Advisor, Financial Planning and Analysis

At Cardinal Health, we aim to be a trusted partner, offering a broad range of innovative solutions that help our customers provide cost-efficient, more effective healthcare. Join our team of 50,000 humble partners striving each day to make healthcare more efficient, providers more effective, and patients as healthy as possible.

Finance oversees the accounting, tax, financial plans and policies of the organization, establishes and maintains fiscal controls, prepares and interprets financial reports, oversees financial systems and safeguards the organization's assets.

Financial Planning & Analysis provides strategic partnership and objective guidance to business units. It leads cross functional efforts to enable forward looking, actionable insights with a focus on driving strategic value that influences key business decisions.

The FP&A Advisor position will be a key member of the EMEA Finance team, providing financial partnership, planning, analysis and consolidated reporting across multiple markets and business models. The role converts complex financial and operational data into clear insights for Finance and business leadership, supporting profitable growth, resource allocation and effective decision-making.

The position supports the full FP&A cycle, including monthly close and results reporting, forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning, business cases and ad hoc analysis. A core element of the role is the consolidation of EMEA submissions and the preparation of concise result summaries that explain performance, key drivers, risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of related experience, preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related field
• Proficiency in English
• Financial analytical skills: Excel skills required, Tableau beneficial
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (DAX/Cube Functions/Power Pivot desirable)
• Advanced knowledge in SAP and experience /Power BI desired
• Team work, including cross-department team work

Responsibilities/Accountabilities/Required Skills

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to EMEA Finance and commercial leadership, providing objective guidance and actionable insights on financial and operational performance.
• Full FP&A scope, supporting consolidation of budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis.
• Lead the quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and multi-year strategic financial planning processes. Ensuring alignment between all financial plans and commercial strategy.
• Coordinate and consolidate monthly, quarterly and annual EMEA results, ensuring complete, accurate and timely submissions across markets and business units.
• Prepare executive-ready results summaries and management reporting, clearly explaining actual performance versus budget, forecast and prior year, including key P&L drivers.
• Consolidate EMEA forecasts, budgets and strategic financial plans, validating market submissions and ensuring consistency of assumptions and methodologies.
• Collaborates with multi-functional partners and different departments, both internally and externally.
• Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve.
• Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity.
• Identifies and executes upon process improvement opportunities, ensuring strong controls are in place.
• Performs customer and product profitability analysis and makes investment and pricing decisions. Identifies opportunities to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and a more favorable mix (i.e., driving preferred products and services).
• Work with demand planners and operations on inventory planning, forecast accuracy, and intercompany transactions.
• Supports internal audit processes.
• Supports with P2P process in multiple countries.
• Support calculates monthly sales rebates/bonuses and route for approvals and payroll submission.
• Effectively liaises with accounting services provider and corporate accounting to ensure correct allocation of expenses.
• Identifies opportunities or areas of financial underperformance, conducts analysis, and makes recommendations.
• Drives efficiencies and streamline processes across overall finance functions.
• Support Pricing initiatives, standardizing processes, and complying with corporate and audit pricing guidelines

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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About Cardinal Health

We are a team of nearly 48,000 mission-driven partners striving each day to advance healthcare and improve lives. We are Essential to care.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for health care facilities
We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of care, working with more than 4,500 sourcing and manufacturing partners to deliver end-to-end solutions and data-driven insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care.

With 50 years of experience, approximately 44,000 employees and operations in more than 30 countries, Cardinal Health seizes the opportunity to address healthcare’s most complicated challenges — now, and in the future.

Celebrating 50 years

On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, we celebrated the day our founder, Bob Walter, had the vision to start a business that became known as Cardinal Health.

One of the most important ways we celebrated was by giving back to the communities where we live and work. 2021 was a "Year of Service” for all Cardinal Health employees around the world.