Sr. Associate/Manager - Financial Planning

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

Description of Role/Position

The Sr. Associate – Financial Planning will support site readiness from a finance perspective & will transition to be responsible for ongoing cost accounting activities once the site is operational.

Educational Qualifications/ Experience Required

• Qualified accountant

• 3+ years of relevant professional experience

·         CPA, CIMA, ACCA, Chartered Accountant or equivalent.

·         Bachelor's degree required.

Additional Skills/ Preferences

• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize responsibilities, and be action oriented.

• Independent decision maker with ability to influence diverse groups, both internally and externally.

• Proficient in Data Analytics & Use of AI tools.

• Ability to synthesize information to shape business decisions.

• Strong teamwork, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated learning agility and ability/willingness to adapt to continual change within a startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Finance Support to the business

• Partnering with the business, providing advice and analysis throughout the Business Plan/ Forecasting process.

• Support month end and year end processes, including preparation of journal entries.

• Establish the annual standard costs.

• Participating in plan target setting processes and working on roadmaps to achieve plan/forecast.

• Preparation of key account reconciliations.

• Understanding and reporting results, to drive financial insights to the key stakeholders.

• Operational readiness activities including work on grants and asset capitalization.

Support/Influence site business needs

• Work closely with the business to ensure all financial standards are met.

• Building strong relationships with the business teams to provide an effective support.

• Participation in the facilitation of internal and external audits.

• Leading implementation of key global/regional projects.

Support local & global finance policies, goals, and objectives

• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with Lilly’s Global Finance organization as well as counterparts at other Lilly sites.

• Ensure compliance with Lilly financial policies and procedures, and regulatory commitments.

Additional Requirements/ Information

·         The position is located onsite at the Limerick, Ireland site. Candidates will be expected to work fully onsite for this position.

·         Periodic travel may be required to other sites (10%).

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.