Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

UCB - Union Chimique Belge

Brussels or Anderlecht, Belgium

About the role

In this role, you will act as the Finance Business Partner for Patient Evidence Stakeholders & Communities (PE S&C). You will be the primary finance point of contact for your scope, working closely with senior stakeholders across PE S&C and in close collaboration with another Finance Business Partner covering the area.

The Insight to Impact (i2i) R&D team operates as an independent and trusted sparring partner to R&D leadership. We create impact by connecting insights, assessing risks and opportunities, supporting business cases including resource reallocation, and driving robust business planning and decision-making.

Who you’ll work with

• Senior stakeholders across the various sub-teams within Patient Evidence S&C.
• The other Finance Business Partner supporting Patient Evidence S&C.
• Integrate (planning & resource management tool) team, Resource management & process improvement lead.
• Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Planning & Reporting and colleagues within I2I R&D.
• Talent Partners and other cross-functional teams.
• This role requires strong collaboration across functions and geographies.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain trusted partnerships with PE S&C stakeholders, combining strong business support with the ability to challenge, influence and shape decisions
• Develop a deep understanding of PE S&C activities, business drivers, and external partnerships, identifying opportunities for efficiency and value creation
• Collaborate closely with FP&A to ensure clear role definition, standardized reporting, and timely, high-quality financial analysis using modern reporting tools and dashboards
• Take joint ownership (with FP&A) of the Budget, Forecast, and Long-Term Plan processes for PE S&C, including internal resource allocation
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate accruals and compliance with IFRS
• Lead monthly financial performance reviews, delivering forward-looking insights, trend analysis, and scenario-based perspectives
• Develop, validate, and challenge business cases for new or incremental investments, applying financial modelling and data-driven insights to inform recommendations
• Drive dynamic resource allocation and prioritisation by leveraging data, analytics, and predictive insights to support transparent, fact-based decision-making
• Actively contribute to the evolution of finance ways of working by adopting and promoting digital finance tools, automation, advanced analytics, and emerging AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, insight generation, and decision support
• Champion culture of continuous learning, digital experimentation, and openness to change.

Interested?

For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience, skills & mindset

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or a related field.
• Several years of experience in controlling or finance within an international environment.
• Strong financial analysis and forecasting capabilities, with a solid understanding of business drivers.
• Experience working with reporting tools, SAP (FICO modules) and strong accounting knowledge (IFRS)
• Curious, analytical, able to connect the dots in complex settings.
• Digitally savvy, eager to leverage new tools/technologies.
• Strong problem-solver, calm and effective under pressure.
• Proactive and risk-aware, builds alternative scenarios.
• Influential stakeholder partner, confident