Since 1929, ESTEVE has been driven by a clear and powerful purpose: improve people’s lives. Headquartered in Barcelona, we are a global pharmaceutical company with affiliates in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, France, the UK, and the USA, as well as world-class production sites in Mexico and China supporting our global CMO business. We are on an exciting growth journey, transforming into a leading international specialty pharma company, focused on highly specialized medicines that address unmet medical needs. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: people matter, transparency, and accountability. We care, we do: Our commitment goes beyond medicine. We care about making a positive impact on people, the environment, and the way we do business. Mission The FP&A; Director for the CDMO business is responsible for leading strategic financial planning, performance management, and decision support across ESTEVE’s general CDMO operations. This role acts as a key finance business partner to the CDMO leadership team, supporting growth, operational excellence, investment decisions, and long-range value creation across a complex international manufacturing network. The position plays a critical role in helping ESTEVE scale its CDMO platform globally while maintaining strong profitability, capital discipline, and customer-centric execution. Role
* Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes for the CDMO business.
* Oversee monthly financial performance review, including analysis of actuals vs. budget/forecast and key variances.
* Provide financial support to commercial team in the preparation and evaluation of customer quotations, ensuring profitability, cost transparency and alignment with CDMO pricing and margin objectives.




* Drive financial analysis and provide strategic insights to support investment, sourcing and cost optimization decisions.
* Develop, implement and continuously improve cost control tools, methodologies and reporting standards globally.
* Identify operational and financial performance levers and define relevant KPIs.
* Build and track business cases for investments and strategic projects.
* Act as a trusted advisor to management on performance improvement, risk mitigation and growth opportunities.
* Ensure an end-to-end view of operations, including risks, results and improvement initiatives.
* Define functional objectives and establish policies and procedures to support a robust financial infrastructure.
* Lead, mentor and develop the CDMO FP&A; Team Required Studies
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or Engineering (required).
* MBA or Master’s degree in Finance (preferred). Other specialized knowledge
* Strong Excel skills (spreadsheets, pivot tables, formulas).
* Strong knowledge of SAP and Business Intelligence tools
* Strong understanding of manufacturing economics and cost structures Languages
* Fluent English required (Spanish highly valued) Professional experience
* 10+ years of progressive finance experience
* Significant FP&A; leadership experience with CDMO/Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals & Industrial multinational environments
* Strong exposure to manufacturing finance and operations partnering (cost controlling)
* Experience in international matrix organizations
* Exposure to transformation, scaling environments Ready to join us on our purpose to improve people’s lives? Become part of a team where your passion can make a real difference.

📌 CDMO FP&A Director (Cataluña)
🏢 ESTEVE
📍 Cataluña