Finance Business Partner (Central & Eastern Europe)

ARE - Smith & Nephew FZE; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 557,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual bonus

Life insurance

Save As You Earn share options

Car allowance

Flexible Vacation and Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Volunteering Hours

Private Health and Dental plans

Multisport card/My benefit platform

Hybrid Working Model (For most pro­f

Hands-On

Team-Customised

Mentorship

Subsidies for language classes

Certifications

Postgraduate studies

Job summary

Smith+Neb, a global medical technology company, seeks a Finance Business Partner for the Central and Eastern Europe region, mainly based in Wroclaw, Poland. You will partner with commercial leaders across direct, hybrid and distributor channels to translate financial data into strategic action.

You will influence senior stakeholders, guide planning and forecasting, and help prioritise investments to maximise value while maintaining strong relationships with multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Significant Commercial Finance Business Partnering experience at senior level.
• Ability to challenge senior commercial stakeholders constructively.
• Strong prioritisation and decision making under pressure.
• Experience across multiple markets and stakeholders.
• Experience with Go to Market transformation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional leaders to shape strategy and drive performance.
• Provide forward-looking financial insight to guide investments and priorities.
• Challenge assumptions and steer resources to high-value activities.
• Support planning, forecasting and pricing, customer, and portfolio profitability analyses.
• Drive change and efficiency across the organisation.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Decision making

Go to Market understanding

Education

Finance degree

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Neb we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. This is a senior commercial finance opportunity at the heart of our Central and Eastern Europe business.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner who can bring clarity when priorities compete, challenge with confidence and help commercial leaders focus on the decisions and activities that will create the greatest value. Based primarily in Wroclaw, Poland, with other Polish cities considered, you will partner across a regional business spanning direct, hybrid and distributor markets.

What will you be doing?

As Finance Business Partner CEE, you will be part of the cross functional leadership team, using your financial expertise and commercial judgement to help shape strategy, support business expansion and drive sustainable performance. This is about much more than reporting the numbers. You will turn financial and commercial information into clear, forward looking insight, helping leaders understand where to invest, where to focus and where a different course of action is needed. You will constructively challenge assumptions, assess commercial opportunities and risks and help ensure resources are directed towards strategic priorities. You will work across multiple stakeholders and markets, balancing competing demands while maintaining productive relationships. At times, that means being confident enough to say no constructively, pushing back when priorities do not align and keeping attention on the activities that deliver the greatest value. You will also support business planning and forecasting, provide insight across areas including pricing, customer and portfolio profitability, sales force effectiveness and commercial risk, and help drive innovation, change and greater efficiency across the organisation.

What will you need to be successful?

You will bring the presence and judgement to operate as a senior commercial finance partner. Success means being able to work independently under pressure, prioritise effectively when demands compete and influence commercial leaders while continuing to build strong stakeholder relationships. Significant Commercial Finance Business Partnering experience, with Finance Director level capability or equivalent experience and the confidence to provide constructive challenge to senior commercial stakeholders. Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with experience operating across multiple stakeholders and markets and the judgement to push back appropriately while maintaining positive relationships. Excellent prioritisation and decision making skills, with the assertiveness to manage conflicting demands, focus on the highest value activity and operate independently under pressure. Strong financial and analytical capability, ideally supported by a Finance degree. Healthcare or life sciences experience is preferable but not mandatory, and experience of Go to Market transformation would be an advantage.

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is PLN 299,750 - PLN 556,750 annually. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.

You. Unlimited.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our Strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve.

Inclusion & Belonging:

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Your Future:

• Generous annual bonus
• life insurance
• Save As You Earn share options
• a car allowance

Work/Life Balance:

• Flexible Vacation and Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteering Hours

Your Wellbeing:

• Private Health and Dental plans
• multisport card/my benefit platform
• much more

Flexibility:

• Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles)

Training:

• Hands-On
• Team-Customised
• Mentorship
• subsidies for language classes
• certifications
• postgraduate studies

We're more than just a company - we're a community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day. Check us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. Unlimited., life, culture, and benefits at S+N. Explore our website and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer.

Smith+Neb is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential.

From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Neb a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities.

Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.