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Finance Lead, West Gulf

Finance Lead, West Gulf

TakedaRiyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
30+ days ago
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Job Description

ROLE OBJECTIVE

The West Gulf Finance Lead will play a critical role to support the country operation through managing multiple workstreams where the primary focus will be managing business planning, supporting decision making by identifying, maintaining, analysing and evaluating information; recommending actions.

Ensure business partnership and support business functions with properly analysis and relevant data to develop solutions recommendations. This includes both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forecasting, financial modeling, working with large data sets, developing reports as well as creating presentations for top managers.

In addition, this person will support a range of accounting related tasks and will play a pivotal role in coordinating work and communication between local market and the centralized accounting team model.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Finance Business Partnering :

  • Work closely with commercial team and other supporting functions to support business growth.
  • Provide business insights to support operational & strategic business decisions.
  • Support distributors relationship & partnership.

Financial Planning (FP&A) :

  • Lead the financial planning process in the country (Plan / Mid-Year / LROP ..etc).
  • Financial Planning system input management (Norms / SKU / Technical Issues / Correction).
  • Preparing forecasts for Sales, OPEX, COP Flash / Mid-month forecast / P&L.
  • Monthly / Quarterly reporting : analysis of planned and actual data for budget holders / monitoring & support.
  • Check all P&Ls data, analyzing the reasons for the most significant deviations.
  • Financial Reporting / Accounting :

  • Lead the monthly closure process of the reporting period.
  • Oversees all tax and VAT related matters.
  • Support changes in Takeda legal footprint in the country.
  • Manage selected JE preparation retained with local market post Takeda Business Solution implementation (TBS).
  • Oversees statutory financial statements generation.
  • Owns all Financial and accounting data & Support internal and external audit activities.
  • Ensure robust control environment and adherence with Takeda SOPs.
  • Leadership & Talent Development

  • Empower and proactively mentor finance team members, fostering a culture of self-driven growth, capability building, and structured succession planning.
  • Champion a high-performance mindset, encouraging continuous improvement, innovation, and ownership in financial operations and decision-making.
  • Lead by example in financial integrity, accountability, and discipline, embedding a proactive approach to risk management and ethical leadership aligned with Takeda’s values.
  • Drive cross-functional financial acumen initiatives, ensuring business partners anticipate financial risks, optimize resources, and make data-driven decisions with confidence.
  • SKILLS and LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

    Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor degree in Finance or equivalent.
  • At least 5 years finance experience, within a multinational environment.
  • Pharmaceutical or FMCG experience is preferred.
  • Experience in financial planning, solid accounting, tax & VAT background and distributors management exposure is a must.
  • Strong knowledge of financial regulatory bodies in Saudi Arabia, such as not limited to; ZATCA, SAMA, MOC, and GAC, with hands-on experience in taxation, compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
  • Solid knowledge of Financial modeling using MS Excel, Power BI is a plus.
  • Experience in implementing / improving financial systems (eg. SAP, Hyperion) a major plus.
  • Professional capabilities

  • Curious, questioning, a passion for really understanding the numbers
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Strong personal integrity and desire to work in a company with a high-integrity culture.
  • More about us :

    At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

    Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

    Empowering our people to shine :

    Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Locations

    SAU - Riyadh

    Worker Type

    Employee

    Worker Sub-Type

    Regular

    Time Type

    Full time

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