Finance Business Partner Spain & Portugal

Department Info

Within our EMEA Finance organization, the Finance Business Partnering team plays a pivotal role in supporting business performance and strategic decision-making. Working closely with senior commercial leaders and country management teams, our Finance Business Partners deliver financial insights, challenge assumptions, and help translate strategy into sustainable and profitable growth.

To strengthen our Finance Business Partnering organization, we are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to provide dedicated support to the countries Spain and Portugal

Job Summary

As a Finance business partner, you have a strategic role with the business and local teams by bringing financial advice to support decision making and ensure sustainable and profitable growth.

You are responsible of Planning and Controlling activities in Spain and Portugal.

You represent the finance role in the countries and coordinate with other Terumo Europe finance departments to ensure efficiencies as primary finance contact person in the area of responsibility.

Job Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning & Controlling

As a trusted advisor, you play a key role in driving financial performance by supporting the business through budgeting, forecasting and monthly closing activities.

Monthly Closing

• Take ownership of monthly closing and controlling activities within your area of responsibility.
• Ensure accurate and reliable reconciliations between statutory and management reporting.
• Analyse key P&L drivers, identify trends and explain deviations to local business and management teams.

Budgeting

• Drive and coordinate the budgeting process within your area of responsibility.
• Partner with local management, including Sales and Support Functions, in preparing sales and expense budgets.
• Guide stakeholders from budget preparation and data entry through to budget presentations.
• Challenge assumptions and ensure budgets are realistic, achievable and aligned with business objectives.

Forecasting

• Coordinate and support the preparation of sales and expense forecasts.
• Deliver insightful financial reporting and analysis to support informed business decisions.
• Assess the financial impact of business operations, identify key deviations and recommend corrective actions.

Long-Range Planning (LRP)

• Support local teams during the Long-Range Planning process when required.

2. Analysis & Reporting

Transform financial data into valuable business insights that help drive commercial performance and profitability.

Analyse financial and sales performance, identify trends and explain variances.

Partner with Country Sales Managers and Finance teams to deliver clear, relevant and actionable reporting.

Identify opportunities to improve sales productivity, profitability and cost efficiency.

Monitor budgets and expenses, ensuring accurate financial reporting across countries and support functions.

Assess market trends, competitive developments and economic factors and translate them into actionable business insights.

Support customer negotiations and tender processes with financial analysis.

Review P&L performance across business units and countries and recommend improvements.

Validate quarterly sales incentive calculations.

3. Processes & Data Management

Help ensure efficient processes and reliable data that support sound business decisions.

Identify and drive process improvements to increase efficiency, quality and productivity within Finance.

Share best practices and collaborate with the Finance Business Partnering team to improve ways of working.

Ensure ERP and reporting systems accurately reflect business changes, including organisational structures, sales territories and customer allocations.

Monitor data quality, identify discrepancies and implement corrective actions in line with company guidelines.

4. Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership

Build strong relationships and provide financial expertise that supports business growth and decision-making.

Build trusted relationships across country leadership, functional stakeholders and the wider EMEA Finance organisation.

Act as a strategic finance partner, translating financial insights into actionable recommendations for commercial and operational decisions.

Influence and challenge stakeholders constructively, balancing local needs with EMEA objectives and governance requirements.

Drive alignment across diverse perspectives, negotiate priorities effectively and communicate complex financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.

Foster collaboration, share best practices and leverage regional expertise to support business performance and country priorities.

Profile Description

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Finance, Controlling, or Finance Business Partnering, in an international environment.
• Acts as a strategic business partner and proactive team player
• Is open for change, challenges the status quo and drives improvement
• Well organized, focused and determined
• Fluent in English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• Ability to travel
• Advanced level of IT (S4 Hana, SAC, PBI, MS Office).
• You live in Spain, preferably in the Madrid region, where our office is located

Offer

At Terumo, you will have the opportunity to influence business performance across Spain and Portugal while contributing to a global healthcare organization dedicated to improving patients' lives.

We offer:

• A key finance business partner role with direct exposure to senior commercial and finance leadership across EMEA.
• The opportunity to shape financial performance and business strategy within the country organizations.
• A collaborative, international, and purpose-driven working environment.
• Extensive opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.
• A competitive salary package complemented by attractive benefits.

Contact Person

Peter Coolen

Talent Acquisition Partner