Head of Finance & Controlling CAMEX

​Professional  |  Permanent  |  Full-time  |  Hybrid​

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like 
Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Accelerated leadership effectiveness by driving development initiatives and capability building across the team, ensuring sustained excellence and high engagement.
• Enabled high-performing teams by acting as a trusted leader and sparring partner, fostering accountability and strategic alignment.
• Strengthened cross-functional impact by promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing across finance teams, ensuring consistent direction and synergy.
• Steer Cluster performance by contributing actionable financial insights, challenging assumptions and translating strategic goals into measurable financial outcomes and driving performance accountability
• Enabled strategic decision making by designing and monitoring relevant KPIs that reflect business strategy and ensure visibility into progress and value contribution.
• Delivered aligned financial plans by leading and orchestrating commercial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes that support both strategic ambitions and operational execution.
• Improved investment quality and returns by developing robust business cases, conducting ROI analyses, and applying risk-informed financial evaluations that guide sound decision-making.
• Managed Stakeholder expectations by handling ad hoc requests and prioritize stakeholder needs, ensuring timely and transparent communication and escalation when needed.
• Strengthened financial integrity by ensuring full compliance with controlling standards, local accounting rules, tax regulations, and corporate governance policies.
• Secured regulatory trust and transparency by overseeing statutory reporting, audits, and internal controls, while maintaining effective relationships with auditors, tax authorities, and regulators.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation by identifying focus areas and foster technical and analytical advancements that unlock value. 

What you’ll bring to the table 
To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• 5-8 years of progressive experience in Controlling, Finance, or Business Partnering roles ideally in a commercial or pharmaceutical environment.
• Proven track record in financial planning, analysis, and performance steering within a multinational or matrix organization.
• Experience in business partnering, investment evaluation, and strategic decision support.
• Familiarity with compliance, statutory reporting, and governance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field; advanced qualifications (e.g., MBA, CPA, CMA) are a plus.

• Continuous professional development in leadership, governance, or strategic finance is desirable.

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