Senior Manager (m/f/x) - Plan to Forecast (P2F) & Cost Controlling

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and approximately 19,000 employees in more than 30 countries/regions, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.

In Oncology, we are driving innovation in solid tumours and blood cancers, founded on breakthrough science from our own labs in Japan. We aspire to create better tomorrows for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 15 European countries and Canada.

Exciting Opportunities at Daiichi Sankyo's European DS GloBuS!

Join us at the forefront of innovation at Daiichi Sankyo's newly established European & Canadian Service Center (GBS ESC) as part of the Daiichi Sankyo Global Business Services (DS GloBuS), strategically located in the dynamic cities of Munich and Lisbon. We are on the lookout for highly motivated, experienced and talented individuals to become part of our pioneering and fast-growing team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a global enterprise, where your skills and expertise will drive excellence, efficiency and innovation across international operations. Embrace the challenge and be a part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, where your career can flourish and where you can shape the future of Daiichi Sankyo and contribute to our mission to improve healthcare worldwide.

For our Daiichi Sankyo European Headquarters (in Munich), we are looking for a

Senior Manager (m/f/x) - Plan to Forecast (P2F) & Cost Controlling

The Position:

• Be responsible for and execute the regional scope of Global Business Services (GBS) with regards to the End-to-end process "Plan to Forecast (P2F)", especially Financial Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Controlling in the regional scope of Global Business Services

• Coordinate and support measures to build up and stabilize the new organizational set-up of the GBS ESC and the new end-to-end (E2E) processes in the defined regional scope of GBS European Service Center (GBS ESC)

• Closely collaborate within the service line teams and support other GBS ESC service line teams as aligned with the responsible line manager, help to ensure that all interfaces are fully covered

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for and coordinate activities related to the P2F and Cost Controlling scope in GBS ESC

• Be responsible for and coordinate delivery of operational P2F & Cost Controlling process activities

• Cost analysis & Cost Controlling: coordinate and perform the analysis and constant monitoring of cost structures, cost types and cost centers, gather data and measures for accurate budgeting and cost management; ensure adherence to budgetary, forecasting and transfer pricing guidelines etc.

• Coordinate and perform the design and administration, cost allocation logics and recurring cost allocation cycles in close collaboration with the responsible Business Partners

• Be responsible to identify discrepancies in cost allocations, proactively derive, align and implement measure to ensure an exhaustive, timely and fully compliant P2F service process according to agreed activity splits;

• Be the main operational contact person (single point of contact) in GBS ESC with regards to cost accounting and cost allocations

• Ensure a robust validation and reconciliation of data

• Collaborate and proactively communicate with all relevant stakeholder and ensure that issues and measures are well understood, managed and integrated into all business areas

• Ensure and perform a fully compliant documentation of relevant J-Sox controls and internal controls in the regional scope of work and be the responsible contact person for internal stakeholders

• Identify and coordinate continuous improvement measures for end-to-end process in scope of responsibility and in close cooperation with Global Process Owner (GPO) and other stakeholders

• Be a primary contact person for less senior internal colleagues, be a mentor to new colleagues and partly perform and coordinate onboarding activities

• Manage projects or participate and take over functional responsibility in larger projects to optimize the accounting activities and the development of the GBS ESC

Professional Experience & Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics or related studies or relevant professional certification with significant experience in area or proven experience as Finance Business Partner or Finance Director – additional internationally respected certification (e.g. CMA) is a plus

• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in Controlling/ Management Accounting related to planning, budgeting, forecasting and Cost Controlling and proven relevant professional experience in Group Accounting or Management Accounting

• Finance-related consulting or audit experience is a plus

• At least 3 years of international work experience, ideally in a global, cross-cultural environment

• Experience in larger functional responsibility and/ or material role as “subject matter expert” with significant stakeholder management experience

• Experience and preference to work in agile, complex and data-driven environment - experience in GBS and/or Shared Services structures is a plus

• Significant experience in project work or project management ideally with a track record of larger operational project and successful implementation responsibility

Skills and Additional Requirements:

• Excellent Finance & Controlling knowledge, strong Accounting and IFRS knowledge

• Very good project management and process management skills including process design and optimization

• Strong system-related skills in systems and tools for P2F (e.g. SAP FI/CO), Reporting (e.g. SAP Analytics Cloud, Qlik, Power BI) and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – financial data analytics skills is a plus

• Language skills: English (full professional proficiency/ business fluent)

• Excellent communicator; intercultural and cross-functional collaboration skills,

• Analytical and conceptual skills with hands-on & result-oriented way of working

• High level of customer centricity, strong Business Partner mentality

• High ability and affinity to constructively deal with conflicts and to work in an international and dynamic environment, especially in a transformation and/or GBS context

• Solid understanding of pharma business is a plus

Why work with us?

Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.

For more information: www.daiichi-sankyo.eu