Finance Director Pharmaceutical Project

Please note: We can only engage applicants who are located in Japan and are currently eligible to work in Japan

Project Overview

We are a consulting service team within EY Japan Consulting that specializes in helping our client fix problems in their business. We call this Work Design consultation. This consultation focuses on helping clients address problems by redesigning how work is performed across three different areas: people, process, and systems. Our team brings strong capabilities in process analysis, documentation, control design, manual creation, and audit support.

For each engagement, we collaborate with capable professionals (subject matter experts - or SMEs for short) who contribute deep hands-on expertise in specific functional areas such as accounting, finance, tax, human resources or other specialized domains.

For this engagement, we are seeking an experienced SME to work alongside our team and client stakeholders. This is a project-based role, where expertise is applied through defined deliverables. If you are interested in contributing your expertise to the types of activities outlined below, we welcome you to apply and connect with one of our talent advisors.,

How You Would Contribute (Scope of Work)

As part of the team, you would apply your expertise through activities such as:

Support the monthly close for management reporting across business units and brands

Close revenue, demand sales, FTE, Opex, and P&L within working days 1 to 5

Prepare sales variance commentary for Global Finance

Analyze actuals against budget and explain key variances

Prepare revenue forecasts, including the mid-month revenue forecast

Update year-end landing forecasts every two weeks through December

Support ongoing budget management

Prepare and submit the 2027 budget

Support monthly reporting on revenue, investment, cash, and sustainability items such as CO2

Partner with business unit heads and function heads on performance and planning

Provide senior support to team members in negotiations with business stakeholders

Coordinate daily in English with Global Finance and an overseas shared services team

Communicate with local teams and stakeholders in Japanese (fluent or native level)

Analyze formulas in existing Excel files independently and understand the logic behind them

Build analysis and reporting materials in Excel and PowerPoint (macros and VBA not required)

Work with data from SAP and EPM systems such as Anaplan or Hyperion

Apply accounting knowledge equivalent to Nissho Boki Level 2

Support strategic finance projects as priorities emerge

Take over responsibilities through a structured handover with the existing team

Nice to have

• FP&A or finance business partnering experience in a pharmaceutical or life sciences company
• Familiarity with brand-level revenue forecasting and product lifecycle drivers in pharma
• Understanding of Japan's NHI drug price revisions and their impact on revenue forecasts
• Experience with wholesaler sales and gross-to-net analysis in the Japanese pharma market
• Project management experience, particularly on finance system upgrades

Engagement Style

You would work collaboratively with EY consultants and client teams, contributing practical, hands-on expertise while our team supports process design, documentation, and implementation activities. The exact focus areas may evolve as the project progresses, depending on client priorities and findings.

Company: EY Strategy and Consulting, Co. Ltd.

Address: Hibiya Mitsui Tower, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006 Japan

Work location: Within 23 wards of Tokyo

Contract type: Quasi-Mandate Contract (準委任業務委託契約)