Sr. Manager, Business Planning

Biogen SANDBOX•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Business Planning will be responsible for all aspects of accounting, planning, financial reporting, and analysis, supporting Corporate Functions (IT, Legal, HR, Finance) and will serve as a key financial liaison to those teams.

Requirements

Strong financial acumen with a value creation mindset
Compelling communication and presentation skills and demonstrated success building partnership across organizational boundaries. Must be able to effectively work with non-finance colleagues acro

Responsibilities

Assist Lead of the corporate functions, overseeing all aspects of accounting, including:
Monthly, quarterly and annual close processes
Transactional processing and control (purchase orders, eCAFs)
Management reporting of monthly and quarterly results
Corporate function aspects of 10K preparation and external reporting
Establish appropriate accounting methodology for new contracts
Help lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning for the corporate functions, inclusive of US benefits
Present results and highlight risks and opportunities to corporate functions business partners to ensure informed decisions can be made about activities throughout the year
Ensure financial compliance regarding POs, contracts, and line-item expense management
Provide adhoc info for EC meetings, Earnings prep, BoD prep, etc.
Strategic finance decision support for business functions, including business case review, vendor contract review, developing governance and new processes.
Analyze potential business decisions for optimal financial return
Provide finance insights to make best decisions for organization and for Biogen
Adhoc projects within Finance Organization, including but not limited to audit remediation, training, tracking and process improvement
Requires project management skills to ensure relevant parties are involved and/or informed
Adhoc projects will vary but can include accounting methodology and oversight, process development, business case review, budget review, and tracking metrics and/or results
Oversee and develop direct reports to ensure high performance, accountability & delivery of results and to create meaningful development opportunities across planning and accounting. Drive efficiencies in processes and resource allocation across functions
Deliver flawless and timely execution of all accounting close and control processes, with commitment to the highest standards of integrity and accuracy
Be a trusted business partner to the corporate functions, providing decision support by challenging and enlightening the business as to financial impacts of their decisions
To drive financial discipline in the organization, ensuring planned activities create shareholder value, consistent with company/EC strategy