Job Description
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Job Summary:
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.
- CMA/CPA or equivalent qualified, extensive accounting experience
- 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.
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Flex Designation:
Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
Top Skills
What We Do
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.
Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 3,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development.
Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.
