Finance Director Ce&a Cluster Prague, Praha

Finance Director Ce&a Cluster

At Ipsen our strategy is to build a global biopharma company focused on innovation and specialty care which delivers differentiated therapeutics to meet unmet patient needs. Ipsen is already a growth story. But with focus on our key strengths - our portfolio, our pipeline, our partnerships and our people - we can look forward to further innovative and sustainable growth in the years to come.
Our CE&A Cluster (Central Europe & Adriatics) is a highly successful and vibrant commercial and medical organization, spanning approx. 200 people in both office based and field based roles. Reporting to the NCE Head of Finance, and sitting on the CEA Leadership Team, the Finance Director Central Europe & Adriatics will lead and manage the CEA financial department (controlling, accounting, tax, treasury, credit management), Supply Chain and partners in Adriatics region.
In this role, you will
- Recommend and co-lead actions (incl. efficiencies and synergies within CEA cluster) to maximize business profitability on a short/long term basis.
- Be the leading financial stakeholder to leverage business opportunity.
- Provide transparent financial/ economic analysis to achieve targets (top line growth as well as expenses)
- Act as a business partner for the Ipsen CEA LT and managers, by providing clear and focused analytics for proper financial/economic assessment of operation decisions.
- Supervision of Accounting, Controlling, Taxes and Supply chain functions
- Processes and tools
- Identify, design, and implement continuous improvement in operational effectiveness in terms of Financial and logistics processes, controls, and systems.
- Establish and review financial processes to guarantee consistency, relevance, and reliability.
- Ensure Ipsen group standards (Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Legal and Tax) are respected and in line with legislation, timelines, and best practices of internal audit.
- Manage development of monthly analytics/dashboards to understand key drivers of the growth or gaps and to enable forecasting of the impact under current dynamic (sales and expenses).
- Identify, report and monitor business risks and ensure timely analysis. Ensure risks are reported to relevant stakeholders.
- Supervise internal (GIA) and external financial audits.
- Ensure monitoring and improvement of working capital in line with Group´s instruction - Treasury and credit management.
- Coordinate relationships with financial institutions.
- Ensure proper implementation of Procurement policy, drive cost discipline and ensure effective spending.
- Budget, Strategic plan and forecasting
- Ensure preparation of the budget/forecast and strategic sales/expenses/investment plans, ensuring their reliability and anticipating potential deviations.
- Analyze and monitor budget, present to other stakeholders (CEA LT, NCE region, etc.)
- Control the management of the income statement and balance sheet activities, ensuring its balance and giving appropriate information to LT and Group.
- Supervise the forecast and budget process ensuring submission in accordance with group requirements.
- Logistics
- Ensure understanding of product flow and manage supply according to demand and patient needs (in collaboration with Global supply team) while respecting local and EU regulations.
- Ensure a good relationship with wholesalers and logistics partners.
- Ensure monthly rolling forecast reviews in line with market situation and in cooperation with Global supply.
- Supervise prevention of stock out and optimal inventory level
- Ensure proper review monthly order, inventory status report and inventory level.
- Recruit, lead, and develop a high performing team
- Proposes and leads optimal and effective Financial and logistics organization.
- Lead and manage the team and develop/improve the skills within the team to ensure continued business partner support is provided to the Cluster.
- Ensure, motivation, and development plans of team members.
- Create a positive team environment in a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
- Proactively create the platform for developing talents within CEA
- Ensure that all activities are prioritized and aligned to the agreed strategy.
- Actively get involved in global networks and projects.
- Be co-responsible for living and demonstrate One-Ipsen Culture and behaviors..
In order to be considered for this role, you will bring an advanced relevant qualification and proven long-term experience in finance leadership positions. You will demonstrate experience in a global organization exposed to budgeting / forecasting and commercial finance with solid knowledge of statutory accounting and tax implications. Pharmaceutical experience is preferred, as is expert level knowledge of Excel and ideally SAP.
This role is located in Prague, Czech Republic.

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