International Head FP&A and Digital Finance - Finance Director

Title:International Head FP&A and Digital Finance - Finance DirectorCompany:Ipsen Pharma (SAS)About Ipsen:Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!For more information, visit us at and follow our latest news on LinkedInand Instagram.Job Description:Are you ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company?Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life, providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases.Why Ipsen?Patient-Focused: The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.Employee Care: We care for our employees, who are the ambassadors making a real difference.Bold Leadership: We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.Growth Opportunities: We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving, game-changing organization.About the Role:The International Head FP&A and Digital Finance - Finance Director acts as a strong business partner to the International Head of Finance and IOLT senior leaders. You are leading finance planning cycles (F1/F2/LRP, Budget) and management reporting activities for month/quarter close. As a key member of the Finance team, participates to define finance strategy & processes and contributes to build, develop, and animate the Finance community.Main ResponsibilitiesAct as a true business parter to Finance Head and International Head to propose and implement strategic initiatives (new projects, simplification, change in resource allocation etc)Lead critical steps and presentation of Budget, Forecasts and Long-Range Plan Coordination of the financial information and reporting in a matrix organizationAnalyze actual performance by brands and countries, model scenarios around and propose actions to improve performanceDigital finance champion for internationalBusiness partner to the business excellence team to ensure better coordination / orchestration of brand plan planning and forecasting activities with the affiliatesAd hoc Business plans to support informed decision making, assist countries in developing business plans to support ad hoc key business decisions, including:All Growth Investments initiativesNew product launch and resource allocationReal Estate business casesSupport x-divisions business cases Support assessing BD opportunities Develop and standardize analytical tools in strong collaboration with the countries (including inmarket analysis, market share ambition understanding growth drivers and competitive landscape, parallel imports…)Assist country Finance teams in developing standardized Financial Models around key business drivers (eg. Gx Impact, Pricing scenarios, volume uptakes…. )Assist in preparing analysis and presentations of financial performance during all financial cycles, leveraging inputs from countries and global teamsQualificationsEnglish fluency, French is a plusExtensive experience as a Finance generalist (Controlling, FP&A, Accounting, tax…)Strong experience in leadership and team developmentSupport to transformation projects and partnership management: modelisation / simulation /recommendationsStrong Finance Business Partner experience able to operate in a matrix environment#LI-HYBRIDNous nous engageons à créer un lieu de travail où chacun se sent écouté, valorisé et soutenu, où nous incarnons « The Real Us*». La valeur que nous accordons aux différentes perspectives et expériences motive notre engagement en faveur de l'inclusion et de l'égalité des chances. Lorsque nous intégrons des modes de pensée diversifiés, nous prenons des décisions plus réfléchies et découvrons des solutions plus innovantes. Ensemble, nous nous efforçons de mieux comprendre les communautés que nous servons. Cela signifie que nous voulons également vous aider à donner le meilleur de vous-même lorsque vous postulez à un poste chez nous. Si vous avez besoin d'aménagements ou d'aide pendant le processus de candidature, veuillez en informer l'équipe de recrutement. Ces informations seront traitées avec soin et n'auront aucune incidence sur le résultat de votre candidature. *Soyons nous-mêmeSummaryLocation: ParisType: Full time