R&D Business Controller (m/f/x)

Overview

With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, 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 strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.

For our EU regional headquarters (position can also be based in an EU affiliate) we are seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position:

R&D Business Controller (m/f/x)

The Position:

We are looking for a forward-thinking and results-oriented Business Controller with extensive experience and advanced financial analytics & planning capabilities.

In this exciting role, you will report to the Head of Finance Business Partnering Corporate Functions / Functional Units and will work closely with different Finance teams and R&D functions in Europe, Canada, Japan and in the US.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Primary point of contact for financial inquiries with regards to R&D resources and expenses within the Global Oncology Alliances
• Coordinate and manage reporting and planning timelines and tasks within the Alliances
• Coordinate the mid-term and long-term planning of R&D FTE and R&D internal & external expenses for Global Oncology Alliances in close collaboration with Global and European R&D Functional Leads
• Reconciliation between Alliance planning and Daiichi Sankyo internal plans (Budget and quarterly Forecasts)
• Quarterly Alliance Actuals Reporting for Daiichi Sankyo entities in Europe and Canada
• Provide project updates, analysis and ad-hoc reports for R&D FTE and expenses to diverse internal and external stakeholders Manage and perform regional and global cost cross-charging processes in collaboration with Finance teams in Europe, Canada and Japan
• Continuously challenge and optimize existing processes and tools and contribute to design discussions for reporting standards, processes and templates
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to facilitate audits and address findings

Professional Experience & Personal Skills:

• Degree in business administration or a related degree with a focus on Finance and / or Controlling
• 5-7 years of experience in Controlling or Financial Planning & Analysis ideally with experience within the R&D section and / or global interaction
• Result oriented with a strong affinity for numbers in financial context that enables you to quickly think your way through complex tasks
• Teamwork, goal awareness and high-quality standards
• Must be a self-starter with an attention to detail
• Understanding of data best practices
• Fluency in English

Tagged as: 5+ Years