The Global FP&A Operations Lead is responsible for running the operating backbone of the FP&A community. This role owns overall financial performance management from a system and reporting angle, leads the enterprise planning cycles, oversees FP&A systems and projects, and ensures strong day-to-day operational support across regions and communities, in strong partnership with the Digital & Transformation community and other relevant stakeholders. Working closely with the Corporate Lead, the role ensures that the FP&A community operates in a standardized, scalable, insight-driven manner that enables executive decision-making and sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Global Consolidated Performance Ownership
1. Own consolidated P&L across all regions and functional areas from a system & reporting angle.
2. Ensure accuracy of internal reporting and the bridge to external reporting.
3. Deliver clear, insight-driven management reporting to stakeholders, including, amongst other:
Corporate Lead
CFO
Senior Management
Group Controller
4. Identify risks, opportunities, structural cost trends, and performance drivers.
5. Drive transparency across regional submissions and ensure alignment.
2. FP&A Reporting Strategy & Governance
6. Serve as the central point of contact for all FP&A reporting matters globally.
7. Define and continuously evolve the FP&A reporting strategy and landscape.
8. Drive consistency and standardization across:
Quarterly reporting packs
Forecast reporting
KPI frameworks
Management dashboards
9. Partner closely with the Reporting Lead to:
Harmonize data definitions and reporting logic
Reduce duplication and manual work
Improve automation and scalability
Establish governance over reporting templates, definitions, and data hierarchy.
Ensure a “single source of truth” across the FP&A community.
Continuously assess reporting relevance and eliminate low-value reporting in strong collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders..
3. Enterprise Planning Leadership
10. Leads the continuous evolution of the Beyond Budgeting principles in close collaboration with other key stakeholders (HR, Digital & Transformation, …)
11. Lead operational execution of:
Financial Plan
Long-Range Planning (LRP)
Quarterly Forecast cycles
12. Define planning calendars, templates, governance, and submission standards.
13. Assure active best practice sharing on planning process to all stakeholders
14. Ensure consistency of assumptions and methodologies across regions.
15. Provide structured guidance to regional FP&A leads.
16. Translate corporate strategic priorities into financial frameworks.
4. FP&A Projects & Governance
17. Own and prioritize the portfolio of FP&A initiatives globally.
18. Ensure structured project governance, milestones, and accountability.
19. Drive simplification, automation, and standardization across reporting and planning processes.
20. Act as central coordination point for cross-regional FP&A projects.
5. Systems Oversight & Data Integrity
21. Oversee FP&A systems landscape (planning tools, BI tools, reporting infrastructure).
22. Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and aligned with business needs.
23. Partner with DT and Finance Systems teams to improve end-to-end automation and data quality.
24. Drive a “single source of truth” across performance reporting.
25. Monitor data governance standards and consistency.
6. Organizational Build-Out & Capability Development
26. Build and lead the Global FP&A Operations sub-team, including:
Reporting & Insights Lead
Systems Lead
Projects Lead
27. Define roles, responsibilities, and operating model.
28. Strengthen analytical capability and operational discipline.
29. Create scalable structure to support future growth.
30. Develop talent and succession planning within FP&A Operations.
What Success Looks Like
31. Deep understanding of customer needs reflected in reporting, planning & decision support
32. Clear, insight-driven consolidated performance reporting.
33. Standardized and scalable global reporting landscape.
34. Reduced manual processes and improved automation.
35. Strong governance across planning and reporting.
36. Transparent and aligned FP&A operating model.
37. High-performing FP&A Operations team.
Essential Experience
38. 10+ years in FP&A / performance management within biotech, pharma, or other science‑driven, fast‑scaling environments.
39. Strong command of enterprise planning cycles (forecasting, LRP) and global consolidated P&L ownership.
40. Proven experience running FP&A operating models, governance, templates, and standardized reporting across regions.
Technical Strengths
41. Deep understanding of end‑to‑end data integrity across ERP–planning–supply chain; ability to enforce a single source of truth.
42. Comfort navigating biotech complexity (portfolio evolution, clinical spend, cross‑functional dependencies).
43. Ability to translate strategic priorities into scalable processes and clear financial frameworks.
Leadership & Culture
44. Proven builder of high‑performing FP&A teams in high‑growth settings.
45. Strong cross‑functional influencer — able to connect Finance, Commercial, R&D, Supply, DT, Accounting.
46. Embodies argenx culture: collaborative, humble, disciplined, high‑ownership, and committed to continuous improvement.