)
)
Finance Business Partner (M/F/D)
Tasks:
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
• Use financial insight to drive regional business impact, steering BU priorities and go-to-market execution.
• Collaborate with Global GIS/SIS and regional teams to define and execute the regional financial strategy, jointly owning and influencing the long-term business direction while maintaining alignment with global objectives.
• Provide strategic guidance and leadership in developing financial plans, working with central and regional teams to actively shape and execute the business strategy.
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
Strategic Contribution:
• Lead scenario planning and modeling to support informed, strategic business choices across EMEA.
• Act as a strategic leader, empowering RBULs to own performance and act swiftly on financial insights, fostering a performance-driven culture.
• Provide strategic financial support for initiatives that drive value creation and business impact.
Leadership of Finance Business Partners in EMEA Clusters
• Directly lead and align the FBPs in EMEA’s regional clusters.
• Ensure consistent commercial finance practices, forecasting quality, pricing decisions, and performance analytics across clusters.
• Build a unified financial narrative across the BU and country organisations.
Partner with Global BU Teams
• Serve as the primary EMEA finance interface to the global BU finance and leadership teams.
• Align EMEA performance expectations, forecasts, and strategic priorities with global direction.
• Influence global decisions by providing insightful and convincing EMEA perspective.
• Participate in global business reviews and strategic planning cycles.
Performance Leadership:
• Deliver actionable insights on revenue, margin, mix, pricing trends, and channel performance across the region. Ensure financial insights are timely, actionable, and aligned with business objectives.
• Drive corrective actions and strategic initiatives to improve commercial effectiveness, profitability, and salesforce productivity. OR: to increase market share, revenue, and profitability.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance.
Cost Management & Efficiency:
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Help manage budgets and control expenditures.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
• Act as the key finance representative within the BU, working closely with operations, sales, marketing, and other teams.
• Facilitate communication between finance and business teams to align goals.
Compliance & Controls:
• Ensure BU and cluster activities comply with global finance policies, external regulations and ethical standards. Support audit activities and maintain robust internal controls.
Qualification:
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field (required). CA/CPA/Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
10+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally including regional or business unit level partnering.
Strong proficiency in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations. Expertise in financial modeling and scenario analysis. Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP) and advanced Excel skills.
Demonstrated leadership of senior finance professionals, with exposure to cross-functional collaboration across multiple countries.
Executive-level influence and communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Fluency in English (verbally and written).
Experience with HFM, SAP and Power BI
Requirements:
Start: asap
Duration: 6 months
Capacity: 5 days per week
Location: Germany and remote möglich
)