Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Fresenius Medical Care core values:

These core values are: Patients and Partners First, Honesty and Integrity, Quality and Compliance, Collaboration, No-Limits Mindset and Results Oriented.

The FP&A Manager manage a global team responsible for ensuring that we are on track with our financial goals and objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project controlling, finance, and operations, preferably in the medical device or healthcare industry, will work closely with Global Research and Development to monitor project budgets and expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure that we are meeting our operational and financial commitments.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead a global project controlling team and provide oversight of financial planning and analysis activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Global Research and Development, to ensure that project timelines, budgets, and financial commitments are met.
• Implement and maintain project controlling processes and systems to ensure data accuracy and consistency across global locations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting in all global locations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to project controlling team members to support their professional development and growth.
• Represent the project controlling team in cross-functional meetings and presentations to senior management and external stakeholders across global locations.
• Provide financial analysis to support business decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Perform Cost Center Controlling across for CE Verticals & Enabling functions and ensure that all routine management information is produced in a timely manner and a high level of detail which has been agreed by key stakeholder.
• Drive standardization and automatization of planning and reporting processes across all cost centers and entities
• Liaise with the FP&A CE, and the Functional FP&A lead to ensure consistent processes across all D-GmbH entities.
• Liaise with Finance Business Partners to provide relevant and reliable information to the Management.
• Perform month-end closing process as well as Budget and Forecast processes.
• Maintain and improve existing project reporting tools & solutions.
• Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations

Performance Management and Leadership:

• Support and manage implementation of continuous improvement measures (incl. automation, process streamlining, participation in group-wide solution projects)
• Contribute to achieve operational efficiency targets and realization of aligned business requests
• Lead SSC FP&A team members to ensure staff performance, motivation and development (incl. ongoing coaching and appraisals)
• Support functional on-boarding of new team members

Our requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in project controlling, financial planning and analysis, and operations, preferably in the medical device or healthcare industry.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and financial analysis techniques.
• Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and multiple stakeholders across global locations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, or other financial systems preferred.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting in the medical device industry preferred.
• Experience leading global teams and managing financial operations in multiple countries preferred.
• Working knowledge of healthcare industry preferred.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, tasks and client conditions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain relationships through diplomacy and tact.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision and alternately within a team environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of management.

Our offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working mode (min. 2 days per week in the office)
• Private medical care in LuxMed,
• PZU life Insurance (voluntary insurance)
• Unlimited international travel Insurance (with a global range)
• Benefits System platform (120 points / month for multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.)
• Language courses reimbursement (up to 70% of course reimbursement)
• Studies reimbursement (up to 50% of study reimbursement)
• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year)
• Recommendation programme (2000 PLN or 2500 PLN for successful recommendation)
• Holiday allowance (up to 800 PLN / year)
• Childcare refund (up to 900 PLN / year)
• Glasses and contact lenses reimbursement (500 PLN per year)
• Occasional gifts (e.g. 1st year anniversary gift)
• Office team building activities and events