Lilly

Manager - Financial Planning Mexico

Mexico, Mexico City Full time

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

About Us:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The ideal candidate combines rigorous financial expertise with the strategic mindset and executive presence to influence decisions at the highest level — while demonstrating a genuine passion for making financial planning smarter, faster, and more efficient through technology, automation and AI.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business partnership

  • Act as finance partner to commercial areas — influencing strategic decisions through insight, not just reporting

  • Deliver executive presentations to Mexico Lead Team, CFO, and GM with clear financial storytelling; highlight risks, opportunities, and propose solutions

  • Simplify complex financial data into clear narratives for senior leaders

  • Combine FP&A expertise with proactive, value-driven business partnership

  • Manage and develop a team of 1–2 people

Financial planning

  • Own the full OPEX cycle — budget, forecast, closing — and deliver variance analysis with actionable recommendations

  • Lead short- and long-term financial projection processes aligned to aspirational business objectives

  • Develop business cases for product launches and commercial strategies, incorporating relevant P&L to inform decision-making

  • Deliver financial partnership to business units, brand teams, and leadership by overseeing budget tracking for sales and operational expenditures, and collaborating with HR to monitor personnel-related expenses

  • Drive profitability analysis and assess trade-offs to enable the affiliate to achieve its targeted performance objectives

  • Respond to ad-hoc financial queries from senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Innovation & efficiency

  • Lead finance process automation and embed AI tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) into planning, analysis, and reporting routines — reducing manual workload and elevating analytical capacity

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS

Experience & education

  • Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, or Economics — MBA a plus

  • +5 years in strategic corporate FP&A at a multinational company

  • Advanced English required

  • Exposure to commercial or sales finance a plus

Technical skills

  • Advanced Excel — financial modeling, automation, scenario analysis

  • AI tools applied to finance (Claude, Copilot, or similar)

  • Strong P&L and revenue analytics

  • SAP, Power BI, Tableau, Power Automate

COMPETENCIES

  • Strategic thinking and business acumen

  • Executive communication and financial storytelling

  • Business partnering — ability to influence without authority

  • People leadership and drive results through others

  • Learning agility and openness to change

  • AI and automation mindset genuinely drive for efficiency and continuous improvement

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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