Senior Financial Controller

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You

You will contribute to the definition, development and management of a planning and management control system able to ensure the company achieves its business results, through the coordination of the budgeting process, the collection, assessment and analysis of results, and support the interpretation and making of decisions. The role reports to the country Finance Director (FD).

Your day at Ferring

• Period-End Closing & Controls: Ensure accuracy in postings and accruals during month-end close, conduct analytical reviews, and perform internal controls.

• Costing & Transfer Pricing: Perform variance analysis, support analysis of transfer pricing in collaboration with the Finance Director (FD) and Lisbon CoE.

• Inventory & Supply Chain Finance: Coordinate forecasting accuracy with supply chain and provide financial advice on supply delays, including risk and backup planning.

• Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning: Support financial planning cycles (budget, forecast, business plans) and ensure forecast accuracy for P&L, cash flow, and working capital.

• Projects & Continuous Improvement: Contribute to corporate finance program rollouts, promote standardization of systems, and identify optimization opportunities.

• Management Reporting & Analysis: Prepare financial forecasts, analyse product P&Ls monthly, and provide insights and corrective actions for deviations and risks.

• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, fiscal regulations, and proactively manage financial risks.

• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Partner with CoE, SDMs, GPO, and BPO for smooth delivery and continuous improvement of finance processes.

• Strategic Finance & Business Partnering: Actively advise, challenge, and support the business with data-driven insights, variance assessments, and performance improvement actions.

• Performance Monitoring & Efficiency: Monitor key financial ratios, identify improvement areas, and propose efficiency measures to enhance financial and operational performance.

Behind our innovation…There is you

• University master’s degree in finance or economics.

• ACCA / CIMA / ACA.

• 7 years’ experience in finance and at least 2 years’ working experience as finance analyst in a multinational environment.

• Having previous experience working in the pharmaceutical industry is a plus.

• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders.

• Accomplishes goal and meets deadlines in a self-directed manner and with strong attention to detail, contributing to team objectives.

• Organises and manages multiple priorities and projects, including concurrent demands and resource limitations.

• Analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.

• Effective communicator, both written and verbal with strong presentation skills.

• Possesses strong IT skills (MS Office, Teams, business software applications such as SAP).

People come first at Ferring.

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There is you.

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

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