasts, pricing, and investment resources for all brands.
• Synthesize the Intercontinental portfolio story for IMCO and Corporate reviews.
• Ensure financial planning deliverables are accurate, concise, and tailored for executive-level review and approval.
• Partner with Commercial, Market Access, R&D, and Supply teams to address challenges and provide analytical support for new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Finance Director to maintain appropriate resourcing levels.
• Oversee R&D and SG&A planning for the supported therapeutic areas.
• Deliver monthly financial analysis and sales reporting, review affiliate demand forecasts, and translate findings into strategic business insights for Intercontinental Monthly Performance Reviews.
• Work across IMCO brand finance partners to ensure models reflect market trends, assure consistency in financial templates and analyses, and drive alignment across brands.
• Manage all reporting (LBE, PLN, LRP, monthly sales, budget monitoring) and ensure compliance with key deadlines.
• Support special projects by providing robust financial analyses and insightful presentations to inform business strategy and operational tactics.
• Drive and manage cross-portfolio initiatives, supporting IMCO and Global functions on brand financial requirements including commercial models, marketing analytics, business cases, and process automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance or a related field
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership
• Well-developed analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Highly motivated self-starter comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency with Power BI and SAP BPC required
• Experience in planning and forecasting highly preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA or MBA preferred

Skills

• Financial forecasting and planning
• Financial analysis and reporting
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Data visualization and tools: Power BI, SAP BPC, Excel, PowerPoint