Head Finance Business Partner Specialty (m/f/d)

In this role you will partners with the German Specialty BU leadership to drive sustainable growth through strategic finances. You will own end-to-end P&L and resource allocation, shaping launch and pipeline decisions with high-quality financial insights. You will influence senior stakeholders and oversee forecasting, budgeting, and SG&A optimization in a highly regulated market. The role sits at the intersection of finance and commercial strategy in Munich, offering impact across a major European market.

• annual bonus
• share-based long-term incentive program
• hybrid working model (on-site and remote)
• holiday pay
• pension scheme
• competitive base salary

• P&L ownership and headcount accountability for the Specialty BU
• Lead monthly performance reviews and variance analysis to close gaps
• Drive strategic planning, portfolio and brand analysis, and scenario planning
• Manage annual budgeting for cross-functional therapy area team and SG&A optimization
• Lead problem solving and provide enterprise-level recommendations on investments
• Own Germany Specialty financial outlook and align with Global Franchise and Europe Finance
• Forecasting coordination with commercial, supply chain, and insights teams; support launch forecasts
• Support pricing governance and market access analysis; challenge pricing with sensitivity analysis
• Model ROI and lead scenario planning to optimize resource use
• Deliver margin and cashflow enhancement through cost control and benchmarking
• Coordinate ad hoc analysis and external finance coordination with partners, tax, treasury, and audit
• Promote data-driven decision making and adoption of digital tools across Finance

• >5 years’ experience in financial roles
• Experience in financial modelling, scenario planning and investment appraisal
• Ability to translate data into strategic recommendations and embed data-driven decision-making
• Professional qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA, MBA) or equivalent
• Experience in financial planning/forecasting and knowledge of financial systems (CERPS, Bison, CF/CCC, VISTA)

• Influencing without authority
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic thinking
• Financial modelling
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Scenario planning