Senior Finance Associate (Project Management)
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role:
As part of this journey, Elanco is looking for experienced financial leaders with strong leadership and business partnering skills to help Senior Management make well-informed, data-driven decisions. This position will serve as an analyst for the broader US entity but primarily focusing on the Commercial business and report to the US Controller. Specifically, the role requires strong knowledge of accounting, controls, SOx compliance understanding, and technology while working effectively as both a preparer and a teammate to achieve the accounting goals for the organization.
Your Responsibilities:
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Help prepare several areas of accounting, controls, and SOx activities for the US legal entity potentially including the following:
Performing key month-end close activities (e.g., posting journal entries, performing financial statement analysis, preparing account reconciliations, etc.)
Assist in preparation of trial balance reviews as part of monthly close
Assist in the financial support of commercial teams; focused on sales analysis and governance of net sales processes & financial controls.
Assist in preparation of automation efforts across the US Commercial enterprise to more efficiently and accurately produce deliverables
Performance of SOx controls focused on maintaining financial excellence within the US affiliates' rebates process
Assist in preparation of Ad-Hoc management internal reporting materials.
Work with the business process outsource team (responsible for the transaction accounting for O2C, P2P, product costing and R2R) to answer questions, elevate issues, etc. This position works frequently with employees in Elanco support centers located in Warsaw, Poland and Guajajara, Mexico.
Provide financial insights and recommendations to help organization make informed decisions and achieve superior results; lead ad-hoc business cases and projects which have enterprise impact where required
Serve as liaison to stakeholders supporting Elanco controls environment, including Corporate Accounting, Elanco's internal & external auditors, and Commercial Leadership.
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications):
Education: Bachelor and/or Masters degree level education in Finance / Accounting
Required Experience: 2 – 5 years of experience in accounting / controls, ideally including time with a public accounting firm or other experience with large multi-national corporations
Proven analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
What will give you the competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
Deep knowledge of accounting and finance, including advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel and other automation tools including (but not limited to) Alteryx, Power BI, SAP.
Chartered accountant, CPA, MBA or equivalent preferred
Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to work collaboratively with the broader team
Personal accountability and strong drive for execution
Additional Information:
- Location: Indianapolis, IN Headquarters (Hybrid)
- Travel: Minimal
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
