Finance Manager

Career Category

Finance

**Job Description**:
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

THE AMGEN CAPABILITY CENTER IN LISBON, PORTUGAL (ACCP) will be home to over 300 multi-national and multi-cultural employees, representing a broad range of cross-functional capabilities, including Commercial, General and Administrative, Information Systems, Research and Development and more. The ACCP will offer rich career growth and development opportunities, regional and global exposure, and the opportunity to LIVE, WIN and THRIVE in one of Europe’s most attractive cities.

The ACCP is located in the vibrant city center of Lisbon in Sete Rios.

If you feel like you are 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

LIVE

WHAT YOU WILL DO

This person will manage preparation of budgets, forecasts and Long-Range Scenarios, provide consultancy and financial decision support analysis to various functions, teams and departments, actively contributes to finance business processes and resolution of issues, representing site specific topics/issues, liaise with Accounting, Tax, Operation Consolidation FP&A, Site FP&A team and business functions.

Key responsibilities:

- Planning: manages quarterly budget/planning activities including headcount, operating expenses and capital expenses, prepares monthly, quarterly headcount and operating expenses reports for business functions, communicates and provides direction to Function heads about financial trends and their business implications.
- Accounting: manages month-end close, including monthly, quarterly analysis and reporting of costing related variances, perform product costing and manage product costing and annual standard costing, provides support for internal and external audits.
- Productivity: implements and tracks productivity metrics to support management reporting and partner with the business to drive efficiency.
- Projects: provides business analysis and decision-making support, including financial analyses and modelling of “what if” scenarios, lead continuous improvement projects using existing digital
- technologies and streamlining on-going activities through automation and any other ad hoc duties as required.

WIN

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU:
Proven experience and skills needed:

- The Finance Manager position requires a strong communication, technical and problem-solving skills, superior cross-functional collaboration skills, the ability to learn quickly, being open and flexible to changes in a multinational environment, excellence in producing accurate work and strong customer focus in all activities.
- Experience in cost accounting, budgeting and planning.
- Fluency in English, both in written and oral communication.
- High Proficiency with SAP, Hyperion and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated strong technical knowledge of accountancy (local country accounting principles) and accounting systems/processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or Business Administration with at least 5 years’ experience in similar position in an international environment.

Preferred Requirements
- Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and execution excellence skills.
- Knowledge of internal organizational process and procedures.
- Excellent written, verbal and communication and presentation skills.
- Impeccable ethics and integrity and comfort operating in a highly regulated environment.
- MBA and/or CPA highly desirable
- Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical experience preferred

THRIVE

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US

Vast opportunities to learn, develop, and move up and across our global organization.

Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table, try new things, and act.

Generous Amgen Total Rewards Plan comprising healthcare, finance, wealth and career benefits.

Flexible work arrangements.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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