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Panah Abbasov

@panahabbasov

I build finance reporting solutions and lead FP&A cycles across global pharma and financial services.

At UCB Pharma, I lead Power BI reporting and analytics development, integrating Anaplan data and consolidating more than 100 legacy reports into a centralized suite that reduced manual workload by 80%.

Previously at Mastercard, I owned full FP&A cycles for the European Data & Services business. I bring 7+ years of financial planning, business partnering, BI development, and finance systems delivery across pharma and financial services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Finance Reporting & Analytics Partner

Current

UCB Pharma

Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Led development of a Power BI reporting suite, automating sales, P&L, and OPEX reporting, consolidating 100+ legacy reports and reducing manual workload by 80%. Partnered with FP&A and finance leadership to deliver data-driven reporting solutions.

Power BI Anaplan Data Integration Stakeholder Management Team Coordination Report Automation Financial Planning And Analysis

Senior Finance Analyst - Finance Business Partner

Mastercard

Dec 2022 - Aug 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Owned the full FP&A cycle including monthly closing, rolling forecasts, and budgeting. Served as Finance Business Partner for Data & Services across Europe, covering 4 product groups and 16 products, and supported senior leadership with ad hoc analysis and scenario modelling.

Financial Planning And Analysis Budgeting Forecasting Business Partnering Scenario Modeling Variance Analysis Stakeholder Management

Finance Planning and Reporting Analyst

UCB Pharma

Nov 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year)

Supported migration of financial planning processes to Anaplan, coordinating with FP&A teams and external consultants. Developed reporting and analytics solutions in Qlik to support FP&A planning exercises.

Anaplan Qlik Financial Planning And Analysis Data Integration Project Coordination

Finance Planning and Reporting Specialist

UCB Pharma

Sep 2018 - Nov 2021 (3 years 2 months)

Developed enterprise-grade Qlik Sense dashboards across finance domains including Sales, OPEX, CAPEX, P&L, FTE, and 10-year planning. Owned the full development cycle from requirements gathering to delivery, and provided user training and support for Qlik Sense and Cognos BI.

Qlik Sense Cognos Data Modeling Dashboard Development Financial Planning And Analysis User Training