Financial Controller

Alfasigma is a privately held global healthcare company founded over 75 years ago in Italy, where it remains headquartered today in Bologna and Milan. The Group operates in over 100 markets spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.

Over three years ago, we embarked on a transformative journey to become a truly global innovative healthcare company with a leading focus on Gastrointestinal (GI) health. We have experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubled our revenues, expanding geographically, and integrating several key acquisitions. We have also evolved our portfolio, expanded into rare and specialty segments, and strengthened our pipeline and people's capabilities.

But our journey is far from complete! In fact, this is just the beginning of a bold new chapter in Alfasigma's history. We are committed to advancing innovation and leveraging our deep expertise to provide better health and a better quality of life for patients and consumers worldwide and expand our reach across diverse markets.

We are looking for an expert Controller to guide and coordinate the budgeting, forecasting, and managerial closings processes. He will analyze trends and deviations, delivering insights to improve profitability and efficiency.

Scope of the role

• Responsibility to execute month-end/ quarter-end activities to define sales, managerial P&L and affiliate result
• Leads the compilation and delivery of accurate and timely monthly management reporting package including monthly financials, revenue reporting, HC/personnel tracking and functional expense reporting
• Communicates and describes the key business facts in an effective and crispy message suitable for top management
• Grants process coordination and deployment of Budget and Forecast calendar and process 
• Participating actively in the Net sales planning as a point of reference to ensure coherence and the rationale of the different indicators; manage resource allocation and profitability
• Develop sensitivity analysis and what if analysis to detect properly risks and opps and evaluate impact
• Gross Margin analysis, including the variance calculation of volume and price
• Prepares ad hoc deep dive Analysis across the different area of P&L, to increase the cost awareness and governance and ensure forecast accuracy
• Planning and monthly follow up of structure costs jointly with Dep. Managers, strong knowledge and governance of P2P process to secure forecast accuracy and diligent spending, and improve process efficiency and automation
• Manages the segmentation of the managerial profit and loss (per brand, per channel, per business units…)
• Oversees or conducts comprehensive financial analyses and uses results to provide strategic input to upper management
• Acts as an active Business partner of the commercial team, preparing business cases to support business decision (launch of new products, post launch analysis, make or buy, portfolio optimization) influencing the stakeholders providing the holistic financial view
• Maintenance of reporting architecture in SAP to support business analysis and grant compliance with corporate reporting guidelines

Who you are

• University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or related field; postgraduate studies or certifications (CIMA, ACCA, CPA) are a plus
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in financial controlling or management control, preferably in Mass-Marker/Consumer
• Experience in companies with prescription or hospital sales products
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, SAP , BW, and BI tools (Power BI)
• Advanced level of English (spoken and written)
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proactive mindset and focus on continuous improvement
• Proven knowledge of financial process and accounting flows related to manufacturing business with intercompany relations and matrix responsibilities

Why Join Alfasigma:

At Alfasigma, we foster a culture where the courage to innovate is key to our success.
 We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and extensive opportunities for professional growth and development.

Our commitment to people and patients is at the heart of everything we do. We value diversity and welcome individuals with unique perspectives and experiences. We believe that open-mindedness, collaboration, and a shared passion for innovation are essential to achieving meaningful progress.

Join Alfasigma and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to shaping the future of the pharmaceutical industry.