Finance Manager

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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The Finance Manager, reporting to the Head of Finance ANZ, is a senior commercial partner responsible for shaping financial strategy, strengthening business performance and enabling high-quality decision-making across ANZ.

The role leads planning, forecasting and performance management; provides forward-looking insights and constructive challenge to commercial leaders; and translates business priorities into clear financial outcomes. The position also supports the integrity of statutory financial reporting and tax compliance, working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely and compliant financial outcomes.

Acting as a trusted adviser to the Senior Management Team, the role drives accountability, optimises investment and resource allocation, and supports sustainable growth through strong commercial judgement, analytical leadership and disciplined execution.

Main Responsibilities

Commercial finance leadership – Shape strategy and performance

• Lead commercial finance partnering for Sales, Marketing, Medical and Operations, influencing strategy, priorities and resource allocation.
• Provide forward-looking insight on brand, portfolio and channel performance, clearly articulating risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and hold stakeholders accountable for delivery against agreed financial and operational commitments.
• Champion data integrity and consistent performance measures across business reporting tools and executive reporting.

FP&A – FP&A leadership – Drive planning, forecasting and performance management

• Support and load the annual budget, rolling forecasts and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and financial commitments.
• Support management reporting, performance dashboards and executive commentary, converting complex results into concise, decision-relevant insights.
• Continuously improve planning tools, processes and reporting capability to increase efficiency, transparency and forecast accuracy.
• Support analysis and commentary for MBR, Budget and Forecasting Powerpoint presentations.
• Adhoc reports when required

Financial governance, statutory reporting and tax – Safeguard performance and compliance. Manage and coordinate certain local accountancy

• Provide leadership and oversight for month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, gross margin and key commercial controls.
• Coordinate and support the preparation, review and timely completion of statutory financial reports and financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards, local legislation and Group requirements.
• Coordinate tax compliance and reporting obligations, including income tax, GST, FBT and other relevant local taxes, in partnership with internal tax teams and external advisers.
• Manage information requests and key deliverables for internal and external audit, statutory reporting and tax filings, ensuring supporting documentation is accurate and complete.
• Lead annual internal control self-assessments, access rights reviews, fraud reporting certifications and remediation of audit findings.
• Ensure accurate and timely flow of information from SAP into Group consolidation and reporting systems.
• Maintain a strong control environment and ensure compliance with audit, statutory, tax, government and Group policy requirements.
• Identify financial and commercial risks early, recommend mitigations and support effective resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Finance policies, procedures and governance standards.

Leadership, capability and cross-functional contribution

• Act as a senior member of the ANZ Finance team, providing leadership, coaching and technical guidance to colleagues and business partners.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional and regional initiatives that improve commercial outcomes, financial capability and ways of working.
• Build strong relationships with JAPAC and Global Finance teams and represent ANZ Finance in relevant forums.
• Provide effective leadership coverage for the Head of Finance ANZ when required and undertake other strategic priorities as assigned.

Knowledge, Abilities & Experience

Education / Certifications:

• Tertiary qualifications and professional accounting qualifications (CA/CPA)
• A recognized degree in Commerce or Accounting

Experience:

• 10+ years’ progressive experience across commercial finance, FP&A, financial control, statutory financial reporting and tax compliance in an international or complex organisation; pharmaceutical or healthcare experience is highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior commercial leaders and influencing strategic, investment and performance decisions.
• Proven leadership of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business cases and scenario modelling in a dynamic environment.
• Practical experience coordinating statutory accounts, external audit and Australian tax obligations, including income tax, GST and FBT, with internal specialists and external advisers.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP, planning and business intelligence platforms, including SAP, BI and IBM Analytics, together with advanced Excel capability.
• Experience leading process improvement, strengthening governance and developing the commercial and financial capability of stakeholders or team members.

Why work here?

At Ipsen, each employee makes a real impact. Our teams are passionate about what they do because they care about making a difference in patients’ lives. We invest in our employees to support life-changing projects that create positive impact for patients and society.