FP&A Manager

Posted:
6/12/2026, 6:49:10 AM

Location(s):
Santa Catarina, Brazil

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Accounting ⋅ Finance & Banking

Job Description

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.  

Description:

  • We are looking for a reliable Management Accountant (Senior Specialist, Finance processes & Control) to assist senior management in making critical business decisions by analyzing and presenting key financial data.

  • You will oversee accounting procedures and prepare forecasts, budgets and risk analysis.

  • An excellent management accountant must have an exceptional mathematical mind combined with a strong business orientation.

  • You must be able to assume responsibility of cost accounting tasks and be both a strategist and a decision maker.

  • The goal is to contribute to the decision-making process of management that will ensure business growth and long-term success, for commercial and manufacturing business matters.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in accounting, finance, or similar field

  • Advanced English written and spoken

  • Mandatory experience in financial area of manufacturing sites

  • Solid experience as management accountant or similar role, including costing and accounting

  • Solid knowledge of basic and advanced accounting and financial principles and practices

  • Excellent knowledge of cost accounting and reporting

  • Excellent knowledge or risk analysis, budgeting and forecasting

  • Working knowledge of financial software and MS Office (Excel)

  • Knowledge of SAP would be a distinctive advantage

  • Knowledge of analysis tool like Power Query or Power BI would be a distinctive advantage

  • Will travel (10% of time) to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

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Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Budgeting, Business Decisions, Cash Management, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Cost Accounting, Data Visualization, Finance Strategy, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Programming, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Healthcare Innovation, Management Controls, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Preparation of Financial Reports, Procurement, Quantitative Abilities, Risk Analysis, Senior Program Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

06/23/2026

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