Finance Business Partner CMB & Projects (m/f/d)

Finance Business Partner CMB & Projects (m/f/d)

Country: Germany

City: Aachen

Department: Corporate Functions

Job ID: 44373

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like

Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

1. Provide proactive financial advice to MSI & S&DO leadership to optimize departmental performance and lead GO-wide financial oversight on Opex and Capex projects.
2. Partner with the Head of Global Contract Manufacturing, Head of MSI, and Head of S&DO, ensuring financial adherence and conducting trade-off analyses for value optimization.
3. Actively participate in strategic development and decision-making processes, supporting business opportunity evaluations and continuous improvement initiatives.
4. Drive operational excellence in controlling processes, collaborating on global projects across Chile, Ecuador, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany.
5. Lead project-related Opex & Capex financial processes and orchestrate planning, forecasting, and financial reporting activities.
6. Perform Actual / Forecast and Budget planning and performance management.
7. Serve as the main financial contact for business case validation related to CMB/MSI/S&DO and as a liaison to the finance organization and external auditors.

What you’ll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

1. Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a business related field; MBA preferred.
2. Ideally first experience in pharma industry and Project Management.
3. First insights on complex project management and entrepreneurial mindset.
4. Interest and first experience with Operational Excellence - Lean Sigma Methodologies Green to Blackbelt.
5. Very good leadership and interpersonal skills with a communicative and result-oriented mindset.
6. Ability to think strategically, analyze data, and make informed decisions based on financial insights in a paced, dynamic environment.
7. Communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

About Grünenthal

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, fully-integrated pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focusing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 27 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in approx. 100 countries. In 2023, Grünenthal employed around 4,400 people and achieved revenues of € 1.8 bn.

Your HR contact:
Rita Hugo-Olbertz