Financial Controller

Do you want to give meaning to your career and play a key role in a fast-growing company, certified Great Place To Work®, and innovating to improve patients’ health?

Join us at Urgo Medical as Financial Controller

Who is Urgo Medical?

Are you looking for a company where your work has meaning, where you can make a real impact and learn every day? At Urgo Medical, we believe innovation can transform lives. Our mission: to help patients heal faster and better, through cutting-edge products and innovative digital services. Some wounds are severe, can become chronic, or may become infected, causing pain and isolation. We take on this challenge every day by developing solutions that accelerate healing and by leading ambitious projects, such as our goal to create the world’s first artificial skin!

Urgo Medical is also a unique company: French (more than 80% of our products are manufactured in France), family-owned (we focus on a long-term vision and put our teams at the heart of our success), the most dynamic in its sector (+10% in 2024), and international (present in 17 countries).

By joining us, you will discover our mission, our foundation, our commitment to local industrialization, and the authentic energy of our teams. At Urgo Medical, we have many strengths: industrial, R&D, commercial... and all of them are essential. If you want to combine passion, impact, and innovation, this position is for you!

About URGO Group

Urgo Medical is part of the French family-owned URGO Group. URGO has two main businesses: Urgo Medical, and Urgo Healthcare, whose mission is to treat everyday ailments.

With a turnover of €870 million in 2024, URGO employs over 3,600 people, all committed to fulfilling our healthcare mission.

Did you know? The founder of the group, Hervé Le Lous, shares his entrepreneurial experience and his management vision on Instagram, a great way to discover URGO’s company culture.

Urgo Boss (@urgo_boss) • Photos and videos on Instagram

Urgo Medical is officially certified Great Place to Work®!*

This recognition is based on employee feedback and reflects a culture of trust, care, and commitment.

Join Urgo Medical and help build an environment where everyone can thrive.

*Great Place To Work® is an international certification based on the quality of life at work.

Mission of the role: Ensure the financial health, compliance, and sustainability of the company by leading all accounting, reporting, FP&A, and financial control activities. Acting as a Business Partner to the GM, the role aims to provide accurate, timely financial insights to support strategic decision-making to accomplish business objectives.

Core responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manages and supervises statutory accounting: coordinates external accountants in the preparation of statutory closing
• Prepare and publishes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Analyses financial performance and present insights to management.
• Coordinates group quarterly closing and intercompany reconciliations
• Manages yearly financial statement process
• Builds projected company cash flows
• Ensures the bridge between statutory and management accounts
• Coordinates administrative finance workflows (payments, purchase orders, ERP data processes) to ensure smooth operations

Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Monitor budget vs. actuals and provide variance analysis and related action plan.
• Support strategic planning with financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Pricing management: ensures the definition and implementation of effective pricing actions, maximizing gross margin of the affiliate
• Cost controlling: ensures proper control on costs, recommends cost saving action plans

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Design and enforce internal controls and financial policies.
• Coordinate audits (external and internal, if applicable).
• Ensure compliance and corporate governance tasks/rules
• Supervises and coordinates the proper management of finances: banking and treasury management; credit management
• Acts as local compliance referent, ensuring regulatory alignment and governance standards

Leadership & Cross-functional Support

• Act as a business partner of the GM and other strategic departments’ managers, providing support on resource allocation, investment recommendations, and evaluation/implementation of commercial projects
• Coordinates HR budget preparation/monitoring and supports key HR processes, ensuring alignment and timely execution across functions
• Team management: provides day‑to‑day team management, offering guidance and coordination across a team composed of a trainee, an office manager, and one functional report, ensuring clarity, alignment and smooth execution

Abilities and experience required

• Degree in Economics (accounting or finance) required
• 4 + years of experience (Big 4 experience will be a plus)
• Languages: Italian, English. Other European languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese) are a plus.
• IT skills, including expert-level Excel proficiency
• Business acumen and high interest to work and develop on business-related subjects / initiatives
• Strong analytical skills, detail-focused and practical approach
• Methodical, organized, and able to set priorities.
• Strategic vision, and at the same time, hands-on focus.
• High performer and goal-oriented problem solver
• Ability to work independently and take ownership in a lean organization.

The pillars of the URGO Medical culture :

• Winning mindset: to be driven by excellence, leading by example and showing that everything is possible
• Learning Organization: innovative, agile and with an entrepreneurial spirit. Cultivates the art of feedback and active listening to foster a culture of development at work
• Engaged teams: be bold and assertive. Encourage teamwork, trust and solidarity. Be willing to make a difference in healthcare professionals and patients’ lives.

What do we offer?

Professional Development: Collaborate with a high-level team and advance through a continuous development path.

Permanent Contract: Job stability from day one.

Fixed + Variable Salary: We recognize and reward your efforts.