Finance Director NOBA

Title:

Finance Director NOBA

Company:

Institut Produits Synthèse (IPSEN) AB

 

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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Job Description:

Finance Director, NoBa (Nordics & Baltics)

Location: Stockholm (Kista), Sweden
Reporting line: Finance Head, EMM & CEA

About the role

We are seeking a Finance Director to lead the finance function across NoBa (Nordics & Baltics). This is a regional leadership role with board-level exposure, suited to a commercially minded finance leader who can operate with maturity in a complex, international environment.

You will act as a trusted partner to senior leadership, shaping financial strategy and supporting both future launches and established brands across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to provide financial insight, challenge and decision support

• Lead planning cycles (budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning) and monitor performance across P&L, sales and profitability

• Ensure strong financial governance, compliance and internal controls

• Drive improvements in finance systems, processes and ways of working

• Lead and develop the finance team, building capability and engagement

• Work cross-functionally to support business performance, including readiness for launches

Candidate Profile

Education & qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline

• Professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CA, CPA) or MBA preferred

Experience

• Proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, ideally within a regional or multi-country setting

• Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrated ability to act as a strategic business partner to senior stakeholders

• Broad finance expertise across FP&A, controlling, financial governance and statutory reporting

• Experience operating effectively within complex, international and matrixed organisations

• Exposure to transformation initiatives, including systems, processes or organisational change

Desirable

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or life sciences sector (advantageous, not essential)

• Experience supporting product launches and driving investment decision-making

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