Senior Finance Analyst - Senior FP&A

Job Description:

Senior Finance Analyst (SFA) – reporting directly to the R&D Finance Controller (Manager) for a global healthcare organization. This role requires a self-motivated individual with strong operational and strategic financial leadership capabilities, supporting research and development functions in a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide financial results and analysis to business partners to support decision-making, including project costing, pricing, and other ad-hoc requirements.

• Ensure financial reporting processes are accurate, timely, and compliant, collaborating with cross-functional teams across multiple locations.

• Maintain adherence to regulatory and internal compliance standards, supporting internal and external audits.

• Ensure accurate and compliant monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting in collaboration with finance teams across functions and regions.

• Support intercompany transactions, billing processes, and collaborate with tax teams to ensure regulatory compliance and internal controls.

• Manage fixed asset processes for business partners and ensure R&D assets are reported accurately and on time.

• Assist global finance teams with budget planning and forecasting of headcount, functional costs, and capital expenditures. Facilitate business variance analysis reviews with responsible functions.

• Collaborate with business partners to continuously drive process improvements and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

• University degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or Business Economics; Master’s degree is a plus.

• Fluent in Japanese and business-level English.

• Over 5 years of accounting or controlling experience, ideally in roles with international exposure.

• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to influence personnel across functions and seniority levels.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Experience in a business partnering role, with the ability to understand complex organizational dynamics and navigate matrix structures.

• Proficiency in MS Excel; experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) is a plus.

Competency Requirements:

• Positive, can-do attitude, with realism in balancing priorities and trade-offs.

• Accurate, agile, and decisive.

• Always looking for ways to improve processes, efficiency, and outcomes.

• Willingness to learn, adopt new tools, and contribute positively to continuous finance development initiatives.

Preferred Skills:

Budgeting, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Confidentiality, Data Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Learning Agility, Leverages Information, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Relationship Building, Service Excellence, Stakeholder Management, Teamwork