Job Description
Manager, Regional Finance
15-month FTC
Anticipated start date: March 2025
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Vertex International Financial Team is integral to delivering Vertex’s mission of creating transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. You will be working as part of a dynamic and diverse organisation alongside outstanding people who are forward thinking, collaborative and recognised leaders in their areas. The position is located with the Central, Eastern Europe and Middle East Region (CEEM) and will report into the Regional Finance Associate Director. The individual will focus on the development of Vertex's regional Finance operations including forecasting, performance management, accounting, and internal controls. Successful execution of the role will further enable the Company to progress with its mission in the CEEM region.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide financial business partnership to Vertex's Central, Eastern Europe and Middle East Region (CEEM) operations and drive partnership with local business leads through strong strategic and operational finance and accounting support.
- Consolidation and data management for monthly reporting cycle
- Support local team, as well as distributor partners, in analysing and driving market KPIs.
- Drive the region’s monthly financial revenue forecast, operating expenses and financial reporting process.
- Perform sales and external data analytics to develop key insights on performance and future trends.
- Provide demand forecast for countries in scope and partner with Supply Chain to optimize stock levels and improve forecast accuracy.
- Actively integrate the corporate planning activities with various business leaders.
- Develop business cases for strategic decisions
- Cross Functional collaboration among shared service transactional groups and local stakeholders.
- Actively participates in process improvement projects and ad hoc analyses as requested.
- Ensure rigorous and transparent application of group policies and procedures throughout the region.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's degree in a business or scientific discipline or relevant years of experience
- Experienced in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or health care industries performing financial planning, sales forecasting, and business analytics within a global organization
- Fluency in English and German, with additional language skills a plus.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in business partnering, finance, accounting, internal controls, procurement, supply chain and data analytics.
- Solid understanding of financial valuation techniques as well as experience evaluating alternative investment opportunities and business strategies, simulation and scenario analyses.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify key issues and value drivers, and translate strategic insights into an appropriate analytic framework.
- A track record of proactively identifying problems and gaining consensus on potential solutions.
- Ability to work under pressure whilst still maintaining attention to detail and effective controls.
- Established record in managing multiple and competing priorities.
- Good facilitation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced knowledge and proficiency of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and financial planning and reporting systems (Hyperion, PowerBI).
- Experience working in a multinational pharmaceutical or FMCG matrix organization desirable.
- Hands-on mentality.
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Flex Designation:
Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide 12 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave for all U.S. parents with additional fully paid time for birth parents. Family-forming supports include adoption and surrogacy assistance, fertility options like IVF and egg cryopreservation, breast‑milk shipping, subsidized childcare, backup care, and a DCFSA match.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes roughly four weeks of vacation, 13 holidays, sick time, and two companywide shutdowns (summer and year‑end). Some roles also include flexible or unlimited time off and paid volunteer time.
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Retirement Support — Programs include a 401(k) plan with employer contributions and an employee stock purchase plan. Filings describe employer contributions occurring in company stock, supporting long‑term ownership.
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What We Do
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 3,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development. Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.
