Associate Director, ​​Financial Planning Excellence & Governance​, 12 month FTC

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Brief Description: The Associate Director, Financial Planning Excellence & Governance role has been created to establish and mature a newly formed Planning Excellence capability within FP&A Operations and develop the leadership capability required to sustain the function long-term. This is a 12-month fixed-term leadership assignment focused on capability building, planning governance, operating model implementation and leadership development. The successful candidate will establish sustainable planning processes, governance frameworks, forecasting standards and ways of working that improves consistency, quality and scalability across Global Finance. A key objective of the role is to establish a sustainable capability and develop future leaders who can assume long-term ownership of the function. The role will act as the enterprise lead for planning governance, forecasting excellence, planning methodologies and actuals alignment across OPEX and CAPEX planning. This includes accountability for planning standards, governance frameworks, budgeting and forecasting cadence, accrual governance, planning controls and continuous improvement initiatives. This role reports to the Head of FP&A Operations within the Global Finance organisation. Essential Functions/Responsibilities Capability Build & Operating Model Implementation Establish and mature the Planning Excellence capability within FP&A Operations. Design and embed sustainable planning governance, operating rhythms and execution standards. Define clear accountabilities, handoffs and ways of working across FP&A Operations, Corporate FP&A and Finance Business Partnering. Build a scalable operating model that supports planning consistency and organisational growth. Create and implement a roadmap for capability maturity and continuous improvement. Enterprise Planning Governance Own the enterprise-wide In-Year Budget Management and Rolling Forecast governance framework. Establish planning cadence, Working Day structures, freeze management processes and exception governance. Ensure planning activities operate in a controlled, consistent and disciplined manner. Act as the senior escalation point for planning governance issues and forecasting exceptions. Drive compliance with established planning frameworks and enterprise standards. Forecasting Excellence & Methodology Own and continuously improve forecasting methodologies, planning assumptions, drivers and planning standards. Drive consistency across planning approaches and forecasting practices. Improve forecast quality, predictability and transparency across actuals, forecast and budget cycles. Establish best-practice planning disciplines and forecasting governance. Lead initiatives that improve planning effectiveness and organisational planning maturity. Actuals Governance & Control Environment Establish and maintain governance over FP&A actuals processes, including accruals and allocations. Ensure alignment between actuals, forecast and budget outputs. Maintain a strong planning and