Finance Director Distributors&Emerging Markets

Finance Director Distributors&Emerging Markets
Alfasigma is a privately held global healthcare company founded over 75 years ago in Italy, where it remains headquartered today in Bologna and Milan. The Group operates in over 100 markets spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.

Over three years ago, we embarked on a transformative journey to become  a truly global innovative healthcare company with a leading focus on Gastrointestinal (GI) health . We have experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubled our revenues, expanding geographically, and integrating several key acquisitions. We have also evolved our portfolio, expanded into rare and specialty segments, and strengthened our pipeline and people's capabilities.

But our journey is far from complete!  In fact, this is just the beginning of a bold new chapter in Alfasigma's history. We are committed to advancing innovation and leveraging our deep expertise to provide better health and a better quality of life for patients and consumers worldwide and expand our reach across diverse markets.

Scope of the Job
DEM (Distributors and Emerging Markets) covers Lat Am, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Europe.

As Finance Director, you will report directly to the GM DEM and be a member of the Leadership team, acting as Business Partner to support strategy‑setting and execution while ensuring full compliance and integrity across all accounting and reporting activities.

Your Role
You will be responsible for:

Managing distributor relationships across territories, ensuring alignment on market development and portfolio plans, leading regular performance reviews and overseeing contract compliance

Leading market assessments and business‑case modelling for business‑model transition initiatives, partnering with the GM on implementation; working closely with legal and compliance to design, negotiate and monitor third‑party contracts

Driving pricing strategy, margin management and channel profitability analysis, identifying value‑capture opportunities and supporting commercial decisions with robust financial modelling

Overseeing end‑to‑end financial reporting for the DEM region — from budgeting, forecasting and revenue risk modelling to timely monthly, quarterly and year‑end close — ensuring full compliance with IFRS and accurate reporting to Group Finance

Defining and tracking the regional KPI framework and running the full performance‑management rhythm — annual budget, long‑range planning, monthly business reviews and quarterly reviews with the GM and Group Leadership — translating results into corrective actions

Owning the internal control environment, coordinating internal and external audits, and remediating control deficiencies in line with Group standards

Treasury, Tax & Risk

Managing FX exposure, cash repatriation, working capital and credit risk across emerging‑market entities, partnering with Group Treasury on hedging strategies and local banking relationships

Owning tax strategy, transfer pricing and inter‑company arrangements in partnership with Group Tax; managing local tax audits and ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements

Leading enterprise risk assessment and compliance oversight, with particular focus on anti‑bribery and corruption, sanctions, trade compliance and third‑party due diligence

Investment & Business Development

Appraising capital investment and major opex proposals — new‑market entry, commercial investments, systems and infrastructure — with rigorous business‑case evaluation and post‑investment reviews

Supporting M&A, licensing and business development activities, including target evaluation, financial due diligence and deal structuring

Operations & People

Liaising with the supply‑chain organisation on demand planning and inventory management for the cluster

Leading, developing and coaching the DEM finance team across multiple geographies, setting performance standards and building local finance capability

Who You Are

Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline

10+ years of finance experience across distributors and emerging markets,…