R&D Financial Controller - Finance Planning & Performance CoE

Lundbeck; Kraków; On-site; PLN 174,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Cafeteria program

Unique recognition system

Holiday bonus for when you’re out of fi

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Employee capital plans

Job summary

Lundbeck Krakow is seeking an R&D Financial Controller to perform financial planning, forecasting, reporting and performance management for an assigned R&D scope. You will translate plans into financial impacts and provide business-oriented finance support to R&D stakeholders.

You will collaborate with the Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller and other R&D finance teams to drive cost monitoring, scenario analyses and investment materials. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in financial planning, performance management, controlling, financial analysis or decision support.
• Experience in R&D finance or pharma/biotech is highly preferred but not required.
• Experience with planning and reporting at project or portfolio level.
• Ability to translate R&D information into financial implications and communicate to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial planning, forecasting, reporting and performance management for assigned R&D scope.
• Provide day-to-day business-oriented finance support to R&D stakeholders.
• Translate plans into financial impacts and monitor costs, risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to improvements in R&D finance processes and systems.
• Collaborate with Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller and Finance teams.

Skills

Financial planning

Financial analysis

Decision support

Communication

Independent work

Education

Master’s degree in economics/finance/engineering

Tools

Planisware

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Are you a finance professional who enjoys turning complex plans and evolving assumptions into clear financial insights? Do you want to work close to R&D and support financial management and decision‑making across R&D activities and projects? Your experience in financial planning, analysis and decision support could be exactly what we are looking for. Join us and help provide high-quality, business‑oriented finance support to Lundbeck’s R&D organization.

If it sounds like you, why don’t you join Lundbeck in Krakow, a certified Great Place to Work, and get your brain in the game?

Your new role - why is this a great opportunity?

As our R&D Financial Controller, you will perform financial planning, forecasting, reporting and performance management activities for an assigned part of the R&D organization and related projects. You will provide day‑to‑day business‑oriented finance support for your assigned scope, working closely with the Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller, R&D Finance colleagues and relevant R&D stakeholders. You will translate R&D plans, project developments and operational assumptions into financial impacts, monitor costs, forecasts, resource assumptions, risks and opportunities, and prepare financial analyses, scenario comparisons and trade‑off assessments to support project and portfolio decision‑making. You will also support project valuation and investment decision materials as required and contribute to improvements in R&D finance processes, systems and ways of working. Complex or strategic matters will be addressed in collaboration with the Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller and the broader R&D Finance team.

Your future team

You will join the Finance Planning & Performance CoE in Lundbeck GBS Krakow and work closely with the Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller, R&D Finance colleagues and stakeholders across the R&D organization. Your role will involve regular collaboration with Global Research, R&D, CMC, Group Finance and other Finance teams supporting planning, reporting, valuation and performance management. You will be an individual contributor with responsibility for high‑quality delivery within your assigned scope, while receiving day‑to‑day functional guidance and prioritization support from the Senior Finance Planning & Performance Leading Controller.

What You Bring To The Team

You are an analytical and curious finance professional who can work independently within an assigned scope while collaborating effectively across Finance and R&D. You bring:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in financial planning, performance management, controlling, financial analysis, business partnering or decision support.
• Experience within R&D, R&D decision support, R&D Finance and/or financial innovation management, particularly in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, is highly preferred but not required.
• Experience in financial planning, forecasting, reporting and performance analysis at project, cost‑center, organizational and/or portfolio level.
• Ability to translate R&D information into financial implications and financial information into practical, business‑oriented R&D support.
• Ability to work independently, apply critical judgement and communicate effectively at both high‑level and detailed level depending on the audience.
• Experience with planning systems such as Planisware and financial reporting solutions is an advantage; exposure to project valuation, pipeline or portfolio management is also an advantage.
• Relevant Master’s degree in economics, business, finance, engineering or a comparable field.
• Good MS Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools.
• Proficient spoken and written English.

You will thrive in this role if you are curious about R&D, comfortable working with evolving assumptions and changing priorities, and able to connect complex project developments with their financial implications. You combine analytical thinking and sound judgement with a collaborative, solution‑oriented approach and take ownership for timely, high‑quality delivery.

Our promise to you

Lundbeck offers an inspiring workplace and innovative culture, where our curiosity, accountability and adaptability enable us to transform lives. We want to go faster and further on addressing the big unmet needs of people living with brain disorders. We offer rewarding careers with a mix of exciting tasks and development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives focused on your well‑being.

Annual base salary range:174 100 - 239 470 PLN gross.

At Lundbeck, we are committed to fair and transparent pay. Please note that the final base salary within the stated range will be based on relevant qualifications, skills, competencies, and level of proficiency as well as internal pay equity.

Highlights of selected benefits

• Flexible working arrangements (flexible weekly and daily schedules)
• Cafeteria program
• Unique recognition system
• Holiday bonus for when you’re out of the office
• Comfortable and modern office with top‑notch equipment and well‑equipped relax rooms
• Robust integration and event framework
• Private healthcare and life insurance
• Employee capital plans (retirement saving system)

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