Job Title: Finance Budgeting Senior Specialist Department: Finance Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Reports To: Budgeting Manager / Finance Manager Job Purpose Support the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes by preparing accurate budgets, analyzing financial performance, monitoring budget utilization, and providing management with timely financial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making while ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies. Key Roles & Responsibilities Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-term financial plans, including financial models, profitability analyses, business cases, and scenario planning. Lead the monthly FP&A closing and performance management cycle by monitoring actual financial performance, preparing management reports and dashboards, analyzing variances versus Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year, and providing financial commentary, actionable insights, and clear identification of key business drivers and required actions. Prepare monthly departmental expense analysis comparing Actuals versus Budget and Prior Year, highlighting key variances, drivers, and required actions. Coordinate budget and forecast submissions with all business functions and manufacturing sites. Support cost optimization and efficiency initiatives through detailed financial analysis. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial and budgeting data within ERP/SAP systems. Support investment, CAPEX, and business case financial evaluations. Calculate and assess gross margin, profitability, and ROI for new products, investments, and business initiatives, including cost build-up, pricing assumptions, and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions. Maintain FP&A procedures, templates, reporting tools, and documentation. Ensure compliance with company financial policies and internal controls. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline. Professional certification (CMA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent) is an advantage. Experience4–7 years of experience in budgeting, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or management accounting. Experience within a manufacturing industry is preferred. Experience with SAP ERP and advanced Microsoft Excel is highly desirable. Knowledge Budgeting and forecasting methodologies. Financial analysis and management reporting. Cost accounting and manufacturing finance principles. Financial modeling and business case evaluation. ERP systems (SAP preferred). IFRS and corporate financial controls.