Job Description
Finance Insights and Analytics Manager
Full time, hybrid
London
Position Summary
This newly created role provides critical insights and recommendations to Vertex's Finance business partner organization through supporting key business functions across our international regions. This role is responsible for providing financial direction and insight including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs, as we continue to go through a period of exciting growth.
Working with these functions to deliver their short-term and long-term goals through proactive day-to-day support, challenge, influence and insight. The role ensures that all functional activities are appropriately reflected in company budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning and will build analytics, appropriate automation, and financial modelling to help decision making. Regular engagement with functional leadership is an important part of the role to support our data/insights development.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
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Analyze financial data, performance metrics, and trends to provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
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Leads various process improvement projects that spans across Finance organization
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Commercial, DTE, and Corporate Strategy to understand business objectives and provide financial support and guidance.
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Develop and maintain robust reporting mechanisms to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics.
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Assist the team with a broad set of financial analytics and visualization skills to build out analytics capabilities and scalable reports.
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Explore and extract data from multiple sources and interrogate it to discover trends and patterns, creating meaningful insights
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Manage and maintain our reporting suite, including Dimensions, Tables and Relationships
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Support strategic initiatives and special projects by providing financial modeling, scenario analysis and Statistical analytics
Required Education Level
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Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
Required Experience
• Finance & Accounting background, but with strong recent experience and interest in analytical and visualization tools
• Have demonstrable experience of driving business process optimization, automation and technological advancements.
Required Knowledge/Skills
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Possesses a continuous improvement mindset, with flexibility and ability to adapt to change.
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Strong analytical skill and ability to work with large amounts of data with an ability to create ad hoc reports or analytics independently – Advanced Excel essential.
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Strong SQL skills knowledge of python advantage.
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Experience with Power BI, Snowflake, or other business intelligence and visualization tools
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Experience with Hyperion or another multidimensional database;
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Ability to solve problems and think creatively - capacity to provide pragmatic solutions and have the drive and leadership to implement ideas through to successful conclusion.
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Strong business acumen, judgment and professionalism required. Intellectual curiosity drives a deep understanding of business issues.
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and work cross-functionally and collaboratively.
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Independent self-starter, who can work autonomously, but understand when to pull in expertise.
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Flex Designation:
Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
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