Chief Financial Officer

Mantell Associates is currently partnered with a leading CDMO organisation who is searching for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join their leadership team and drive the company forward.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Responsibilities:

• Advise on all financial decisions and implement effective decision making processes to set the organisation up for success and help achieve the company mission
• Oversee the company's short and long-term financial plans, budgets, and forecasts
• Work with the rest of the senior leadership team to develop goals and advise on key financial considerations and terms for commercial deals
• Develop and implement predictive tools, systems, models and activity based financial analysis to make actionable recommendations in decision making
• Liaise with business leads across various finance related processes and topics including commercialisation, purchasing and partnering, control & compliance requirements, data access, and interpretation
• Oversee resource allocation and annual enterprise valuation
• Create and distribute ROI frameworks to ensure effective spending of funds, while identifying key revenue and cost drivers
• Prepare financial and strategic analysis of the business for internal and external presentation

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Requirements:

• BS or BA degree in Business, Finance or related field; Master's degree in Business or Accounting preferred (or equivalent)
• Previous financial leadership experience, ideally within the wider Pharmaceutical and Life Science space
• Strong experience leading successful teams and divisions
• Adept in providing strategic advice and collaborating with a senior leadership team
• Significant experience within accounting and/or planning and forecasting
• Robust analytical skills with proven success leading projects and creating insights to influence key stakeholders are essential
• Detail oriented, strategically focused with the ability to effortlessly multi-task in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
• A demonstrated track record of effectively partnering with technical, business, and operations colleagues.

Mantell Associates is a specialist Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences headhunting firm. For more information on this role, please contact us at +44 (0)20 3854 7700.