Dd&t Consumption Model

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as_ _**DD&T Consumption Model & Digital Excellence Finance Business Partner** in our Zurich office.

**OBJECTIVE**:
This role will focus on establishing and improving robust financial capabilities in the Digital Finance department in the areas of Data, Digital & Technology Consumption and Digital Excellence.

The role is accountable for the financial execution and operations of the consumption model for global Data, Digital & Technology. This includes performing detailed service analysis to understand service's consumption, derive forecasts and analyze variances to plan, driving and improving planning process for DD&T consumption, and owning and enhancing tools and methodologies for consumption planning, tracking and distribution.

Further, the role will act as digital change agent to the department by using digital and agile methodologies for planning and reporting and create best-in-class finance processes. This will help the team to focus on Business Partnering, utilizing improved and more efficient processes, better data capabilities and the automation of repetitive, non value-generating processes with Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

This role reports to the Head of FP&A Digital Finance and collaborates closely with counterparts to support the global Data, Digital & Technology function, ensuring clear visibility into operational and project budgets, forecasts, and actual performance

This position develops standard reports and performs statistic, cost and variance analysis. This role ensures that the group is compliant with all relevant Takeda policies, and that managers have access to accurate and forward-looking information to support strategic planning and day-to-day management.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Accountable for the execution and operations of the consumption model for global Data, Digital & Technology with the support of DD&T Finance and Service Owners.
- Performing detailed service analysis with the usage of metrics in collaboration with Service Owners to understand service's consumption, derive forecasts and analyze variances to plan.
- Driving and improving planning process for DD&T consumption, including definition and improvement of metrics, volumes and service definitions, and alignment between multiple stakeholders
- Owning and enhancing tools and methodologies for consumption planning, tracking and distribution
- Foster a mindset of constant cost optimization (Volume as well as unit price of conducted activities)
- Act as change agent to enhance Digital capabilities in DD&T Finance area
- Improve Business Partnering Capabilities through improved and more efficient processed and modern data analytics
- Push to automate repetitive, non value-generating processes with Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Improve overall planning and reporting capabilities by using digital and agile methodologies and create best-in-class finance processes
- Support Business Stakeholders in decision making by extracting data from various systems on need basis and communicating it in a form that aids decision making
- Promote, organize, and improve financial documentation including preparation of financial presentations for reporting
- Delivers high quality financial budget planning and analysis and decision support to Global Head of Digital Finance
- Liaise with accounting / tax professionals and offer cost center owners a guide and training to let them operate day-to-day procure to pay processes properly and consistently from accounting and tax perspectives.
- Serve as a change agent and tactfully present “unpopular” ideas and messages when necessary
- Build consensus with responsible Executive staff on the key messages, format and specific content for Plan and Update Presentations. Communicate finalized content to business functions including KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), costs, performance and quality metrics, resource utilization, etc.
- Interface with audit external partners /auditors
**EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, including well-rounded coursework in other disciplines.
- At least 10 years of overall business experience, with a minimum of 5 years in financial planning and analysis roles.
- Experience working in a pharmaceutical or healthcare setting would be a plus.
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated business impact in previous leadership roles.
- Internationally mobile for future assignments within the company
- Strong computer software skills (Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

**Skills**:

- Leadership -/ Communication - ability to communicate, engage and promote ideas and data both verbally and written, in a persuasive, organized and appropriate manner, including running meetings and preparing presentations for customer groups. Ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management.