Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - National Brand Sourcing

$102,000 - $145,700/Yr

Cardinal Health - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Manager

Nashville, TN

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for National Brand Sourcing at Cardinal Health serves as a finance business partner to the Medical National Brand Sourcing team. This role is pivotal in providing financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and business case development to support strategic decision-making and enhance supplier relationships. The position requires a deep understanding of the distribution business model and aims to drive profitability through effective financial management and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Gain an advanced understanding of the medical national brand sourcing organization strategies and priorities.
• Serve as an advocate & business partner to the medical national brand sourcing leadership (VP, Directors) and broader team.
• Aid the team in development of tools necessary to effectively manage the supplier relationship from an accounts receivable, manual funding, rebate, price change and deal model perspective.
• Build process improvements to drive forecast accuracy, maximize margin capture, maximize supplier funding to drive distribution profitability, and provide insight to leadership on underdeveloped areas.
• Collaborate with Distribution Solutions finance manager to ensure a holistic view of the distribution and medical national brand P&L.
• Manage a team of three employees, responsible for developing their skills, abilities, and financial acumen to build fact-based stories to support strategy & objectives.
• Lead a team to build financial standard operating procedures for a myriad of complex business processes to ensure integrity, accuracy, and accountability.
• Lead monthly close, quarterly forecasting, annual budget, and multi-year SPF processes.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred, or equivalent work experience
• Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Business partnering and strong communication skills
• Data visualization and querying complex data a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs