Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance — Lonza
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Role overview
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents.
While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.
Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.
- Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents.
- While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.
- Key Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities:
Company and context
- Leading a global organization of approximately 360 employees, including a senior leadership team of Vice Presidents, you will shape and execute major finance transformation initiatives, strengthen financial compliance and standardization, and support strategic M&A and business priorities.
- You will combine deep corporate finance expertise with enterprise leadership to drive operational excellence, enable scalable ways of working, and help shape Lonza's long-term financial strategy and performance.
- Provide strategic leadership across Global Business Services, Corporate Accounting & External Reporting, Group Tax, Group Treasury, and Process Excellence, ensuring strong alignment and performance across the Corporate Finance organization
- Lead and develop a senior leadership team of experienced Vice Presidents and their organizations, fostering collaboration, accountability, functional excellence, and enterprise-wide impact
- Drive the transformation and evolution of Lonza's global service delivery model, including further offshoring and nearshoring opportunities across Finance and other functions
- Strengthen financial governance, compliance, controls, and standardization, including the continued development of Global Process Ownership across functions
- Oversee Group accounting and external reporting, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting and effective engagement with auditors and regulatory stakeholders
- Provide strategic leadership across Group Tax and Treasury, including tax efficiency, transfer pricing, Pillar 2 requirements, liquidity, funding, debt management, foreign exchange, and broader financial risk management
- Support acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, shaping carve-out, purchase price allocation, financing, and tax structures to optimize transaction outcomes
- Drive the development of integrated end-to-end commercial offerings, partnering across Finance and Key Account Management on pricing, revenue recognition, invoicing, and trade compliance for cross-platform opportunities
Additional details
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Group CFO and senior leadership, providing strategic insight and clear recommendations while representing Corporate Finance with the Executive Committee, Audit and Compliance Committee, and key external stakeholders
- ACCA, CPA, or comparable professional Finance qualification is preferred Fluency in English is required;
Notes and original content
- ACCA, CPA, or comparable professional Finance qualification is preferred
- Fluency in English is required;
Questions about this listing
What salary does Lonza offer for this role?
Lonza lists CHF 178'000 - 313'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Lonza offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Lonza during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Basel can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Lonza?
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