Senior Business Finance Partner Pharma

## Senior Business Finance Partner Pharma Apply locations:
Italy - Milanotime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 8 Days Agojob requisition :
JR112424#
**** Who we are ?
**** 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.#
**** 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 optimising
** 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.
* ** Analysing working capital evolution** (DSO, inventory and other key components) and recommending actions to
** optimise 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.#
**** Who you are ?****#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.

The environment is characterized by
** frequent business changes** (portfolio evolution, launches, pricing and access developments, shifting promotional priorities) and strict
** regulatory and compliance constraints**. Within this context, the position must ensure that financial information is
** relevant, reliable and timely**, and that all deliverables comply with
** Group standards, procedures, IFRS principles and audit requirements**, while also meeting tight
** planning and reporting deadlines**.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.
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