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Job Summary

The Finance Analyst, Affiliate Finance reports to the Associate Director, Affiliate Finance. In this role there will be an opportunity to learn and contribute across a variety of financial processes. More specifically, the role will encompass:

• Supporting retained accounting activities on all relevant processes ? Order to Cash, Record to Report and Purchase to Pay ? and liaising with Biogen?s shared services team;
• Supporting legal and statutory requirements, such as tax statements and local financial statements preparation, in close collaboration with our external provider;
• Assisting Finance Manager on accounts receivable management, including preparing balance reconciliations with customers, following-up with them on outstanding and aged items, and preparing relevant internal reporting;

Financial Planning & Analysis Reporting;

Accountability Description

1. Order Entry (OE), Record to Report (RTR) and Purchase to Pay/Accounts Payable (AP)

   
   

   Support the finance team in all tasks related to retained financial processes, such as:

   • Order Entry: ensure if needed daily OE input from customers, follow-up with them if necessary and ensure smooth communication with our 3PL provider; oversee the electronic invoice transmission;
   • Record to Report (RTR): perform month-end and year-end local tasks (accruals calculation, review of journal entries, reconciliations,?), and liaise with the Finance Shared Services team on those matters;
   • RTR: support on all local statutory and tax obligations, such as monthly tax statements, local financial statements preparation, external audit requests, R&D benefits analysis;
   • Accounts Payable (AP): review, catalog and send invoices to FSS for accurate and timely booking; monitor PO aging, give guidance to business users on any question around PO creation;
   • AP: create certain admin PO?s when necessary

   
   

2. Accounts Receivable

   
   

   • Assist the Finance Manager in all aspects of Accounts Receivable control and management. Track and allocate cash collections, answer to customers query, perform periodic reconciliations, and follow-ups on aged debt

3. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

   
   

   Assist the Finance Manager in all aspects of FP&A, including development and submission of annual budgets/plans and periodic reviews. Prepare budget control reporting and discuss status with budget owners, following-up on deviations, action plans and advising the Business.

4. Compliance with Local and Corporate regulations

   
   

   Help maintaining an appropriate internal control environment, including compliance with all Biogen accounting practices and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and supporting on SOX control documentation on a quarterly basis

   
   Qualifications
   

   • Master degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or related
   • Minimum of 2 years of working experience;
   • Experience within pharmaceutical company or Big 4 preferred;
   • Proficient in English
   
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