Job Description

Mainz, Germany | full time | Job ID: 11748

About the Role:

As an Associate Director Finance Business Partner Operations Finance you will be a key member of our Global Operations Finance team and will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial success of BioNTech.

Your Contribution:

• Act as the strategic Finance Business Partner for Global Supply Operations (GSO) and External Supply Organization (ESO), supporting the financial management of complex external manufacturing operations.
• Take responsibility for establishing transparency, steering performance, and driving financial excellence across BioNTech's global network of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).
• Implement and maintain a global COGS database serving as the single source of truth for cost of goods sold across BioNTech.
• Drive the budgeting, forecasting, month-end closing, and variance analysis processes for CMO-related activities.
• Support make-or-buy decisions, business cases, and strategic supply network optimization initiatives.
• Contribute to the further development of BioNTech's CMO controlling framework and SAP S/4HANA-based reporting and analytics landscape.
• Drive continuous improvement and harmonization of controlling processes across internal and external manufacturing sites as well as across multiple Finance Business Partnering functions.
• Prepare management presentations, financial performance reviews, and decision-making materials for senior leadership.

A Good Match:

• A university degree in Business Administration or Economics with a focus on Finance/Controlling/Accounting combined with at least 5 years of professional experience, ideally within a production environment.
• Mindset matters: You are eager to make an impact, take ownership, and view a constantly changing environment as an opportunity rather than a challenge.
• Fluency in both German and English, with excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ideally, you have gained international experience, for example through a semester abroad or international assignments.
• Proficiency in SAP ERP/S4HANA and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Your Benefits:

It's our priority to support you:

• Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
• Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
• Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
• Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
• Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
• Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare

Apply now - We look forward to your application!

Apply to our Mainz, Germany location by sending us your documents via our online form. For any questions, contact our talent acquisition team on: + 49 (0) 6131-9084-1291 (Monday-Friday from 1 PM to 3 PM CET).

Job ID 11748 (please always specify if you have any questions)

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

Note for applications within Europe: Please note that if you wish to claim travel expenses incurred in connection with an in-person interview, we are obliged to carry out a sanctions list check*. This is carried out by our partner, HireRight. Travel expenses will only be reimbursed if this sanctions list check does not yield any matches. Reimbursement can be made provided that the check is successfully completed.

• Your first name, surname and date of birth will be processed for the sanctions list check. The legal basis for carrying out the sanctions list check for positions at BioNTech in Europe is BioNTech’s legitimate interest. Please note that BioNTech will not carry out the sanctions list check if no travel expenses are to be reimbursed. If you do not give BioNTech your consent to the sanctions list check, your travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. This will not affect your application.