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 Commercial Finance organization and will support a range of financial activities for the enterprise. Specifically, the role requires an experienced financial leader combining strong financial modeling skills with excellent commercial business partnership, experience with S4 / BPC systems, and a thorough understanding of corporate management reporting, including planning, forecasting and reporting processes.
Your Responsibilities:
- Support all planning, forecasting, and reporting activities for the US Vet Commercial organization (Strategic Account, Distribution, and Independent Clinics):
- Support monthly closing process and ensure adherence to financial and accounting policies
- 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
- Key Activities Include: Strategic Financial Modeling (Sales & Gross-to-Net), Monthly Sales Reporting, Margin / Profitability Analysis, OPEX Management, F-Cycle Leadership
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to help organization make informed decisions and achieve superior results; lead ad-hoc business cases and projects which have enterprise impact where required
- Support Senior Director, Vet Finance in preparation of financial reviews with Corporate Finance team + Commercial Business Partners
- Partner with the analytics group to continuously improve organization’s analytics capability with standardized / automated / efficient reporting
- Support process improvement and automation through the effective use of the financial reporting suite of tools – drive best practice and standardization across the organization
- Take an active role in cross-departmental projects as required
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
- Required Experience: 5 -10 years of experience in financial planning / forecasting / reporting projects or processes, with a publicly traded company. Strong understanding of S4 / BPC financial systems, Tableau.
What will give you the competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Master's degree.
- CPA.
- Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, reporting, and acumen in order to understand and meet business stakeholder needs.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with commercial business partners and other cross-functional stakeholders staff
- Personal accountability and strong drive for execution
Additional Information:
- Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Greenfield, IN - Hybrid Work Environment
- Minimal travel.
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
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives.
Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society.
Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
