Regional Finance Manager

The Vertex International Financial Team is integral to delivering Vertex’s mission of creating transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. You will be working as part of a dynamic and diverse organization alongside outstanding people who are forward thinking, collaborative and recognized leaders in their areas. The individual will report into the Senior Director, Regional Finance, and will be based in our SEB (Southern Europe and Brazil) office in Paris. The individual will manage Vertex’s SEB Finance operations including forecasting, performance management, accounting, and internal controls. Successful execution of the role will further enable the Company to progress with its mission in the SEB region.

This is a hybrid position (3 days a week in the office are required) based in Paris.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support Finance Team within Vertex's SEB region and drive partnership with local business owners
• Consolidation and data management for monthly reporting cycle, and business reviews
• Provide financial leadership to Vertex's SEB region and partner with the local business owners, especially supporting resource allocation
• Drive a “one company” culture across the worldwide finance and accounting teams
• Adopt global practices locally to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Drive rigorous and transparent policies and procedures throughout the organization to comply with local and US requirements including generally accepted accounting principles and Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Partner with other global functional areas to develop, improve and monitor compliance with policies and procedures including taking a leadership role on certain initiatives
• Participate in assessment and deployment of efficient systems, processes and operations
• Support the international strategic sourcing team with sourcing initiatives
• Support internal and external audits and other professional services relationships
• Participate in global projects representing local needs
• Support local team in analyzing and driving market KPIs
• Drive the region’s monthly financial forecast and financial reporting process
• Identifies and actively participates in process improvement projects and ad hoc analyses as requested.

Experience

• Some years of experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or health care industries performing financial planning, sales forecasting, and business analytics within a global organization
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to navigate the corporate landscape, quickly establish credibility and build effective, collaborative, working relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify key issues and value drivers, and translate strategic insights into an appropriate analytic framework.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst still maintaining attention to detail and effective controls
• Established record in managing multiple and competing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• A track record of proactively identifying problems and gaining consensus on potential solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in French and English is mandatory
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and financial planning and reporting systems (Hyperion, OBIEE, MicroStrategy); proficiency with simulation and scenario analysis.