Integrated Financial Planning Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Integrate FP&A cycles with IBP/S&OP, demand, supply, commercial, CDI and People into a single financial narrative;
• Lead the design and operation of the rolling forecast (1–18 months) and build scenarios, sensitivity analyses and simulations on critical variables: volume, mix, price, FX, cost of API, product launches, partnerships and CAPEX;
• Coordinate the annual budgeting cycle with a clear calendar, assumptions and governance;
• Ensure monthly managerial close with SLAs, analytical quality and variance narrative (vs. budget, prior forecast, prior year and benchmark);
• Monitor contribution margin, gross margin, EBITDA, net income, ROIC, working capital and cash conversion cycle;
• Construct executive, decision‑oriented narratives (not descriptive reporting) with advanced visualization and a solution focus;
• Conduct CAPEX portfolio analysis, prioritization and governance, ensuring alignment with the CAPEX Committee and the executive capital allocation dashboard;
• Act as a business partner to the directorates (Operations, Commercial/Business, People), anticipating questions, provoking trade‑offs and challenging assumptions in a methodical way;
• Support the evolution of planning tools and automations (EPM, SAP, Power BI, etc.), reducing reliance on isolated spreadsheets and Access databases;
• Establish governance of management data and written procedures (SOPs) for critical processes: budgeting, forecasting, close, CAPEX and rolling forecast;
• Apply advanced techniques (statistical forecasting, machine learning) for projecting sales, costs, mix and scenarios, with support from the IBP team;
• Develop the team with a focus on high performance, succession planning and talent retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or related fields;
• Experience in transforming planning processes, implementing tools and the FP&A → XP&A journey;
• Experience in capital‑intensive industries (pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, manufacturing, oil & gas);
• Advanced financial modeling (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, DCF, scenario analysis);
• EPM tools – experience with TM1 / Planning Analytics and other Connected Planning platforms;
• SAP (CO, FI, PS, MM modules) and advanced Excel;
• Postgraduate degree or MBA in Finance, Controllership, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Supply Chain Finance or Strategic Management;
• Power Query and SQL;
• Experience in regulated environments (Anvisa, FDA, EMA) and understanding of pharmaceutical pipeline dynamics;
• Hands‑on experience in S&OP/IBP, Demand Planning or Supply Chain Finance;
• Certifications such as CGMA, CMA, or Lean Six Sigma;
• Knowledge of IFRS, CPC (Brazilian accounting standards) and corporate governance;
• Familiarity with generative AI applied to financial analysis and process automation.