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1084281 Interim Finance Business Partner (Manager / Senior Manager Level)
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.
Must-haves
- 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