R&D Management Analyst

The R&D Management Analyst is a key resource providing support to GWE R&D in the management of budget/forecast tracking and inputs to financial systems.  The sites will be mostly EMEA and India based. The analyst is a customer facing role in constant liaison with GWE-R&D colleagues, Procurement & Finance teams, suppliers and in country facility managers.  The role will provide real added value supporting the delivery of Budget Targets and the reduction in Operating Costs throughout GWE-R&D International.

The R&D Management Analyst responsibilities cover all aspects associated with the Purchasing to Payment (P2P) processes including the raising, monitoring, management and closure of purchase orders in accordance with Pfizer policies and procedures as well as resolving invoice hold and other payment processing issues. The role also encompasses tracking of performance indicators (associated with purchase orders) to support development of efficient process, improved purchasing, supplier order consolidation and continuous improvement.

The R&D Management Analyst is part of the GWE Business Operations Team

Key Responsibilities:

Management POs for all sites (initiate/error resolution/maintain/close, 2WM accruals as needed)

    Analysis of Budget/Forecast/Actuals on monthly basis

    Input of budget/forecasts using Mosaic tool and using standard template tools.

    Provide variance commentary to sites and GWE Business Ops management on monthly basis.

    Provide other analysis on ad-hoc basis.

    Development of process & procedures for improving expenditure management and achievement of budget targets

    Support for system migration and implementation This is an individual contributor role.

Experience and Skills Required:

1-3 years of relevant Financial background and experience (managed budgets, financial analysis)

Strong MS Excel experience, ability to communicate financial information to non-finance clients, SAP experience.

§  Good communication skills, including verbal, written and graphical representation

§  Customer facing with ability to work with people of all levels including senior leadership, external suppliers and in country managers

§  Ability to challenge with a questioning mind

§  Ability to interrogate data, understand and interpret variance, identifying trends and forecast the impact

§  Ability to deliver services to deadlines

§  Ability to plan and prioritise workload

§  Great team ethic, with an ability to operate both on own initiative or as part of a team

§  Confident and dynamic approach to service delivery

§  Flexible approach, ability to adapt to workload requirements and manage time accordingly

§  Open minded, adaptable to change, open to new ideas

§  Act as subject matter expert to advise / educate others on purchase to pay and accounts payable processes

§  Ability to innovate, highlighting new ideas and develop process & procedures for continuous improvement

IT literate in particular Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, ARIBA (Purchasing system) and SAP (Accounts system)

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

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