Support and steer financial performance in the Americas Region(Revenues 500 m, many markets, 2 sites)Key stakeholder in strategic decision making, investment decisions and transformational business topics. Provide transparency of performance - financial results, price and margin performance, inventory management, EBITDA evolution, etc. Business partner to America’s region head, member of the CHI Finance and AMER LT - Manage, mentor and develop the AMER commercial finance teams across different l... more details
Head of Finance AMER RBU, CHI
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
Job Description Summary:
- Support and steer financial performance in the Americas Region
(Revenues 500m, many markets, 2 sites) - Key stakeholder in strategic decision making, investment decisions and transformational business topics
- Provide transparency of performance - financial results, price and margin performance, inventory management, EBITDA evolution, etc.
- Business partner to America’s region head, member of the CHI Finance and AMER LT
- Manage, mentor and develop the AMER commercial finance teams across different locations and dotted line to the AMER operation controllers
- Works closely with the AMER regional stake holders and collaborates very closely with the Finance LT members, supply chain and operational leaders
- Ensures financial compliance, drives productivity initiatives, support commercial / OPS activities and strategy development, guide on technical financial matters, support day to day commercial finance operations and ensures the function operates at a high level of excellence
Job Key Accountabilities:
- Be the first contact person for all financial and business-related matters and act as a business partner for the regional leads and CHI Senior Management to secure achievement of financial targets
- Ownership for all financial reporting, planning and analysis processes for the global commercial organization
- Monthly reporting (Price, Volume & Mix, FX), Sales and margins review, inventory, collections, operational matrix and EBITDA development.
- Long term planning (BSR), annual budget, outlooks and forecasts
- Cost control for the region – from sales to EBITDA in close link with the operational controller
- Drive speed/transparency for business analysis, drive sub-regional targets/reviews & identify options for closing any gaps to target and mitigate risks
- Provide recommendations for customer pricing & credit limits along with operational investment decisions to support the CHI strategy
- Drive state of the art controlling/analytical tools/techniques/ KPI‘s to present a fair/reliable overall financial picture. Identify significant improvement potential through variance analysis, derive alternatives/solutions and facilitate/take related decisions.
- Ensure accuracy/reliability/completeness/ timeliness of regional reporting and that the Head of Finance is constantly updated about all critical issues & developments
- Supports assessment of potential M&A transactions as well as due diligences and business integration
- Lead by example cross-functional collaboration. Ensure strong communication lines/permanent information flow between regions, finance, operations, supply chain and collaborates with Group Finance Management in ensuring state of the art financial systems and processes that maximize functional efficiency
- Shares global responsibility for CHI financial and management accounting in accordance with IFRS, the Lonza Finance Accounting Manual (FAM) and other required accounting principles
- Leads key strategic and tactical initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Degree (required) - Bachelor/Masters
Field of Study: Finance, FP&A (Analysis and Reporting), M&A
*Level - Highly Experienced - 10+ years
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
