Financial Planning and Analysis Graduate 2024

If you have a keen interest in business and Finance and want to develop a deep and broad understanding of financial planning and analysis and the critical role it plays in supporting a global business, then we want to hear from you.

Join us to help improve peoples’ lives and make healthcare better for everyone!

Why Pharmanovia

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 160 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.

Our core behaviours are

• We act decisively but we never compromise on quality.
• We keep our promises and do as we say.
• We value our heritage and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We reinvest in our future – in our products, our brands and our people.
• We give back to our communities.

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.A.E., India, Singapore, Italy, Spain, and South Korea.

We are an agile and imaginative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce.

Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.

Our graduate scheme

We are passionate about providing early pathways into pharma for graduates and have won the Pharma Industry Awards UK’s Graduate Training Programme of the Year in September 2023. This award celebrates those pharmaceutical organisations offering best-in-class graduate training and development programmes.

Our inclusive, high-performance culture provides opportunities to continually learn, develop and try new things. We have designed this programme to help graduates evolve and refine their skills, by working closely with our leadership team on high level projects. We are providing a pathway for bright talent in a unique, dynamic section of the pharmaceutical industry.

During this 2-year program you will have the opportunity to get real hands-on experience in FP&A and contribute to large-scale real-world pharmaceutical projects. At the end of the successful completion of our two-year scheme, you will have strong employment prospects as we hope to be able to offer you the chance to secure a full-time role with our brightest minds, in a department that will keep developing your career.

The role

In this exciting role you will be responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the budgeting and forecasting system in aid of ensuring timely and accurate forecasting in line with the release of financial information. Producing and maintaining the monthly Management Information pack, you will be conveying key business detail in various forms to internal & external stakeholders, you will help explain complex financial drivers to senior leaders with varying levels of financial understanding.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in the development of various financial models, perform complex analyses and will assist in the Q&A process as part of building and maintaining strong investor relations. With a strong numerical background, you will have the ability to demonstrate your excellent communication and presentation skills, and work diligently towards tight deadlines both independently and as part of a team.

You will also be supporting aspects of activity in relation to the Corporate Investment Unit (CIU), aiding in data provision & model construction. This unique role combines close cross-functional collaboration, collecting information and assumptions, and crafting comprehensive investment papers that assess value and potential risks associated with the opportunity through financial modelling.

This role sits within Finance, and reports directly into the AVP, Investments.

What you’ll be involved in

• Assist with budgeting/forecast processes, including managing workflows, communications and data gathering/ consolidation
• Preparation of monthly Management Information pack for internal & external stakeholders
• Ensure timely updates of routine forecast information & supporting key stakeholders in their inputs
• Assistance with maintaining strong investor relations, by preparing ad-hoc data analysis for external stakeholders
• Preparation of regular and ad-hoc reporting to Executive Team from both a budgeting and forecasting perspective and a monthly reporting perspective
• Collaborating with the Finance team, Market Owners and Department Heads to ensure accuracy of information between Budget & Actuals
• Assist wider business functions as required on an ad-hoc basis
• Developing & understanding financial models in support of investment activity

About you

• On track to achieve a minimum 2.1 degree in finance or a quantitative discipline
• First class numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent standard of written and verbal communication in business English; able to relate to stakeholders at all levels and from different cultural backgrounds
• Strong aptitude for technology and highly proficient in the use of MS Office
• Intermediate to advanced Excel and PowerPoint, with understanding of other relevant forecasting/reporting tools desirable
• Experience in Finance, including an understanding of practices, processes and exposure to financial systems
• Ability to maintain resilience, learn quickly and navigate ambiguity
• Detail-oriented and organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret and analyse complex financial and technical data

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and rewards package including holiday, health & well-being program, employee recognition awards, social events, pension scheme and hybrid working.

Graduates are an important part of the team. We’re committed to having a workforce that represents every part of society. So, we’re keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and circumstances. We will ensure that you have the support and guidance that comes from a collaborative environment, where fresh perspectives are encouraged, and questions are welcomed.

This is a hybrid role (3 days per week office based and the rest working from home). Office attendance is a requirement, and you will spend at least one day each week at our head office in Basildon. You will also have the opportunity to work from our London office.

By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.