Finance Planning & Performance CoE Senior Manager

Finance Planning & Performance CoE Senior Manager

Miejsce pracy: Kraków

Your responsibilities

Do you want to build a new Finance Planning & Performance capability in GBS Krakow and shape how Group Finance receives planning, performance and decision-support services? Your experience in FP&A, controlling, service delivery and people leadership might be just what we are looking for.

If it sounds like you, why not join Lundbeck in Krakow, a certified Great Place to Work and Poland’s Best Employer, and get your brain in the game?

You will establish and lead the Finance Planning & Performance Center of Excellence (FPP CoE) within Accounting and Reporting, reporting to the A2R Process Director.

The CoE will support Group Finance and functional stakeholders with planning cycle support, performance reporting, financial analysis, business cases, management materials and governed ad hoc analysis.

Your role will be to build a pragmatic, cost-effective and sustainable service model. You will lead a team of Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leads, Controllers and Senior Analysts / Analysts, with 13 direct reports in the target setup. You will make sure the team has clear priorities, visible capacity, strong quality standards, direct daily collaboration with stakeholders and the right development path.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new finance capability from the start and help Lundbeck strengthen One Global Finance by combining GBS service discipline with strong business proximity.

You will be part of the Accounting and Reporting organization in Lundbeck GBS Krakow. The FPP CoE is a new team that will work closely with Group Finance including FP&A, Corporate / Enabling Functions, Commercial Finance, PDS Finance, R&D Finance and A2R.

We are building a team culture based on ownership, curiosity, trust and practical collaboration. The team should become a structured finance capability where people can grow, stakeholders get high-quality support and priorities are managed transparently.

Our requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, business controlling, performance management, accounting / reporting, GBS finance services or finance transformation.
• Proven experience in managing and developing finance teams, including senior experts, controllers or analytical roles.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, variance analysis, business case modelling, scenario analysis and management presentation support.
• Experience with service delivery, shared services / GBS, operating model design, service catalogue management, intake / demand management or process governance will be an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to balance priorities across senior stakeholders with different needs and timelines.
• Good technology understanding: advanced Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SAP, BW/BI, Analysis for Office, SAC, Power BI or similar planning / reporting tools.
• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Economics or Business Administration; professional finance qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent is an advantage.
• English at C1 level.

What we offer

Lundbeck offers an energizing and inspiring workplace that will allow you to have a visible impact on how things are done. We encourage an open dialogue and collaborative culture - a must to successfully bring our treatments to the people who need them.

We offer a mix of exciting tasks and numerous development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives and programs focused on our employees’ well-being.

Annual base salary range: 303 900 - 417 780 PLN gross.

At Lundbeck, we are committed to fair and transparent pay. Please note that the final base salary within the stated range will be based on relevant qualifications, skills, competencies, and level of proficiency as well as internal pay equity.

Highlights of selected benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements (flexible weekly and daily schedules)

• Cafeteria program

• Unique recognition system

• Holiday bonus for when you’re out of the office

• Comfortable and modern office with top-notch equipment and well-equipped relax rooms

• Robust integration and event framework

• Private healthcare and life insurance

• Employee capital plans (retirement saving system)

Benefits

• private medical care
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• flexible working time
• integration events
• retirement pension plan
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• development and career growth programs

How your colleagues would describe you

You are a structured and pragmatic leader who can build clarity without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. You are comfortable making trade-offs, balancing stakeholder expectations and taking ownership when priorities conflict.

You develop people, build trust and create a strong team identity. You communicate clearly, translate complex financial topics into a simple narrative and keep quality high even when the organization is changing around you.

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Lundbeck GBS Kraków

Lundbeck Group Business Services Krakow (GBS Krakow) is a strategic part of Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company based in Copenhagen, specialized in brain diseases. We are dedicated to advancing brain health and transforming lives through innovative neuroscience.

At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their careers, and society as a whole depend on us. Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro-specialty and neuro-rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology.

In Krakow, we contribute to this mission by delivering best-in-class operations and advice to the Lundbeck Group in the areas of Accounting to Reporting, Procurement & Finance Operations, IT & Business Process and System Support, People Services, Legal, Compliance & Sustainability, as well as Service Excellence & Innovation Department.