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Finance Director || Growing Life Science Company
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Finance Director
About the opportunity
Our client is a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) supporting the development of innovative therapies across international markets. With more than 30 offices worldwide, the organisation combines scientific expertise with a collaborative, flexible and growth-oriented culture.
They are seeking an experienced Finance Director to take responsibility for the financial performance and oversight of a multi-country region. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will act as the key finance partner to the Regional Vice President and senior regional leadership.
This is a commercially focused position for someone who can operate beyond transactional finance, translate financial information into business insight and influence strategic decisions.
Your responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end regional financial oversight, including P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and reporting
- Partner with the Regional VP on strategic, commercial and operational decision-making
- Analyse commercial performance, pricing, margins, cost drivers and client profitability
- Support new business opportunities, pipeline growth and investment decisions
- Prepare financial models and business cases for strategic initiatives
- Communicate key performance drivers and financial insights to senior management
- Translate global finance strategy into effective regional execution plans
- Oversee month-end and year-end closing activities in collaboration with global accounting teams
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, finance policies and delegated authority frameworks
- Act as the main regional contact for internal and external auditors
- Maintain audit readiness and ensure the timely resolution of findings
- Collaborate with global FP&A, Accounting, Tax and Treasury teams
- Support finance system enhancements and global process-improvement programmes
- Lead cost-optimisation, productivity and continuous-improvement initiatives
- Manage and develop regional finance team members where applicable
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Your profile
- Fully qualified accountant with a CPA, CA or ACCA qualification
- Significant senior finance leadership experience within a complex, international or matrix organisation
- Strong expertise in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis
- Proven commercial business-partnering experience at senior leadership level
- Experience managing internal and external audit processes
- Strong understanding of financial governance, controls and statutory requirements
- Advanced analytical capabilities, including BI, financial modelling and reporting tools
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills
- Strategic, proactive and commercially minded approach
- Previous experience in healthcare, life sciences or a CRO environment would be highly advantageous
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What is offered
- A highly visible role with direct exposure to the CFO and regional executive leadership
- The opportunity to influence the strategy and performance of an international region
- A collaborative culture where ideas and contributions are valued
- Flexibility, autonomy and trust in how you deliver results
- Ongoing support from senior stakeholders
- Access to mentoring and professional-development opportunities
- The chance to contribute to an organisation helping advance life-changing therapies worldwide
Contact me for more details and I will give you a call to discuss the role in detail: email address: a.andreenkova@nonstop-recruitment.com
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