Sr Specialist FP A Group

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Sr. Specialist, FP&A – Group Function: Finance — Group / Corporate FP&A Grade: Senior Specialist Location: Amman, Jordan Job Overview The candidate will be a senior member of the Group FP&A team, operating as both a hands-on individual leading and supporting the team's reporting quality for outputs going to the FP&A Head and CFO, and utilising available systems and tools to do so. The role combines accounting knowledge, financial statements analysis along with deep analytical work including but not limited to: variance analysis, performance insights, OPEX analysis, and business partnering with the responsibility to coordinate deliverables across regional and segmental FP&A teams, ensure timeliness, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and cost-savings ideas at Group level. The role supports FP&A leadership in maintaining the integrity, consistency, and analytical quality of Group FP&A outputs across a complex multinational pharmaceutical organisation. Key Responsibilities Planning and Forecasting Lead specific workstreams within the Group's annual budget, quarterly rolling forecasts, and 5-year business plan cycles from planning through consolidation to sign-off. Coordinate directly with regional and segmental FP&A teams on timeliness and quality of planning submissions; escalate delays and issues to the FP&A Head with recommended next steps. Review inputs and outputs from more junior team members before they progress to the FP&A Head or CFO. Support the setting of Group market guidance on expected financial performance in coordination with Investor Relations. Support the Group's annual going concern and viability exercises by providing data inputs, supporting schedules, and risks/downside considerations identified through ongoing performance analysis. . Performance Analysis Own the monthly variance analysis process across all P&L line items (Actuals vs Budget, Forecast, Prior Year, and LRP), ensuring analysis is timely, accurate, and driver-based. Proactively identify and quantify risks and opportunities across business segments. Not only tracking KPIs and variances but converting them into actionable insights and clear recommendations for management. Perform deep-dive product profitability and gross margin analysis at segment and SKU level. Own the Group operating expenses analysis; proactively identify OPEX savings opportunities, cost inefficiencies, and areas for tighter cost control, and work with corporate function heads to size and prioritise them. Support the generation of variance reports against market consensus in coordination with Investor Relations. Challenge, review and comprehend the budgets submitted by the business through sanity checks, trends and diving into details. Separate underlying performance from “one-off” effects, presenting results on both Core and Non-Core basis, and reported and constant-currency basis. Management Reporting and Presentation Play a lead role in the preparation of periodical executive performance review packs, board materials, and CEO/CFO reporting, owning end-to-end sections including narrative. Review reporting and analytical outputs produced by junior team members for accuracy, consistency, formatting, and analytical soundness before they are shared upward. Identify errors, inconsistencies, and misclassifications in Group financial reports (including data coming out of SAP BPC and Power BI) and drive rectification with Corporate Reporting, regional finance, and system owners. Build and maintain critical Group Power BI dashboards; own the underlying data models, DAX measures, and quality control. Apply structured accuracy and completeness checks to every management reporting output before release — reconciling totals across sources, verifying period-on-period and cross-schedule consistency, and confirming figures tie back to the system of record before packs reach the FP&A Head, CFO, or Board. Lead the continuous enhancement of financial models and reporting tools used in management reporting. Deliver ad-hoc analyses and reports for the CFO and VP FP&A – Group with rapid turnaround and executive-level polish. Hold ad-hoc analyses to the same data-integrity standard as recurring reporting — documenting data sources and key assumptions, reconciling inputs to the system of record, and building in self-checks so rapid-turnaround work remains traceable, reproducible, and defensible under scrutiny. Business Partnering Act as a lead business partner to selected corporate department heads, providing detailed departmental expenses and headcount reporting and a proactive view of cost trends and control opportunities. Coordinate with Segmental Finance, Corporate Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and Investor Relations to align financial views and reconcile differing narratives across teams. Provide financial analysis to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, product portfolio decisions, and transformation projects. Team Coordination and Quality Assurance Serve as the first-line reviewer for output produced by more junior FP&A team members, ensuring quality and consistency before submission to the FP&A Head. Coach and support junior team members with technical, analytical, and process guidance; help unblock issues and improve their delivery. Own the Group FP&A cycle tracker across submitting entities and functions; drive on-time delivery and flag slippage early with proposed solutions. Coordinate directly with regional and stakeholder finance teams on the timeliness of FP&A deliverables (planning cycles, month-end reporting, board deliverables, and ad-hoc requests), and lead follow-up when timelines slip. Systems, Processes, and Improvements Maintain deep hands-on expertise with the Group's planning and reporting stack — SAP, SAP BPC, Power BI, and Excel-based models — and support less experienced colleagues in using them effectively. Control the integrity of data loaded into the Group's planning and reporting systems (SAP BPC, Power BI); perform pre- and post-upload validation, reconcile loaded balances back to source, and investigate and resolve load errors, mapping breaks, and duplicate or missing entries before figures are relied upon. Own and maintain a standard set of data-integrity checks and reconciliations — e.g. intercompany eliminations, FX conversion checks, and cross-system reconciliations — and ensure they are run and evidenced in each reporting cycle. Establish and maintain the control framework and audit trail for FP&A data — documented sources, version control, and review sign-offs — so every reported number is traceable to its origin and reproducible on demand. Drive automation and process improvements across planning and reporting workflows (Power Query, DAX, Power BI data models, structured Excel). Support digital finance initiatives and adoption of best practices in FP&A across the team. Continuously improve FP&A processes, tools, and controls, ensuring data integrity and reconciliation across systems. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; professional qualification (CMA, ACCA, CFA, or CPA) preferred. 5-7 years of experience that includes hands-on FP&A experience and/or extensive financial analysis work in a large or multinational organization. Advanced Power BI skills — including Power Query, data modelling, and DAX — required. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to build, maintain, and troubleshoot dashboards and data models, not simply consume existing reports. Strong knowledge in accounting, financial reporting and consolidation and reading of financial statements. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; PowerPoint skills sufficient to produce board-ready outputs with minimal rework. Pharmaceutical/manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred, particularly with exposure to product profitability, gross margin bridging, and manufacturing overhead absorption. Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred