Senior Business Finance Partner Pharma

Location: Turbigo

The Pierre Fabre Group, of the Pierre Fabre Foundation, is a global company with a unique position: the alliance of pharmaceutical and dermocosmetic expertise.

A pharmaceutical group with a strong positioning: medical and natural
The second largest dermocosmetic laboratory in the world
The second largest French private pharmaceutical group
Market leader in France for products sold without a prescription in pharmacies.

Pierre Fabre Italia S.p.A. – is looking for a Senior Business Finance Partner Pharma
Your Mission

Ensure strategy formulation, planning and performance management for the within Pierre Fabre Pharma Italy, fully compliant with Group standards and procedures, and aligned with the affiliate’s strategic priorities.

Act as a proactive Finance Business Partner to the PFP General Manager and the Affiliate CFO by:

Leading the preparation and challenge of the budget, estimates and rolling monthly forecasts, ensuring clear linkage to strategic and operational drivers and alignment between the different function involved in the forecasting process
Assessing and optimizing the overall affiliate P&L, including:
Detailed analysis of gross margin (price, mix, discount, and other drivers)
Review of operating expenses versus budget/forecast and identification of corrective actions
Identifying risks and opportunities on profitability and co‑designing contingency plans with business stakeholders to protect and enhance performance
Continuously monitoring business trends (sales, market dynamics, launches, access, promotions) and anticipating their financial impact, providing early warning and scenario analyses
Analyzing working capital evolution (DSO, inventory and other key components) and recommending actions to optimize cash generation and support Group cash flow objectives

Provide effective support and collaboration to central accounting and support functions, ensuring consistency, data quality and adherence to Group policies
Act as the primary point of contact for PFM Italy with HQ Performance & Financial Management (PFM) Finance, ensuring:

Alignment of methodologies, KPIs, and reporting frameworks between affiliate and HQ
High‑quality, timely performance reporting and narratives
Transparent communication of affiliate risks, opportunities and strategic initiatives.

The position operates within one of the Group’s largest pharma affiliates, in a highly dynamic and competitive market, where performance expectations from both local Management (GM, BU Directors, Affiliate CFO) and Head Office (Corporate Performance Management and central Finance) are high. The role is at the crossroads of operations and corporate oversight, requiring constant interaction with line personnel across BUs and functions, as well as regular alignment with head‑office teams on methodologies, KPIs and narratives
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The most complex problems to solve involve:

Translating evolving business strategies and operational plans into robust budgets, forecasts and performance analyses, despite uncertainty and incomplete information
Balancing short‑term performance pressures with the long‑term sustainable profitability of the affiliate, including protection of IBT and optimisation of cash flow
Ensuring data consistency and quality across multiple systems and sources, and turning large volumes of data into clear, actionable insights for Management and Head Office
Challenging and supporting investment and resource allocation decisions in a context of constrained budgets and ambitious growth objectives

To succeed in this context, the role requires:

Excellent business acumen to understand market dynamics, commercial strategies and their financial implications
Superior financial technical expertise to analyse the full P&L, balance sheet and working capital, and to anticipate financial risks and opportunities
Strong IT and BI awareness, particularly in data management and business intelligence tools, to design and use steering tools and dashboards effectively
A high capacity to foresee financial risks, adapt to changing priorities and re‑sequence work as needed, without requiring continuous guidance

The position enjoys a high level of autonomy in organising its work,…