REPORTS TO: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DIRECT REPORTS: THREE (3)

JOB OBJECTIVE:

Responsible for the management accounting/business finance function for the Ascendis Group. Includes strategic planning, budgets and forecasts, interpreting financial results, monitoring cash flow, capital expenditure programmes, management reporting systems development, special investigations/reports, operating efficiency studies, feasibility studies and investment portfolios.

• Provide interpretation of financial results
• Leadership and mentoring of staff and co-ordination of their activities
• Monitoring cash flow
• Administration and completion of all existing and future projects
• Managing the budget and forecasting process for the group
• Manage capital expenditure programmes
• Providing commercial/financial support to all divisional functions
• Conduct special investigations & reports
• Conduct operating efficiency & feasibility studies
• Maintain data that demonstrates savings and efficiencies to funding partners

TASK DESCRIPTION:
• Review and analyse all inputs to the packs
• Provide ad-hoc management reports
• Provide Working Capital targets to subsidiary companies
• Consolidate the monthly & quarterly forecasts, including long term cash planning
• Consolidate the annual budget
• Manage the timetable for budget and forecasts
• Perform business analysis on specified areas, including routing matters and new projects as directed
• Manage the preparation of the company's budget and rolling forecast process
• Manage the preparation of the company's strategic 5 Year planning model
• Assist management with the formulation of overall strategic direction
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analysis in all areas of the company
• Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvements
• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
• Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
• Create additional analysis and reports as requested
• Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs and available funds for investment
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Assist in determined the company's proper capital structure
• Recommend appropriate dividend issuances based on historical patterns and expected cash flows
• Review ROI calculations that support the capex and opex approval process
• Provide Financial support to Group COO, subsidiary MD's and FM's
• Price Volume Analysis

LEADERSHIP:
• Foster effective team work between management and staff
• Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of direct reports providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.
• Build and maintain an effective team.
• Align performance for success
• Lead and live the Ascendis Health Values
• Adapt a collaborative coaching management style

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES:
• People management experience
• Proficient in excel
• FMCG/Pharmaceutical experience preferential

EDUCATION:
• Qualified Chartered Accountant/CIMA qualification
• At least 10 years post articles experience