Otsuka Holdings Europe GmbH (OHE) is the newly established European management company hosting corporate functions and supporting Otsuka’s pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical and medical device business in Europe and globally.

With an international network of 195 subsidiaries and 47,000 employees in 31 countries spread across Europe, Asia-pacific, America and the Middle East, Otsuka researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative and original products under the corporate philosophy of “Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide”.

Our team is continuously growing, and we are looking for experienced and ambitious colleagues to help us develop our company and to strengthen Otsuka’s group presence in Europe. For our office in Frankfurt am Main, we are recruiting an experienced Associate Director Finance (m/f/d).

The position:

In this role, you collaborate directly with OHE’s Managing Director and you partner with regional and global Finance stakeholders to lead and implement corporate projects and to establish a Finance shared service strategy in Europe. At the same time, you lead OHE’s internal Finance department and oversee all financial activities including accounting, financial reporting and budgeting/forecasting.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead and implement corporate finance projects across Otsuka companies in Europe.
• Establish and execute a strategy to deliver Finance shared services across Otsuka companies in Europe.
• Lead harmonization of financial systems and processes across Otsuka companies in Europe.
• Maintain executive responsibility for OHE’s financial operations, including general accounting, ensuring compliance with general accounting principles such as IFRS, German GAAP (HGB), tax regulations and internal procedures.
• Further develop, implement and maintain OHE’s financial accounting, billing and auditing procedures, including monitoring of accounting activities, statutory reporting updates and implementation of new standards and regulations.
• Involvement in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages.
• Develop, leverage and deploy existing and future ERP and Advanced Planning Systems.
• Analyze current and future business operations and plans to determine financial effectiveness.
• Develop, establish and direct execution of finance policies to support overall company policies and objectives.
• Lead OHE’s Finance team and support their personal development.

Your profile:

• Masters’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or Accounting preferred.
• Several years’ work experience in leading corporate finance projects, finance systems and processes harmonization and establishing finance shared services in a multi-national Group setting.
• Experience in design and roll-out of ERP systems, preferably SAP and Navision systems.
• Profound knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including international and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Profound knowledge of German and international financial regulations.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in German and in English language, applying strong negotiation skills with tact and diplomacy. Additional European language skills preferred.
• Ability to motivate teams and convince stakeholders.
• Ability to lead and facilitate group stakeholder meetings.

We offer:

• The opportunity to contribute to shape a newly established Holdings organization.
• Space for own ideas and creativity.
• A competitive compensation package.
• Flexibility in terms of workplace – remote working options are possible for a healthy work-life balance.
• A passionate team who is keen to further enhance Otsuka’s corporate presence in Europe.

If your profile meets the aforementioned requirements and you are interested in applying for this exciting role, please send your application, with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations via this channel.