Job Purpose:

Are you energized by a highly visible finance role that allows you to influence senior stakeholders and shape highly effective business partnerships?  If so, the Business Finance Partner Manager role for Spain could be an excellent opportunity to explore.

We are looking for a strategic thinker who takes a proactive and protagonist approach in driving the business agenda and in solving business questions by being an effective partner to the business and a catalyst of performance and ambition.

As a Finance Partner Manager you will lead finance partnering at management level within Spain, driving the strategic business plan, supporting strategy and decision making with critical business insights.

In this role, you will....

• Strategy, Business Planning and Performance Management
• Key partner in supporting the strategy, support development of overall strategy for Spain and drive the strategic business plan
• Full P&L understanding and management (Business performance and risk management)
• Understand in detail the Spanish market dynamics and customer segments
• Strategic portfolio analysis, market understanding, brand portfolio analysis and scenario planning, and management
• Product profitability, margin enhancement and ROI optimization
• Key partner with the business bringing insight driven influence on the core commercial cycle
• Support, challenge and influence resource allocation optimization
• Support development of a strong finance partnering organization
• Lead and assist with management presentations and business briefings preparations
• Cross functional matrix experience and management

Key Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include supporting the Senior Finance Director, on the following:

• Strategy, Business Planning & Performance Management

· Full P&L understanding, management and accountability for Spain (business performance and risk management)

· Strategic portfolio analysis, market understanding, brand portfolio analysis and scenario planning

· Work with the Team to build P&L forecasts incorporating CCC and ROI and managing BU performance

· Lead monthly performance reviews and financial performance of key brands with respective BU leadership team

• Core Commercial Cycle

· Key partner throughout the DRM process, bringing insight and leading to data driven decision making, underpinned by market and customer understanding, including understanding of market growth, market share and other key performance factors

• Pricing Optimization and market dynamics

· Partner across the business and with experts in our Market Access group to support pricing approval governance

· Understand overall market dynamics, relative market positioning of products against competitors, market access situation and future trends; Provide recommendations for pricing decisions

• Assess ROI

· Lead investment modelling opportunities to support the business in making investment decisions when opportunities arise

· Lead scenario planning to maximize use of resources based on ROI analysis

• Margin  & Cashflow Enhancement

· Key player to deliver margin enhancement initiatives through innovative cost control; using internal and external benchmarking (where available) to understand best-in-class cost management

Basic Requirements:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree in Accounting, Economics or Business (or different degrees with Business or Finance qualification) 
• Area of Specialization: Consulting/Management/Finance
• Requires solid Finance and Analytics Background
• Experience of working in a business advisory environment and ability to clearly presenting insights and complex business and financial information in a simple and compelling way to non-finance audiences

• Excellent influencing and engagement. Ability to engage senior stakeholders and challenge based on expertise and personal credibility
• Experience of working in matrix organizations and complex change management projects.

Preferred Requirements:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Preferred Level of Education: MBA
• Understanding of pharmaceutical Industry, previous international exposure and commercial finance experience
• Financial support experience, preferable with Pharmaceutical Industry experience

Job Posting End Date: 16/10/2024

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