Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Kyowa Kirin is a fast growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four areas of unmet need: oncology, nephrology, immunology and CNS/movement disorders. The North America organization includes three offices (in New Jersey and California) that focus on drug discovery, product development, and commercialization. Together, we work as a close-knit team to understand clinical needs and advance innovations that can have a profound impact on patient lives.

As a patient centric organization that strives to deliver innovative medicines to meet unmet needs, we feel that it is critical to follow the safety guidelines defined by CDC and OSHA. We believe the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to manage COVID risk to you, your colleagues, your family and our society. With that in mind, we are taking the essential step to ensure the safety of our employees during this health crisis by requiring all US employees, temporary workers, agency employees and independent contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, where allowed by state or local law and where vaccine supply is readily available. In accordance with applicable law, individuals may seek an accommodation for medical or disability-related conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Summary of Job:

The Senior Analyst will directly report to the Head of FP&A with a dotted line to the Director of Tax, Cash, and Internal Reporting. Key FP&A responsibilities included planning, budgeting, and reporting for Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), BioWa, and Medical Affairs. Cash Flow / Tax responsibilities include coordinating with numerous functions to support the monthly cash flow forecast and various tax return filings at key points throughout the year.  It is expected that activities for this role will consist of 75% FP&A and 25% Tax / Cash flow.

Essential Functions:

• Planning, budgeting, and reporting for:
  • North America COGS
  • Medical Affairs
  • BioWa (including partnership income)

• Prepare Monthly Budget vs Actual areas of responsibility, documenting all significant variances
• Collect/Track Variance information to help adjust quarterly Latest Estimate updates
• Prepare and submit ad-hoc reports as needed
• Become an expert on KKNA financial process and systems
• Support ongoing / future system implementations, communicating directly with corporate organizations as needed
• Ensure all tax and cash-flow related items are entered correctly into FP&A system (Tagetik)

Key Tax responsibilities include:

• • Gather data from various functions and create monthly cashflow forecast
  • Coordinate SOW's for all Tax engagements including Federal Returns, State Returns, Tax Provision, Transfer Pricing Study, VAT, GST/HST, Sales & Use, etc.
  • Gather necessary information for tax filing especially R&D credit in collaboration with development function.
  • Coordinate contract review requests to legal department via QuickBase tool
  • Gather and provide information to Accounting firm for preparation of Sales/Use, GST/HST and Income Tax Returns

Job Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related field
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred

Experience

• Pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred
• 5 years of FP&A, financial auditing, consulting or operations experience with exposure to business partnering; Or at least 3 years of experience with advanced degree

 Good technical accounting knowledge

Technical Skills

• Excellent IT skills and abilities – familiarity with current systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365, Tagetik) a big plus
• Excellent Excel skills

Non-Technical Skills

Highly motivated and great attention to detail. Strong endurance to work under tight timelines and complex/changing situations.  Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent problem-solving skills. Broad level of interpersonal skills and flexibility.   Cultural sensitivity and ability to develop consensus within a multinational organization.

KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions

It is the policy of Kyowa Kirin North America, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, creed, color, pregnancy, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or affection preference or citizenship status or any other category protected by law.

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