Takeda
Finance of the Future - Senior Process Lead (Project role - FioF Program ending in March 2027)
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Lead process harmonization in manufacturing finance, streamline workflows, implement strategies, establish KPIs, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive financial innovation.
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Job Description
About the Job
As the Finance of the Future - Senior Process Lead, you will play a critical role in transforming Takeda's global manufacturing finance operations. You'll lead efforts to standardize processes, reduce complexity, and drive efficiency across our global footprint-enhancing alignment and enabling strategic growth.
How You Will Contribute
What You Bring to Takeda
Locations
Zurich, Switzerland
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Description
About the Job
As the Finance of the Future - Senior Process Lead, you will play a critical role in transforming Takeda's global manufacturing finance operations. You'll lead efforts to standardize processes, reduce complexity, and drive efficiency across our global footprint-enhancing alignment and enabling strategic growth.
How You Will Contribute
- Lead global process harmonization and simplification across GMS Finance functions.
- Evaluate and streamline financial workflows, driving consistency across OpUs and sites.
- Design and implement a strategic roadmap to align with business goals and future readiness.
- Champion change management initiatives to ensure successful process adoption.
- Establish KPIs to monitor and optimize the performance of financial operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and consensus.
- Promote innovation and best practices in financial operations and systems.
- Facilitate communication and training to support effective transitions across the organization.
What You Bring to Takeda
- Strong expertise in manufacturing finance.
- Deep knowledge of financial processes in the pharmaceutical or biotech sector.
- Proven track record in leading global transformation and change management initiatives.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to distill complex data into executive-level insights.
- Excellent project management and analytical skills to handle large-scale initiatives.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills at all levels.
- Experience with SAP, TM1, HFM, and strong command of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint).
- Understanding of SOX controls and IFRS accounting principles.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, leverage digital tools, and support agile finance.
- A degree in Finance/Business Administration; MBA or CPA is a plus.
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Empowering our people to shine:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Zurich, Switzerland
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Top Skills
Hfm
Microsoft Office Tools (Excel
Powerpoint)
SAP
Tm1
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