Financial Services Excellence Manager
Since 1929, ESTEVE has been driven by a clear and powerful purpose: improve people’s lives. Headquartered in Barcelona, we are a global pharmaceutical company with affiliates in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, France, the UK, and the USA, as well as world-class production sites in Mexico and China supporting our global CMO business.
We are on an exciting growth journey, transforming into a leading international specialty pharma company, focused on highly specialized medicines that address unmet medical needs. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: people matter, transparency, and accountability.
We care, we do: Our commitment goes beyond medicine. We care about making a positive impact on people, the environment, and the way we do business.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
Main Role
The Finance Excellence Manager is responsible for driving financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment across the Financial Services function at ESTEVE. This role focuses on continuous improvement, process optimization, and the implementation of best practices at ESTEVE’s Financial Services department. This will contribute to ESTEVE’s growth strategy by increasing the scalability and deployment of such processes
Roles
- Process Improvement & Standardization: mapping and optimization of processes within Financial Services and development of relevant of SOPs in line with Best Practices
- Best Practices: Analyze technological & industry trends and their applications in finance to propose improvements and innovations.
- M&A: Act as Finance Integration Lead ensuring the smooth financial transition and alignment during mergers, acquisitions, or other major organizational changes
- Performance Management: monitor key financial metrics and KPIs to ensure service & performance level
- Technology & Automation: collaborate with T&D to identify and implement automation solutions and champion the adoption of financial systems and tools.
- Provide training & support to Financial Services Team on new processes and tools
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams (People, T&D, Supply Chain,etc) and facilitate communication among stakeholders, including business units, technology teams, vendors, and clients.
- Project Management: Manage optimization projects in global financial services, including payment systems, financial data analytics, blockchain, artificial intelligence, etc. Define and control project scope, schedule, budget, and quality..
- Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to financial regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements and identify & mitigate financial risks.
- Reporting: Prepare executive-level progress reports and outcomes for senior management
ORGANIZATION CHART & JOB RELATIONSHIPS
- Line Manager: Global Financial Services Director
- External Stakeholders:
- Finance dept. in all subsidiaries for the group
- Finance, Planning and Analysis units
- Global areas (Supply Chain, Tech & digital, P&O,etc)
- External auditors
JOB PROFILE
Required Studies:
- Bachelor´s degree in Finance, Accounting , or related field
- Masters’ Degree or specialized certification a plus
Other specialized knowledge:
- Project management certifications (PMP, Scrum Master, Prince2)
- Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen etc)
Languages:
- Native or full proficiency in Spanish, written and spoken.
- Professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.
- 3rd European Language a plus.
Professional experience:
- 5+ years of experience as in a Finance role with proven record in implementing process optimization and transformation initiatives
- Experience in process improvement, lean management, and implementing best practices
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional projects is valuable
Ready to join us on our purpose to improve people’s lives? Become part of a team where your passion can make a real difference.