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Finance Business Partner / Commercial Controller

On-site in Madrid·Added 3 months ago (last checked 12 Oct)

Agency
Michael Page España

1392 open roles

Overview

Salary
€45,000 - €60,000 a year

About €2,720 - €3,460 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Madrid
Contract
Permanent contract
Hours
Jornada intensiva on Fridays
Experience
4+ years
Education
University degree

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  • Pay clears the EU Blue Card threshold

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Professional development opportunity
  • Leading and consolidated company in the pharmaceutical sector
  • On-site offices in Alcorcón
  • Schedule: Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 18:00. Intensive Friday from 8:00 to 15:00. Flexible start and end times will be applied
  • Salary: 45,000 - 60,000€ Gross/Year (depending on the candidate's value) + bonus

The role

We need to bring on board a strategic profile with a strong business orientation, acting as a lever for decision-making for management. This is not a traditional finance role, but rather an influential position where data is converted into impact, reporting directly to the CEO.

What you'll do

  • Strategic analysis of KPIs

- Build a comprehensive vision of the business through key KPIs: sales, margin, profitability, costs, productivity, and service.

- Develop advanced models that explain real profitability: by customer, by channel, by category / supplier

- Analyze sales evolution and commercial mix to identify trends and opportunities

  • Management control.

- Monitor deviations vs budget and forecast, identifying root causes (not symptoms)

- Propose and drive action plans with a direct impact on results

- Actively participate in processes of: Budget- Forecast- Business reviews

  • Transversal business partner

- Act as a strategic partner to: Sales- Purchasing- Operations / logistics- Marketing- Customer Service.

- Translate data into clear and actionable recommendations

- Align analysis with real business decisions

  • Continuous optimization and improvement

- Detect structural and operational inefficiencies

- Identify levers for sustainable growth

- Challenge decisions and processes that lack a solid analytical basis

- Ensure that analysis leads to implementation and impact monitoring

  • Data, reporting, automation

- Transform large volumes of data into clear insights for management

- Elevate the level of reporting toward a strategic, rather than descriptive, model

- Drive the use of BI tools and advanced analytics

- Explore and implement AI solutions applied to reporting and business analysis

- Automate processes to improve decision speed and quality

Summary

  • Experience in strategic KPI analysis
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or similar

Who are we looking for (M/F/D)?

  • Education

- Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or similar

- We value: MBA or training in Business Analytics / Management Control

  • Experience

Senior profile: 4-8 years of experience in positions: Business Controller, Finance Business Partner, Strategic Finance, Strategic/Analytical Consulting.

- Experience in Distribution, Retail, Consumer Goods, Supply Chain/Logistics, Ecommerce is highly valued.

  • ✓ Must Have

- Real experience impacting business decisions

- Advanced analytical capacity + strategic vision

- Experience building profitability models

- Advanced Excel + BI tools (Power BI or others)

- Ability to translate data into decisions

  • Nice to Have

- Knowledge of SQL

- Experience in data-driven environments

- Application of AI in analysis or reporting

- Experience in companies with high operational complexity

Hiring process

2 steps2 interviews
  1. CV registration

  2. Consultant contact

    With a specialist Michael Page consultant

    If they see that your experience and motivations fit the values and needs of a hiring company, they will contact you to start the selection process: they will learn about your expectations, answer your questions and help you prepare for each stage of the process.

  3. Company interview

    With a client company

    If your application progresses, we will help you prepare for the interview with useful information about the company, its culture and what it looks for in a profile like yours.

  4. Final stage and negotiation · With a client company

  • The final stages are set by the client company: Michael Page acts as an intermediary, and the interview and decision rest with the hiring company.
  • Support continues after the contract is signed.
  • Michael Page cannot support every candidate; registering and keeping your profile up to date opens the door to future processes.

About Michael Page España

Michael Page is a global recruitment consultancy and part of PageGroup, one of the world's leading professional recruitment firms. The company specializes in placing mid-to-senior level professionals across a wide range of sectors, including technology, engineering, finance, sales, and human resources. With a strong presence in Spain, Michael Page operates offices in major cities and offers services such as executive search, temporary staffing, and outsourcing solutions.

Industry
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In their own words

About the company & team

Company that distributes pharmaceutical products, especially food supplements and natural cosmetics.

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