Fp&A Director

Experiencing together a unique human adventure

Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution.

Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business.

The FP&A Director will lead the financial planning and analysis function, driving the financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and analysis activities to support the company's growth and profitability goals.

This role is pivotal in providing strategic insights and decision support to senior management, ensuring robust financial health and compliance within the industry practices.

Area of accountability no.1: Financial Planning & Strategy

Lead the annual budgeting process, including preparation, review, and approval of financial plans in close relationship with internal stakedholder and with the group.

Ensure the consistency of the data and that deliverables are delivered on time and provide added value.

Play an active role in animating strategy and budget workshop's with ELT members.

Support the team to build a base and a stretch plan and translate it in a detailed financial business plan.

Develop long-range financial forecasts and models to support strategic business planning.

Strong budget planning supporting the execution of the strategy

Area of accountability no.2: Financial Analysis & Reporting:

Analyze business performance against budget and forecasts, identifying key variances and recommending corrective actions.

Prepare detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for senior management and the board of directors.

Provide actionable insights through thorough financial analysis of operating results, KPIs, and market trends.

Oversee the preparation of detailed variance analysis, profitability analysis, and cost optimization reports.

Maintain a risk and opportunity dashboard shared with the CFO and the GM.

Perform regulard checks to ensure the finance data consistency throughout the different systems.

Accurate and timely performance management

Area of accountability no.3: Business Partnering and projects

Partner with business unit leaders to understand their financial needs and provide support for decision-making.

Lead cross-functional teams in strategic initiatives, ensuring financial alignment and integration. Focus on the margin improvement and price/volume sensitivity analysis in close collaboration with Industrial Finance director.

Manage key transformation projects within the finance team to continuously improve the reporting (Datacube

• Power BI).

Support the business and improve their understanding of financial impacts

Area of accountability no.4: Team leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration

Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Collaborates with the other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.

Responds to inquiries from the CFO and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.

Lead the FP&A team and contribute to the finance team goals achievement.

Know-how: job-related skills required to complete activities

1.Strong FP&A Experience

2.Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required

3.Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills requires

4.Strong computational and spreadsheet skills are required as well as ERP experience

5.Strong presentation and communication skills

6.Languages (specify level): English

• French is a plus but not required

Essential skills for the position:

1.Demonstrate ability to anticipate and plan

2.Analyze problems and situations

3.Demonstrate drive and results orientation

4.Foster dialogue and build relationships with warm and caring attitude

5.Demonstrate customer focus

6.Influence or persuade others to get ideas accepted

7.Demonstrate team work and develop cross-functional collaboration

Context and Environment: main threats and/or opportunities that impact the job; level of autonomy of the job

1.Virbac Group corporate functions (Finance, Accounting, Treasury, management control, internal audit)

2.Virbac North America Operational Management (Sales & Marketing, R&D, Business Development, Manufacturing, HR, and IT)

3.Virbac North America Executive Leadership Team

Training/ Experience necessary to fulfill the job

1.Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

Experience in Public accounting and/or consulting is strongly preferred.

CPA is a plus.

2.Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.

3.Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting tools. Advanced skills in Excel, ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and financial planning software (e.g., Hyperion, Anaplan).

Virbac provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Virbac means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

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