Senior Associate - Finance Operations (Project Management)
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role:
This position is part of the US Farm Commercial Finance organization and will support a range of financial activities for the affiliate. This role requires day to day exposure to the US Farm Animal business, including working with the key cross-functional business stakeholders to plan, forecast, and deliver financial results.
Your Responsibilities:
- Support all planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for the US Farm Commercial Finance organization:
- Support monthly closing process and ensure adherence to financial and accounting policies.
- Key Activities Include: Monthly Sales Reporting (including Pricing & Gross to Net), Gross Margin Analysis, OPEX Management, F-cycle modeling.
- Support financial planning and forecasting process (e.g., Strategic Plan, Business Plan, Quarterly Forecasts) to ensure a timely, high-quality submission.
- Model contracts, gross-to-net programs, and other financial scenarios to support commercial business decisions.
- Drive ad-hoc business cases and projects which have enterprise impact.
- Primary point of contact to support the assigned US Farm species Business unit Leader (beef, dairy, swine, poultry). Includes preparation of monthly results and presentation to species Lead Team.
- Accountable for Gross to Net (G2N) accounting entries and program activities. Key activities include: assisting brand managers with business cases, submitting and approving program & payment requests in the system, running the monthly G2N meetings with cross-functional attendees, ensuring proper accounting treatment and forecasts for monthly G2N accruals.
- Support CFO – US Farm Animal in preparation of financial reviews with Corporate Finance team + Commercial Business Partners. Includes monthly reporting package in both detailed excel and power point graphic visualizations and commentary.
- Provide financial insights & recommendations to help organization make informed decisions and achieve superior results. Examples include: pricing program business case analysis, OPEX investment requests, obsolescence review, etc.
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with concentration / emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
- Required Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in financial planning/forecasting/ reporting projects or processes, with a publicly traded company.
- Language fluency in English (written and verbal).
- Strong computer skills with Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate with commercial business partners and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Elanco does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B status) for this employment position.
What will give you the competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, reporting, and acumen in order to understand and meet business stakeholder needs.
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence business partners based on financial data analysis.
- Understanding of financial systems: SAP S4 Hana / BPC financial systems, OneStream, PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, etc.
Additional Information:
- Position will be located at Greenfield/Indianapolis, Indiana at Elanco's Global headquarters (Hybrid environment)
- Travel - 0-10%
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
