Senior Specialist, Group FP&A

About the role

A senior member of the Group FP&A team in a multinational pharmaceutical organisation, based in Amman. The role leads and supports the quality of reporting going to the FP&A Head and CFO, combining accounting knowledge, financial statement analysis and deep analytical work such as variance analysis, OPEX analysis and business partnering. It also coordinates deliverables across regional and segmental FP&A teams and identifies risks, opportunities and cost-savings at Group level.

Key responsibilities

• Lead workstreams in the annual budget, quarterly rolling forecasts and 5-year business plan, from planning through consolidation to sign-off, and review junior members' inputs before they go to the FP&A Head or CFO.
• Own the monthly variance analysis across P&L lines, identify risks and opportunities, and run deep-dive product profitability and gross margin analysis at segment and SKU level.
• Own the Group operating expenses analysis and support the annual going concern and viability exercises.
• Prepare executive performance review packs, board materials and CEO/CFO reporting, including narrative, and review junior outputs for accuracy and consistency.
• Build and maintain Group Power BI dashboards, including data models and DAX measures, and drive continuous improvement of financial models and reporting tools.
• Act as lead business partner to corporate department heads, coordinating with Segmental Finance, Corporate Reporting, Tax, Treasury and Investor Relations.
• Maintain data integrity in SAP BPC and Power BI, run reconciliations and intercompany eliminations, and drive automation and process improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field; professional qualification (CMA, ACCA, CFA or CPA) preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience, including hands-on FP&A experience and/or extensive financial analysis in a large or multinational organisation.
• Strong accounting, financial reporting and consolidation knowledge, and strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Pharmaceutical or manufacturing experience is strongly preferred, especially product profitability and gross margin bridging.

Required skills

• Advanced Power BI, including Power Query, data modelling and DAX.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred) and planning tools (SAP BPC or equivalent).
• PowerPoint skills sufficient to produce board-ready outputs.