Finance Lead Turkiye

TUR - 6068 Takeda Pharma Health; Fatih; On-site; TRY 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Istanbul, Turkey, seeks a senior finance leader to own the local end-to-end finance agenda in collaboration with the Cluster Finance team and GCC.

You will be the primary local finance contact for country leadership and cross-functional partners, shaping plans, forecasts, and financial commentary that reflect business ambition and market realities. The role requires 15+ years of finance experience, strong knowledge of local statutory requirements, and expertise in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Professional finance or accounting qualification preferred.
• 15+ years of finance experience across planning, reporting, control, business partnering, or local market finance support.
• Experience supporting legal entities, country leadership teams, or market-level stakeholders preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of local statutory, regulatory, or local GAAP requirements preferred.
• Advanced experience with enterprise planning tools, Power BI or equivalent reporting and analytics platforms preferred, plus strong curiosity & willingness to upskill within AI field.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local end-to-end finance agenda for the market, in collaboration with the Cluster Finance team & GCC.
• Act as the primary local finance contact for the country team, local leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build and own local plans, forecasts, and financial commentary that reflect business ambition, execution realities, and market-specific assumptions.
• Ensure that forecasts are realistic, transparent, and grounded in market dynamics, business execution, productivity expectations, and commercial assumptions.
• Act as a senior financial partner to local country stakeholders and challenge the business constructively on ambition, phasing, productivity, risks, and execution realism.
• Coordinate with GCC/shared services and cluster controllership to ensure local reporting, close, reconciliations, and controls are completed accurately and on time.
• Review and validate local close outputs, balance sheet positions, assumptions, and commentary before submission into cluster or IBU governance processes.
• Support local compliance, audit readiness, statutory reporting, and authority-facing requirements in partnership with the relevant cluster or regional controller.
• Drive cash-flow planning and liquidity management through proactive forecasting and working-capital optimization.
• Identify cash-flow risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions to protect financial performance and liquidity.

Skills

Finance leadership

Planning & forecasting

Financial reporting

Cross-functional partnership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor in Finance/Economics

Professional finance qualification

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.

Accountabilities

• Lead the local end-to-end finance agenda for the market, in collaboration with the Cluster Finance team & GCC, including planning, performance support, local finance coordination, and statutory interface activities.
• Act as the primary local finance contact for the country team, local leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build and own local plans, forecasts, and financial commentary that reflect business ambition, execution realities, and market-specific assumptions.
• Ensure that forecasts are realistic, transparent, and grounded in market dynamics, business execution, productivity expectations, and commercial assumptions.
• Act as a senior financial partner to local country stakeholders and challenge the business constructively on ambition, phasing, productivity, risks, and execution realism.
• Coordinate with GCC/shared services and cluster controllership to ensure local reporting, close, reconciliations, and controls are completed accurately and on time.
• Review and validate local close outputs, balance sheet positions, assumptions, and commentary before submission into cluster or IBU governance processes.
• Ensure that local business conditions, regulatory requirements, tax/statutory expectations, and stakeholder considerations are appropriately reflected in finance outputs.
• Support local compliance, audit readiness, statutory reporting, and authority-facing requirements in partnership with the relevant cluster or regional controller.
• Serve as the local finance authority on market-specific finance issues, escalating complex risks, control concerns, and business exceptions appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Help ensure that centralized finance support colleagues have the information, decisions, and local context they need to execute effectively.
• Drive simplification, clarity, and strong operating discipline while preserving local accountability and judgment.
• Contribute to improvement of local-to-cluster ways of working, including use of digital, analytics, and AI-enabled finance tools.
• Lead local transfer pricing execution and governance, ensuring compliance with global policies and local regulatory requirements.
• Monitor intercompany transactions and support transfer pricing documentation, reviews and audits.
• Drive cash-flow planning and liquidity management through proactive forecasting and working-capital optimization.
• Identify cash-flow risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions to protect financial performance and liquidity.

Education, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Professional finance or accounting qualification preferred.
• 15+ years of finance experience across planning, reporting, control, business partnering, or local market finance support.
• Experience supporting legal entities, country leadership teams, or market-level stakeholders preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of local statutory, regulatory, or local GAAP requirements preferred.
• Advanced experience with enterprise planning tools, Power BI or equivalent reporting and analytics platforms preferred, plus strong curiosity & willingness to upskill within AI field
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry experience preferred.

Skills and Capabilities

• Broad finance leadership
• Planning and forecasting
• Financial reporting and close review
• Controls coordination and statutory awareness
• Local stakeholder partnership
• Independent judgment and prioritization
• Strong communication
• High ownership and accountability

Locations Istanbul, Turkey

Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time