Finance Director – Chiesi Turkey

Purpose:

Key member of the Chiesi Turkey Leadership team, this position will be responsible for leading the finance agenda of the company, working cross-functionally with the rest of the organization to ensure profitability, growth, and the achievement of the financial targets as set by the Group. Its main objective is to ensure company resources are used in the most efficient and cost-effective way, implementing financial and administrative improvements with a view to support business strategies and ensure information integrity.

As holder of the Business Development function in the company he/she identifies, investigates, and analyzes new pharmaceutical opportunities having a good fit with the strategy and vision of the Group.

Profile:

This role reports directly to the General Manager with a dotted line into the Regional Finance Head. In this key leadership role, you will use your entrepreneurial and senior operational & business knowledge to lead the finance function and for ensuring timely delivery of accurate and insightful information to support Chiesi’s corporate vision and objectives. You will drive performance through the provision of commercial insights, establishing key initiatives and ensuring strategic outcomes are adhered to. Your role will cover, but not be limited to financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, taxation, cash flow management, internal control, and business finance process improvement. You will partner with the broader leaders across the business, you will lead a team who will question and challenge to drive operational and financial performance, whilst at the same time developing and monitoring control systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Efficiently leading Finance, Accounting, Logistics & Procurement, and Information Technologies teams; directly managing the positions of Accounting Manager, Senior Business Controller, and Logistics & Procurement Manager; evaluating their performance, analyzing their personal improvement needs, supporting their improvement plans.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting
• Drive the budgeting and planning process as well as long-term strategic planning; and provide commentary on the results with variance analysis that tie back to financial goals
• Leading and coordinating the required analyses and evaluations concerning cash flow and cash management
• Ensure that the statutory/tax/audit obligations are prepared and submitted within the required timeframes and compliant with local, provincial, and federal requirements

• Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards
• Improving, managing, and coordinating all financial procedures and practices of the company
• Ensuring the coordination and evaluating the outcomes of all internal and external financial audits
• Monitor and analyze performance to targets and provide timely reports and recommendations to management on a regular basis to assist decision making
• Interact with other managers to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations
• Conducting financial analysis, estimation, and planning efforts in Business Development projects

• Communication with Global Finance and Key Stakeholders; Managing the relations with financial institutions and government bodies
• Drive high performing culture, blending teams together across the Chiesi Group
• Uphold a culture of quality, transparency customer focus, entrepreneurship, and success
• In parallel to corporate strategies and objectives, ensuring that Change Management projects are implemented in line with our global standards and market requirements, in coordination with the General Manager
• Supporting the senior management in ensuring that all managerial decisions are in line with local legal regulations

Experience and Background

• Specific technical skills on Uniform chart of accounts, UFRS (IFRS) reporting, Management Reporting
• Advanced accounting and finance knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of direct and indirect tax
• Advanced knowledge of Intercompany transactions’ tax treatment (Transfer Pricing)
• Cash Management
• Credit management
• Payroll and labor cost management
• Experience in medical, pharmaceutical, or medical devices a must
• Strong analytical thinking: Capable of defining complex problems and identifying novel approaches and solutions.
• Strong leadership and Team Management: Able to lead/drive remote and virtual teams, relevant work-streams, and exercise influence in decision-making processes
• Established entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to work in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Competent problem solver who is resourceful and analytical with strong organizational and leadership abilities
• Organizational buy-in; the position requires building/maintaining relationships with internal customers
• Strategic thinking: Able to see and understand trends and activities and relate their impact to the “bigger” strategic picture/questions
• Ability to prioritize and resolve trade-offs between competing demands

Experience/Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or relevant field - Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Area of experience in Auditing, Reporting, General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Financing, Cash Management, Tax Legislation, Budget Planning
• 10+ years’ experience

Languages

• Fluent in written and verbal business English