Temporary Manager Controlling Italy Dermocosmetics

Job description

Who we are ?

The Pierre Fabre Group, of the Pierre Fabre Foundation, is a global company with a unique position: the alliance of pharmaceutical and dermocosmetic expertise.

·  A pharmaceutical group with a strong positioning: medical and natural
·  The second largest dermocosmetic laboratory in the world
·  The second largest French private pharmaceutical group
·  Market leader in France for products sold without a prescription in pharmacies.

Your mission

Ensure strategy formulation, budgeting, budget estimates, as well as follow-up, analysis and reporting activities, for the entrusted scope of activity within Pierre Fabre Italia subsidiary, and in compliance with the Group’s standards and procedures.

Work as a finance business partner for the PFI GM and the DAF in:

·  defining the budget, estimates and monthly forecasts;
·  evaluating the balance of the affiliate P&L, analysing the Gross Margin, and the operational expense variances
·  defining contingency plan in case of risks on profitability
·  continuously monitoring the evolution of business to forecast the financial impact of commercial activity;
·  analysing the working capital (DSO and inventory) evolution to maximize cash flow for the corporation.

Ensure support to the commercial and marketing structure on:

·  Defining the commercial policies (Promotions, Canvass) and evaluating the financial impacts of them;
·  Defining the marketing programs and their return on investment

Ensure support to the central accounting and support functions

Being the primary point of contact for PFDC Italy for HQ PFDC finance.

Elaborate budget, estimates and monthly forecasts for the entrusted scope of activity in close contact with the GM and the Brand Directors and in interface with the CFO branch.

Ensure budget oversight and report elaboration, in accordance with the company’s standards and procedures, and forward to the involved line personnel.

Develop the occasional or regular analyses and syntheses aimed at the subsidiary and or head-office.

Continuously monitor profitability to ensure sustainability within budgets, and continuously monitor costs to highlight to the Management of any possible cost overrun that might be identified.

Identify preventive and reactive actions to protect IBT for the affiliate.

Help the line personnel in making decisions and setting up new organizational structures, by conceiving analysing and steering tools and by controlling the impacts as regards the considered organizational structures and decision management. 

Control the consistency of the investment demands, with budgetary considerations.

Oversee the reporting close activities to ensure that management reporting is aligned to Corporate requirements, IFRS standards and Audit requirements.

Make sure the Group’s standards and procedures, as regards the management, are strictly complied with.

Control promotional expenses.

Control adequacy with account assignments. 

Who you are ?

Education:

· 
MASTER level (5 years of higher education in management/finance)

· 
Proficiency in English or French

· 
At least 8 years in dynamic companies preferably in the FMCG or retail sector

Interpersonal skills:

·  Sense of customer service

·  Responsiveness and ability to anticipate

·  Communication and presentation skills

·  Thoroughness

·  Analytical ability

·  Summarizing ability

·  Open-mindedness /Curiosity

We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.