Financial Controlling Manager

About the role

Pierre Fabre Laboratories, a global pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics group, is hiring a Financial Controlling Manager for its Benelux entity, which covers commercial and operational activities across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The role supports the Benelux management team with financial planning, reporting and control, and leads and coaches a team of two Financial Controllers. It acts as a business partner to operational departments while safeguarding financial integrity and compliance with Group standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of two Financial Controllers, organize workload and priorities, run one-to-ones and performance reviews, and act as escalation point for complex financial issues.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports in line with Group (French HQ) requirements, and analyse P&L performance, variances and KPIs versus budget/forecast.
• Coordinate the annual budget and rolling forecasts, partnering with sales, marketing and supply chain to build realistic projections.
• Provide financial insights to commercial decisions (pricing, promotions, launches) and advise department heads.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, IFRS and Belgian/Dutch accounting standards, and liaise with external auditors.
• Monitor cash flow, DSO/DPO and inventory to optimise working capital, and oversee cost centre management (A&P spend, OPEX).
• Improve financial processes and reporting tools (SAP HANA / Oracle EPM / Power BI / AI) and standardise processes across the team.

Required profile

• Masters degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• 7-10+ years in financial controlling, preferably in pharmaceutical, FMCG or healthcare; prior team management is a plus.
• Fluent French, Dutch and English (Benelux market requirement).
• Analytical, autonomous, rigorous and deadline-driven, with proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Required skills

• IFRS and Belgian accounting principles.
• SAP (or similar ERP) and advanced Excel.
• Power BI and Oracle EPM are a plus.