Tampa Site, Head of Finance

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Tampa Head of Finance is a key Business Partner to the Tampa Site Leadership Team and the Small Molecules Operation Finance team. The role is responsible for enabling site leadership team to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financials aspects of the plant such as (but not limited to) cost transparency, product profitability, key performance indicators in production, innovation, cost savings, planning cycles and net working capital.

Key Responsibilities 

• Enabling Tampa site to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financials aspects of the plant such as (but not limited to) cost transparency, product profitability, key performance indicators in production, innovation, cost savings, planning cycles and net working capital

• Managing monthly financial closing, forecast and risks and opportunity process together with Division Controlling and Corporate FP&A (revenue to EBITDA and free cash flow, balance sheet and NWC)

• Co-leading 5-year strategic planning process for both sites with focus on sales, cost savings/innovation and investment planning process

• Leading annual budgeting process with plant leadership with the objective of meeting corporate targets and deadlines

• Return-on-Investment analysis for various CAPEX projects

• Leading process and systems improvement projects (SAP enhancements, new process and tools introductions etc.) together with local and global supply chain group, corporate accounting and global operations

• Acting single-point-of contact towards Shared Service Center and external auditors in accounting, internal controls and audit questions for the area of responsibility

• Leading process and systems improvement projects (SAP enhancements, new process and tools introductions etc.) together with local and global supply chain group, corporate accounting and global operations

• Organizational management of direct report(s)

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Prior experience in pharmaceuticals industry is preferred but not required.

• Excellent communication skills: simplifying the complex, making the message /request clear, providing options/proposals, ability to focus on the purpose and outcome.

• Fluent in written and spoken English.

• Five years' experience in desired field.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.