Plant Finance Partner

Make your mark for patients.

We’re here because we want to build the future and transform patients’ lives for the better.

At UCB, our people are our experiences and achievements, our passion and drive. That’s why we’re looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences - not just the best and brightest, but those who care about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. We promote an environment of diversity, openness, and respect where people can make valuable contributions.

An exciting journey lies ahead. Will you join us in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible?

To strengthen our Finance Business Partner Manufacturing team, based in our UCB Biopharma officein Braine L’Alleud, Belgium, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of: Plant Finance Partner.

As a Plant Finance Partner, you will be the primary point of contact for local manufacturing operations in Braine for key financial deliverables: financial planning, performance monitoring, decision making and agile resource (re)allocations.

You will also ensure and maintain a strong relationship with stakeholders across the company and will provide specific expertise in transversal financial areas (E2E value chains, projects, process and systems set-up,…).

You like to work in anenvironmentwhere you can:

• Develop a deep understanding of business reality & related drivers
• Be solution driven, providing financial expertise and data support for decision making
• Be inspired by external and cross-industry benchmarking
• Commit to provide and facilitate financial and operational support where required
• Connect with various teams and become a trusted business partner for our customers
• Be an ambassador to nurture changes
• Support optimal resource (re)allocation

As finance partner, you will contribute to UCBs sustainable value creation by being an effective financial guardian and proactively challenge through functional & data management.

You will contributein these major areas:

Financial Planning:

• drive financial planning exercises for ensuring completeness, accuracy of the underlying data (CAPEX, OPEX, Cost of Goods calculations) in accordance with UCBs strategic ambitions and ensure that these are being reviewed and reported in a timely manner to the relevant stakeholders.

Performance measurement:

• Explain the variances vs budget, establish trends and provide insights
• Collaborate with business partners in understanding and interpreting financial data (business reviews)
• Perform monthly closing, dashboarding, monitor variances and ad-hocanalysis
• Use innovative analytical opportunities (AI, Advanced Analytics) to generate insights for supporting better decision-making.
• Focus on Value creation for assets in Braine Technical Operations’ portfolio.

Data support & process:

• Contribute and act as Finance representative in various governance and business process and system changes, act as change agent for financial process and system changes
• Create & control monthly business performance analytical reports as well as the budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning packages
• Upload data for relevant exercises, perform adjustments where needed and ensure consistency and reconciliations where needed
• Become a trusted back-up for Finance Business Partners
• Ensure integration between different planning exercises 10YP, Budget, Rolling Forecast and Resource (re)allocation
• Check Forecast phasing

Partnership:

• Contribute to continuous improvement projects
• Engage continuously in integration to Business model and related Governance
• Strive for skills learning and self-development
• Act with autonomy, lead and drive solutions

Interested? For this position you’ll need the followingeducation, experienceandskills:

• You hold a master’s degree or equivalent through experience and have at least 5 years’ experience in Manufacturing Finance, preferably in the healthcare sector
• You are fluent in French & English
• You are knowledgeable on accounting and closing procedures, but also SAP Fico, SAP MM, BI Cognos and budget tools advanced knowledge as well as Excel & Powerpoint.
• You are able to identify new performance metrics. Previous exposure to AI and Advanced Analytics solutions is a plus.
• You are able to prioritize and work in cross-functional matrix organization
• You developed both strong analytical and communication skills and enjoy interacting with and influencing management and stakeholders. You thrive when explaining differences and recommending solutions.
• You share with UCB a genuine care and motivation to improve patient’s lives.

Why you should apply

At UCB, we strive to attract passionate and outstanding talents who thrive on change and are ready to bring real value to patients. Working for us you’ll discover a place where you can grow and express your full potential. We place an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and impact. Through meaningful recognition and a motivating work atmosphere, we aim to provide an optimal experience by caring about and valuing our employees – just as we do for the patients we serve.

If you believe you are the perfect match to join us on our pioneering adventure, then we invite you to apply and tell us more about your profile and motivation.

About us.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 7,600 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

At UCB, everything we do start with a simple question: “How will this create value for people living with severe disease?”. We are on a journey to become the patient-preferred biopharma leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. We want to ensure the creation of patient value, now and into the future, while contributing to a society where a population of 8 billion people and more should be able to live a good life within limited resources of one planet.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.