Finance Business Partner
Bayer
Summary
Finance Business Partner for Myerstown, PA to perform financial analysis; provide financial commentary, trend analysis & variance reporting and review; establish & monitor standard costs for products manufactured on-site, including conversion costs, material development, loss factors, purchase price, and operating costs; ensure correct & on-time costing for new products.
Job description
Requires Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or closely-related field & 3 yrs experience performing financial analysis of life cycles for complex solid dose & liquid manufacturing, packaging and quality operations; developing Nutritional & OTC products standard cost for New Products Development and existing commercial brands including conversion costs, loss factors, raw material, component purchase price, and related plant operating costs; performing financial analysis of data from SAP P2R/H2R system & financial activity reports, analyzing unit performance, providing timely and accurate information to management evaluating efficiency and productivity; preparing plant annual budgets by analyzing business strategies, capital investment depreciation schedules, previous year’s business, Cost Centers performance, NPC, production variances & overall operational costs applying cGMP; developing financial forecasts based on cost centers operational cost run rate, production order variances, volume variances, FTEs & continuous improvements efficiency and productivity gains; using macros & BOT/RPA for complex financial analysis and reporting including OPEX/NPC, BOM, Recipes, Production Variances, Efficiencies, Write Off, and Savings; and collaborating with cross-functional plant & manufacturing operations teams to provide financial insights, trend analysis, variance reporting and review.
Up to 10% U.S. and int’l travel req’d.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or closely-related field
- 3 years experience performing financial analysis of life cycles for complex solid dose & liquid manufacturing, packaging and quality operations
- Experience developing Nutritional & OTC products standard cost for New Products Development and existing commercial brands
- Experience performing financial analysis of data from SAP P2R/H2R system & financial activity reports
- Experience preparing plant annual budgets applying cGMP
- Experience developing financial forecasts based on cost centers operational cost run rate, production order variances, volume variances, FTEs & continuous improvements
- Experience using macros & BOT/RPA for complex financial analysis and reporting
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional plant & manufacturing operations teams
- Up to 10% U.S. and international travel required
Benefits
- Health care
- Vision
- Dental
- Retirement
- PTO
- Sick leave
Company overview
Bayer AG is a global life science company with core competencies in healthcare and agriculture, operating as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations. Founded in 1863 and headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer operates through three primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science. The company's pharmaceutical segment focuses on prescription products for cardiology, women's healthcare, oncology, hematology, and ophthalmology, with blockbuster drugs including Xarelto, Eylea, and Nubeqa. Bayer's Consumer Health division markets well-known over-the-counter brands such as Aspirin, Aleve, Claritin, and Bepanthen. The Crop Science division, strengthened by the acquisition of Monsanto, provides seeds, crop protection products, and digital farming solutions. With approximately 92,815 employees worldwide and operations in 80 countries, Bayer is committed to its mission of "Health for all, Hunger for none," driving innovation in medical treatments, agricultural productivity, and sustainable development. The company maintains a strong research and development pipeline, investing heavily in areas like precision medicine, artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, and sustainable agricultural technologies.