.Are you passionate about building and ensuring scalable finance processes, process optimization, and process automation for newly established affiliates? Do you have extensive experience within finance and leadership? If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Commercial Finance Director in Madrid. Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, Germany, the United States, France, UK, Italy, and Spain. We are applying our TransCon technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients' lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science, and passion, we use our TransCon drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs. Today, we have a growing pipeline of prodrug therapies in development, each designed to be a best-in-class therapy. We have successfully launched our first innovative product in the United States and Germany, and we are on the verge of rapid expansion in Europe with our second innovative product. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the launch of our endocrinology pipeline and have a significant impact on our commercial expansion. We are seeking a passionate Commercial Finance Director for Europe II to join our rapidly expanding global organization. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role in building and leading the financial organizations and capabilities in the Spanish, Italian and French affiliates. The new Commercial Finance Director of Ascendis Pharma will report directly to Jette Gudmandsen, VP of Finance Operations, in Denmark, while you will be operating from a base in Madrid, Spain. This role entails global responsibilities with a direct impact on local operations in Spain, Italy and France (Europe II). The Finance Operations is a well-established team consisting of +20 colleagues, including your counterpart the Commercial Finance Director for Europe I (Germany, UK and the Nordics). The Iberian affiliate in Madrid, where your will be based, is a new established office consisting of a handful of colleagues. The number of colleagues in Ascendis Pharma Iberia is budgeted to grow significantly in 2024 and 2025. For the right person, this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results. Key responsibilities: Financial Operations Leadership : Oversee all accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings, in adherence to IFRS, while collaborating closely with HQ in Denmark. Team Management : Lead the Europe II finance team, providing support to finance managers in Italy and France, and ensure effective internal controls and processes are implemented and maintained
