Chief Financial Officer, Evinova

Locations: Baar, Switzerland

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Evinova is a new innovative Healthtech business with the ambition to deliver industry-leading digital health solutions to the wider healthcare community, to improve patient experience and outcomes. It is fully owned and backed by AstraZeneca.

The Chief Financial Officer, Evinova will be responsible for leading all financial responsibilities of Evinova and works with the Leadership Teams to shape the Company’s future through the  iimplementation of global strategies. The individual is responsible for translating strategy into goals and action, demonstrating a deep understanding of the relationship between the business and finance strategy. The CFO also has statutory consolidation and reporting responsibilities for the company principle (Evinova AG) as well as the overall Evinova P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow. The role will report to the CEO, Evinova.

The ideal candidate should be familiar with the dynamics of scaling SaaS businesses, managing financial operations in a fast-paced, global and innovative environment, able to navigate the complexities of healthcare regulation and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field
• A professional accounting qualification such as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CA (Chartered Accountant), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), or equivalent.
• An MBA or other relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive financial leadership experience, with at least 3-5 years in a senior finance position (such as Finance Director, VP of Finance, or CFO).
• Candidates should have demonstrated experience in SaaS, technology, or health tech sectors, including a strong understanding of subscription business models, recurring revenue streams, and key SaaS metrics.
• Experience with fundraising, investor relations, and strategic financial planning is crucial, especially in venture-backed or rapidly scaling organizations. Direct involvement with mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, risk management, compliance, and regulatory frameworks (particularly those relevant to health tech, such as HIPAA or GDPR) is highly valued.
• Energetic, proactive and self-motivated finance professional with the capability to build strong internal and external relationships with stakeholders in our global organisation
• Strong Excel skills and good working knowledge of SAP
• Solid understanding of finance and accounting principles including experience of accounting for complex transactions
• Cross boundary experience including building relationships remotely and cross-culturally
• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams
• English language proficiency (both verbal and written) is required, with the confidence to express clear opinions and ability to explain financial issues to non-financial management as well as to senior stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work under time pressure
• Strong analytical skills coupled with an attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems across numerous systems and processes, identify options and propose/implement a reasoned solution
• Experience of delivering continuous improvements across key business processes
• Experience of delivering/leading projects or business change initiatives

Typical Accountabilities:

• Defines the strategic direction for the finance area and across other related functions
• A leader and subject matter expert, working closely with stakeholders providing varied analytical and strategic support
• Assist or lead high quality business decisions through the provision of financial expertise, insightful analysis and commercial aptitude
• Creates operating plans and budgets to ensure the effective delivery of business objectives within timescales and quality standards
• Recruits, directs, leads, coaches, develops and motivates team members to ensure that accountabilities are clear, objectives are delivered and competitive advantage created through clear linkages between investment in people and business performance
• Controls all costs to support the achievement of operational plans within budget
• Accountable for the controls that ensure operations comply with Finance Standards and policies
• Accountable and responsible for the monthly financial results of the company, whilst adhering to relevant accounting policies and standards. This will include ensuring month end closing coordination and ensuring all activities/reporting requirements are completed accurately and to deadlines
• Preparation and review of accurate in-depth monthly reports, some of which will be provided to third parties, and providing critical analysis of variances
• Lead the processes required to establish robust and accurate forecasts for the company including the collection of data, the analysis and challenge with contributors, and high quality forecast-on-forecast and year-on-year variance analysis
• Track and develop financial risks and opportunities for the business unit each quarter and closely and effectively manage quarterly P&L and cash outturns and year-end landing forecast and commentary deliverables
• Defines the measurement, assessment and proactive communication of the performance of the function to facilitate continuous improvement of performance
• Develops appropriate processes to deal with changing market/country demands
• The CFO will be a member of the Evinova Leadership team.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering ground-breaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.