BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

EXPERIENCE OF WORKING FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL, BIO-PHARMA COMPANY IS MANDATORRY

Munich area

General Description:

We are looking for an experienced Director Finance Germany/Austria to join our European finance team and establish the Finance function in Germany/Austria. This is a key position for an experienced, ambitious finance professional who is motivated to contribute to setting up the finance function as BeiGene builds out its presence around the world and continues its commercial roll out in Europe. The incumbent must have a willingness to deal with both strategic issues and a hands-on approach to successfully build out the Spanish/Portuguese finance function. The role requires both strategic thinking, as well as an ability to manage complex details and synthesize into big picture and drive actions across a variety of areas. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, highly-organized results driven individual with strong communication skills, judgment and problem-solving skills with the capacity to work in a non-structured environment.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Build out the Finance-FPA-Administrative infrastructure in Germany/Austria to support the various commercial, RD and administrative functions.
• Key finance business partner for the country’s General Managers and Functional Leads.
• Lead the strategic planning processes in alignment with European FPA, including Forecast and Budget. Provide a financial calendar to ensure Germany/Austria meets all European/global planning and reporting deadlines and ensure all country functions can plan well in advance to meet those requirements.
• Work with country Commercial Operations leadership to develop and manage P&Ls . Oversee analysis of financial and operational results versus plan as well as investigations of significant P&L variances.
• Preparation of country analysis and presentations for European and corporate management.
• Provide guidelines including key assumptions, targets and review analysis to ensure the final plan has full by-in from European leadership.
• Recommend solutions for business process/technical/analytical issues that arise in every day work challenges to improve accuracy/efficiency.
• Lay the groundwork to identify and grow the organizational and individual development among the team including hiring talents, on boarding, driving performance, coaching and feedback.
• With the support of the European accounting team, develop US GAAP and statutory accounts and locally required reporting.
• Jointly with the European accounting team manage the third party payroll and accounting service providers.
• Manage all audit reviews including internal audit, SOX , US GAAP and local GAAP.
• Assist business partners with all practical aspects of the Procure to Pay cycle.
• Assist with the operational integration of pharmaceutical 3PLs, wholesaler and other stakeholders within the material and financial supply chain.
• Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
• Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices
• Miscellaneous projects as they arise including assisting the European team with multi-country projects

Your Profile:

University level degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics or related field, MBA Further education in Finance an asset.

• 10 years of relevant experience in Finance, Accounting, Forecasting or Analytics.
• Experience in building out/establishing an international finance function.
• Comfortable in operating in a non-structured environment
• Experience in Pharmaceutical Lifesciences mandatory.
• Experience of delivering insightful point of view from data and ability to present analysis, information and reporting's in a clear and impactful way.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills in finance, forecasting, financial analysis and budgeting. An understanding of business disciplines in order to develop, analyze and interpret financial data.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work well with all levels and departments within the company.

Computer Skills:
SAP S4 Hana, Excel, Power BI,
Other Qualifications:
Accounting/Busines/sFinance Bachelor degree with 7 to 12 years of experience in a multinational finance environment (Experience in Pharmaceutical Lifesciences mandatory).
Willingness to be hands-on; desire to work in a fast paced, changing (currently unstructured) environment, excellent communication skills combined with cultural sensitivity, excellent spoken written English and Spanish/Portuguese language

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.