Senior Finance & Controlling Analyst

United States, Greenwood (South Carolina)

Senior Finance & Controlling Analyst

Today,
Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.

And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

We are looking for a dedicated Senior Finance & Controlling Analyst for our Greenwood, SC location. The role of Finance Senior Analyst will work closely with the Head of Finance for both Greenwood Site and Global Finance Operations on strategic matters of the site and collaborates with the Finance, supply chain and operations as well as with other functional leaders.

What you will get:

An agile career and dynamic working culture

An inclusive and ethical workplace

Compensation programs that recognize high performance

A variety of benefits dependant on role and location

Contact persons for all financial and business-related matters and act as a business partner for Operations to secure achievement of financial targets in specific site area

Contribute to site financial reporting, planning and analysis processes for Long term planning (BSR), annual budget, outlooks and forecasts

Perform analysis and key finance processes on site as needed

Drive speed/transparency for business analysis, drive initiatives reviews & identify options for closing any gaps to ambition and mitigate risks

Support state of the art controlling/analytical tools/techniques/ KPI‘s to present a fair/reliable overall financial picture. Identify significant improvement potential through variance analysis, derive alternatives/solutions and facilitate/take related decisions.

Ability to derive and explain actionable business context and actions from the analytical reviews to the site controller and site leadership teams

Ensure strong communication between functions on site and with the head office

Active contributor and takes a lead (as relevant) in systems and tool enhancement, improvements, design and implementation (SAP, BPC, division systems) pertaining to reporting.

Leads key tactical initiatives and perform other duties as assigned

What we are looking for:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance or Accounting.

3-5 years relevant work experience in finance & controlling in a corporate environment.

Drives modeling and financial assumptions, support operations and strategy development, guide on technical financial matters ensures compliance with Division and Lonza finance guidelines

Ability to drive cross functional projects in a fast-changing environment within a global matrix organization

Ability to communicate clear and concise (written/oral) at senior management as well as good presentations skills (PowerPoint) – incl. ability to interpret a large volume of information and reduce it crisp key messages

Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.