Senior Associate Finance Business Partner – Global COGS and Gross Margin 12 Months FTC

Senior Associate Finance Business Partner (12 Months FTC)

Location: London, Cambridge
Function: Finance (FP&A & Gross Margin Management)
Reporting to: Finance Lead / Senior Finance Manager

Drive Financial Excellence. Enable Better Decisions. Create Business Value.

This is more than a Finance role.

At Mundipharma, you'll play a critical role in shaping global Gross Margin performance by delivering high-quality financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting. You will serve as a trusted finance partner to stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams, ensuring accurate cost and profitability data supports strategic business decisions.

As a key member of the Global Gross Margin Finance team, you will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of SKU-level costing, managing critical Gross Margin reporting processes, and driving continuous improvements in financial data quality and transparency across the organization.

If you're passionate about financial analysis, data accuracy, business partnering, and driving performance through insight, we'd love to hear from you.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Global Business Impact

Influence key business decisions by providing financial insights that directly support Gross Margin optimization and profitability across global markets.

Strategic Finance Partnership

Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Commercial, and Supply Chain leaders to drive informed decision-making and strengthen business performance.

Ownership of Critical Data

Take accountability for maintaining and improving the integrity of global COGS and SKU-level costing data, which serves as the foundation for planning, forecasting, and reporting activities.

Exposure Across the Value Chain

Gain broad exposure to commercial operations, procurement activities, pricing strategies, product profitability, and financial planning processes.

Drive Continuous Improvement

Lead initiatives to enhance financial data quality, reporting efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and governance across the Gross Margin landscape.

Collaborative Global Environment

Work with stakeholders across multiple countries and functions, building strong partnerships that contribute to sustainable business growth.

The Opportunity

You will support the planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis of Gross Margin across the organization.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate product costing information, supporting financial planning cycles, managing Gross Margin reporting and analytics, and ensuring the quality and consistency of critical financial data.

Through close collaboration with Procurement, Commercial, and Finance teams, you will provide actionable insights that help optimize profitability and support strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Gross Margin Planning, Forecasting & Analysis

Support Global Gross Margin planning, forecasting, modelling, reporting, and decision-making activities.

Deliver financial analysis and insights that support business objectives and profitability improvement initiatives.

Contribute to budget, forecast, monthly reporting, and long-range planning processes.

Provide meaningful commentary and performance explanations to support stakeholder understanding and decision-making.

COGS & SKU Cost Management

Maintain full accountability for the Global True COGS by SKU database, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity across reporting and planning cycles.

Manage monthly updates to SKU-level cost data used for Actuals, Budget, Outlook, and Mid-Year Estimate processes.

Review and process SKU approvals ahead of monthly close activities and ensure all inventory SKUs are accurately maintained.

Serve as custodian of centralized product costing information and cost-per-unit data.

Gross Margin Reporting & Performance Insights

Support achievement of Gross Margin performance targets through robust reporting, analysis, and commentary.

Prepare Gross Margin Contribution and Price-Volume-Mix (PVM) analysis to explain business performance and key drivers.

Partner with commercial entities and regional clusters to ensure alignment of financial assumptions and reporting outputs.

Provide clear, actionable recommendations based on financial trends and performance indicators.

Procurement & Cost Management Partnership

Collaborate closely with Direct Procurement and Bard teams through regular review meetings.

Evaluate supplier pricing updates and maintain centralized price lists used for planning and reporting.

Ensure product cost changes are accurately reflected within financial systems and models.

Support cost optimization initiatives through accurate analysis and financial insight.

Financial Systems & Data Management

Upload Cost per Unit and Freight data into Tagetik for centrally sourced products.

Calculate and maintain accurate COGS information using contractual inputs, procurement data, and volume assumptions.

Prepare and process COGS true-up journals where required.

Support ongoing system enhancements and process improvements related to Gross Margin reporting and financial planning.

Data Quality & Governance

Lead data quality reviews across actuals, budget, forecast, and planning cycles.

Identify inconsistencies, risks, and improvement opportunities within financial data.

Partner with entity finance teams to drive improvements in financial accuracy, governance, and reporting standards.

Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, policies, and reporting requirements.

Promote best practices for financial data management and continuous process improvement.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.

Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modelling tools.

Strong analytical and data management capabilities.

Fluency in English.

Experience

Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance, Gross Margin Finance, or related finance roles.

Experience managing product costing, COGS analysis, profitability reporting, and financial planning activities.

Exposure to multinational or global business environments.

Experience working with large data sets, financial systems, and reporting tools.

Experience partnering with Procurement, Commercial, Supply Chain, and Finance stakeholders.

Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.

Experience using Tagetik, SAP, or similar enterprise planning and reporting systems is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

Strong financial planning, forecasting, and modelling expertise.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities.

Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Strong organizational and project management abilities.

Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on process efficiency and governance.

Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

What You'll Gain

At Mundipharma, you'll have an opportunity to influence financial performance on a global scale while working alongside talented professionals across multiple functions.

We offer:

- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Exposure to senior global stakeholders and strategic decision-making
- Opportunities for international career development
- A collaborative and high-performing finance organization
- Experience working across commercial, procurement, and supply chain functions
- The opportunity to drive meaningful business impact through financial insight and data excellence

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company dedicated to improving the lives of patients through innovative treatments in infectious diseases, pain management, and other serious conditions.

Guided by our values of Integrity, Patient-Centricity, and Scientific Excellence, we are committed to delivering medicines that address important unmet medical needs and create lasting value for patients and healthcare systems worldwide.

Join us and help shape the future of global financial performance through insight, accuracy, and strategic partnership.

Apply today and make an impact where finance drives business success.

Additional Job Description:

Primary Location:
GB London
Job Posting Date:
2026-10-23
Job Type:
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)