Job Description

• Key partner in the EMEA Finance Leadership Team with the Head of Finance and FP&A Manager in particular. This role is tasked with contributing to the delivery of the EMEA regional finance strategy and financial targets, building commercial awareness and strategic insight in the finance function and maintaining tight financial discipline.
• Responsible for the EMEA finance contribution to global COE (accounting and reporting) and ensuring continuous improvement of finance processes and best practice, through the application of LSS principles and delivery of system enhancements aligned to key finance requirements.
• Lead the EMEA credit management function and ensure achievement of working capital targets through financial control of EMEA receivables and inventory.
• Lead the regional finance team and country finance to ensure the business complexities in EMEA are appropriately managed, with strong financial controls, monthly performance reviews and suitable cost management targets.
• Support the Head of Finance in implementing cultural and organisational change in the EMEA finance organisation to develop a high performance, commercial mindset.
• Develop and demonstrate cultural sensitivity, commercial knowledge and strong execution skills with a “results oriented” mindset.
• Responsible for ensuring a strong internal control environment, and compliance with all statutory audit, tax and reporting requirements in EMEA.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Lead continuous improvement and key change programs in the finance function Build a high performing network of finance professionals Communicate and present to colleagues of all hierarchical levels and backgrounds Opportunity to lead a multi country, language and cultural accounting function Gain valuable business insights and share them across the region/global organisation