AD, Financial Controlling

Boehringer Ingelheim • Johns Creek, GA

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About The Position

The Associate Director, Financial Controlling leads and directs the Financial Controlling function supporting the U.S. portion of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Global Functions Controlling and Allocations process. The role serves as a primary Finance Business Partner to local and global management, providing financial and strategic guidance, transparency, and constructive challenge to business partners and functional units. It partners with functional and Finance/Controlling leadership to develop and implement strategies, and oversees functional project plans, budgets, forecasts, controlling reports, compliance, audit support, EF allocations, and consolidated reporting for U.S. entities.

The position provides financial leadership for the U.S. elements of BI Global Functions, develops strategies and plans, identifies risks and opportunities, and monitors performance. It directs reporting, forecasting, management accounting, closing, cost analysis, product costing, intercompany accounting, and transaction management. It also supports international projects, partnerships, affiliates, manufacturing and vendor matters, and audit and compliance activities. The role promotes continuous improvement and uses data, analytics, and modern planning and reporting technologies to improve business insights and decision support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA, or CPA in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering.
• Six or more years of progressively responsible experience in Finance, Accounting, and Operations.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical, if required.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Strong organizational, communication, planning, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, make sound decisions, multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to proactively identify issues and address them with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to manage business partner relationships and expectations, focus on key issues, and provide strategic alternatives.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and negotiate difficult issues.
• Ability to understand business risk, translate risks into financial data, and suggest mitigation strategies.
• Ability to quickly understand the value chain and use that understanding to make value-added recommendations.
• Ability to work across business, medicine, science, and technology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a pharmaceutical or scientific financial area, with responsibilities in pharma.
• Knowledge of Boehringer Ingelheim processes.
• Expertise in data and analytics, including data transformation, modeling, visualization, dashboarding, and translating complex data into actionable business insights.
• Proficiency with modern data, planning, or reporting technologies to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision support.
• Intellectual curiosity and a continuous-improvement mindset, including the ability to challenge processes, identify automation opportunities, and apply business intelligence and analytics best practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary controlling business partner for the U.S. portion of BI Global Functions.
• Provide financial leadership, develop strategies and plans, identify risks and opportunities, and monitor progress against objectives.
• Support the Company's vision and strategy and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic direction for financial reporting in collaboration with the Finance & Controlling Team.
• Support scenario simulations, develop alternatives, identify risks, and propose mitigation measures.
• Lead, direct, coordinate, and improve financial reporting for areas of responsibility.
• Provide timely analysis and written business-specific commentary to support decision-making.
• Maintain P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for the area of responsibility.
• Manage intercompany accounting and transactions related to business units.
• Challenge assumptions about markets, production volumes and capacity, and business trends to support financial objectives.
• Provide timely and transparent management reporting and analysis concerning financial performance, headcount, and CAPEX.
• Verify and approve standard price calculation results, including coordination with governmental bodies where applicable.
• Ensure alignment and coordination with GBS where applicable.
• Lead or participate in international projects and ensure local implementation and integration.
• Serve as a key Finance stakeholder for U.S. Global Functions projects, establishing and measuring KPIs, managing planning processes, and supporting global agreements.
• Ensure cross-functional and global alignment and adherence to goals.
• Oversee financial support for contract manufacturing agreements and support local negotiations with purchasing and vendors.
• Ensure manufacturing schedules align with forecasts and support utilization optimization.
• Support inventory counts, cycle counts, and contract manufacturing processes.
• Support internal and external audits with BU Business Partners and OPU Central Controlling.
• Ensure and support execution of CoSeA.
• Lead and support periodic compliance reviews, including quality and risk management compliance for commercial and operations processes.
• Oversee EF allocations and consolidated reporting for all U.S. entities.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefit programs.
• Support for a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director