Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Benelux

Title:

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Benelux

Company:

Ipsen NV

 

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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Job Description:

About the role:

As a FP&A Manager Benelux you are a strong Business Partner for the BeLux Leadership Team and the Department heads. You can explain the Monthly closing results in an easy-to-understand way. You’re also able to provide strategic insights to our Business Partners. During Budget and Forecast cycles you’re able to provide a holistic view of the sales and overheads and you’re also able to challenge the Business Partners on their proposed inputs for Budget or Forecast.

In this role it’s also important that you can drive change in the ways of working. There are opportunities to harmonize the way of working between both affiliates (BeLux and The Netherlands) and to optimize the Reporting. You have a good sense of what our Business Partners need from the Finance Department to make informed business decisions and you don’t hesitate to stop processes which don’t add value. You will also coach a Junior team member (Financial Analyst).

Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

• Strategic Business Partnering: Act as a key advisor to the BeLux Leadership Team and Department Heads, translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Performance Analysis: Manage and explain monthly closing results to stakeholders in an accessible, easy-to-understand manner.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the Budget and Forecast cycles by providing a holistic view of sales and overheads while proactively challenging business inputs.
• Change Management: Drive improvements in operational "ways of working" and lead the harmonization of processes between the BeLux and Netherlands affiliates.
• Process Optimization: Identify and eliminate non-value-added processes and streamline reporting to better serve business decision-making.
• People Management: Provide direct coaching and professional development for the Business Partner Benelux

Technical Competencies & Requirements:

• Educational Background: Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, or a related field
• Professional Experience: 7–10 years of experience in roles such as Business Controller, Finance Manager, or similar roles
• Systems Proficiency: Advanced experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) or similar enterprise financial planning tools
• Data Literacy: Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills for modelling and analysis
• Communication & Influence: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and simplify financial jargon for non-finance audiences
• Change Management: Demonstrated experience in setting up new workflows and driving organizational change
• Language Skills: Full professional proficiency in English (Dutch and/or French are considered advantages)

Job requirements:

•Master Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics or another relevant discipline

•7-10 Years working experience as Business Controller, Finance Manager, Senior Finance Analyst or similar role

•Strong Business Partnering skills: strong communicative skills and being able to influence stakeholders. Effectively translating the numbers into concrete actions/ recommendations.

•Experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) or other Financial planning and Reporting tools and strong Excel proficiency

•Experience in coaching (junior) team members

•Experience in change management, setting up new ways of working, communicating those across the affiliate

•Language: English (Dutch and/ or French is a pre)

•Occasional travel to The Netherlands

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