Sr. Finance Director

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Sr. Finance Director to join us in our Canada Insights to Impact (I2I) team comprised of Operational Excellence, Finance & Procurement based out of our office in Oakville, Ontario, CA

About The Role

The Finance Director acts as an independent active member in the local leadership team and plays a critical role in strategic decision making when ensuring the implementation and respect of our global processes/policies in Finance, Operational Excellence and Procurement. He/she is driving the finance strategy of the Canadian affiliate.

Who You’ll Work With

This individual will be the central point of contact at the Canadian affiliate level and the local representative when interacting with Global for the areas of Finance, Operational Excellence and Procurement.

What You’ll Do

• Drives constructive dialogue on resource allocation and value creation within Patient Impact
• Facilitates performance management culture for respective businesses and as a dedicated counterpart and sparring partner to the GM and the Canadian Leadership Team.
• Ensures quality of input in company processes like Strat plan, budget. Drives consistency and traceability of forecasting process. Validate asset assumptions at Intercontinental East level.
• Collaborates with all I2I teams, GBS, consolidation, strategy team, portfolio, Talent, Procurement, Supply chain, Global Treasury and Tax.
• Drives finance strategy and represent Finance at the Leadership of the affiliate LT
• Working as finance business partner for the GM and his/her direct reports. Steering him/her to achieve the country's financial objectives
• Guardian of the data quality. Analyze and present financials in an accurate and timely manner. Oversee all financials and Business cases (including pricing). Facilitate resource reallocation within the company
• Coordinate and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the LT members. Review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization's financial status.
• Update and implement all necessary business policies
• Review & approval of all contracts and addendums to ensure accounting & tax compliance
• Responsible from providing a holistic picture of the performance by integrating FP&A and OE activities (financials and non-financials)
• Responsible for delivering insights to maximize performance of launched assets
• Supporting the Business Review - Adhoc reporting and analysis
• Managing CLRM tool - Maintenance, Data Privacy, Updates, Training & Reporting
• Ensure Sales force effectiveness strategy and processes (territory Management- Incentives and Compensation) are in place
  
  

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• 10+ year’s executive leadership experience
• 10+ years prior experience in Finance, Financial Planning in a senior position with a proven track record of achieving financial objectives
• Prior experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills; should be an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within the company, customers & patients
• Proven ability to manage a team, work in a team, inputting expert knowledge by influence and good listening skills to understand design models for interpretation
  
  

UCB Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About Us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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