Head of Finance, Vibex Visp

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The financial lead of VibeX is a key Business Partner to the Visp VibeX Operation, the Bio Operation Finance team, the BU PMO and BU Finance team. The role is responsible for enabling VibeX leadership team to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financials aspects of the plant and commercial relationship with the customer. This includes, but is not limited to, cost transparency and mitigation, innovation, planning cycles, customer billing and ad hoc requests. This role is responsible for all financial matters of a to be established manufacturing asset within a growing site.

Key responsibilities:

- Enabling VibeX site to reach short-and long-term targets by providing insightful analysis and recommendations in all financials aspects of the plant such as (but not limited to) cost transparency, product profitability, key performance indicators in production, innovation, cost savings, planning cycles and net working capital.
- Managing monthly financial closing, forecast and risks and opportunity process together with Division Controlling and Corporate FP&A (revenue to EBITDA and free cash flow, balance sheet and NWC).
- Co-leading 5 year strategic planning process for VibeX with focus on sales, cost savings/innovation and investment planning process.
- Leading annual budgeting process with plant leadership with the objective of meeting corporate targets and deadlines as well as customer reporting cycles.
- Acting single-point-of contact towards Shared Service Center and external auditors in accounting, internal controls and audit questions for the area of responsibility.
- Supports customer ad hoc requests and billing process.
- Supports and enables the Head of Finance BU Microbial and Biconjugate in other commercial finance aspects related to VibeX.

Key requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in the field of Business: finance, accounting or economics.
- Must be business fluent in English; German is preferred.
- Advanced no. of years of experience within Finance & controlling.
- Highly analytical, financial modelling, strong communication, team oriented and at ease with systems and ambiguity, cross-functional agility, proactive in search for best practice processes, ability to prioritize and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines.
- Gravitas of a current and future leader, bias towards action and results delivery which are critical in a highly performance oriented environment, hard worker.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.