Directeur Finance / Finance Director H/F

Title:

Directeur Finance / Finance Director H/F

Company:

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

Job Description:

Summary / purpose of the position

As a key actor of the France leadership team, be the trusted and sparring partner for the GM providing strategic guidance on growth initiatives and resource allocation. He / She is leading Finance activities and teams for France Commercial scope and assisting the GM in ensuring that resources are fully aligned behind strategic and operational priorities and that costs are properly managed and controlled.

As a key member of the Commercial and Global Alliances Finance Leadership team, the France Finance Director participates to defining finance strategy & processes for the country and contributes more broadly to Finance projects.

Main responsibilities / job expectations

France leadership Team  

• Act as a business partner for the France GM and Leadership team members
• Lead Performance Committees, Monthly Check-in and Business reviews
• Support the country decision making process to achieve Sales and overall profitability ambition
• Recommend and challenge actions to maximize business capabilities on a short/long term basis
• Whenever relevant, prepare scenarios and ensure business cases are properly translated into Financials (Actuals & Planning): Access, Pricing and competitive landscape
• Support Mid-term and long-term strategic initiatives

FP&A   

• Be the finance point of contact for the division
• Lead performance monitoring (P&L, Profitability Analysis, Sales, working capital and Capex).
• Improve Cash Flow generation through working capital optimization in collaboration with division and corporate treasury
• Coordinate the financial planning processes (Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting)
• Support the General Manager by providing analysis for proper financial / economic assessment of Operational decisions, cost control recommendations, and new business assessments.
• Lead all closing activities for France commercial scope and ensure that group deadlines are respected, and reporting is delivered on time.

Tax & Statutory 

• Monitoring of day-to-day accounting and controlling activities for commercial scope, in close collaboration with accounting SSC
• Support to audits (Statutory, tax and internal audits) – as required for the scope and in collaboration with corporate teams
• Cooperation with Corporate Finance teams (Tax, Treasury, Consolidation and Accounting Standards,
• Internal controls)

Team Management        

• Build a strong and efficient Finance team
• Ensure timely recruitment
• Secure ongoing development & motivation and retention of the team members
• Develop and implement talent plans with a focus on continual improvement.

Finance leadership         

• Member Commercial and Global Alliances Finance Leadership team
• Lead Finance initiatives at Group level to positively impact the Group Finance transformation and team
• engagement
   

Internal Controls & Risk Managements      

• Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the company.
• Ensure compliance with Company guidelines and country/ industry standards.
• Carry out all necessary actions to ensure that the company meets its financial and statutory obligations.
• Coordinate Risk Management plan

Efficiencies       

• -Represent Procurement function in Leadership team; coordinate with central procurement team and support transformation projects including efficiencies and costs optimization

Supply Chain & other      

• Oversee the end-to-end supply chain including - sales forecast, inventory planning and the interface with global supply chain to ensure appropriate stock levels and risk of stock outs is mitigated.
• Prepare the supply chain for the future including preparation for new product launches, ensure a close partnership with distributors and wholesalers.
• Liaise with the relevant quality contact person to ensure quality systems are in place throughout the supply and product chains.

Knowledge, abilities &