Emea Fp&A Finance Director CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO

Emea Fp&A Finance Director
Cernusco sul Naviglio
Lombardia, CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO

Reporting to EMEA CFO the Director FP&A EMEA will be responsible for an EMEA wide team to consolidate, compile and analyse the organization's short-term and long-term financial planning activities of the region.

What we offer:

- Career Development- Competitive Compensation and Benefits- Pay Transparency- Global Opportunities

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Tasks and Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities:

- Leads the process timeline, management and EMEA consolidation of the AOP, strategic and operational planning, forecasting, strategic projects and monthly/quarterly/annual results. - Maintain and further evolve a complex financial model that governs Dematic EMEA's operating plan and long-range projections including detailed analysis to support those projections. - Evaluate profit and cost efficiencies in various areas of the organization. - Provide in-depth analysis of risk and opportunities, sales performance, pricing trends and business direction with more direct focus on one or more of the Regional business segments. - Identify trends and analyze key metrics and presents findings to VP of FP&A and other members of senior management. - Partner with Dematic EMEA executive management to develop and refine key assumptions for corporate expenses and capital expenditures. - Establish strong relationships with the FP&A and Controlling teams at the Dematic Group level to ensure transparency and timely reporting to the Group. - Working with the Finance Leadership Team, refine the monthly financial reporting package and lead the execution of this important monthly deliverable. - Develop and/or mentor one or more financial analysts. - Partner with key stakeholders to solicit feedback to develop and implement step level improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity of reporting. - Identify and implement improvements to monthly/quarterly variance analysis of results against the AOP and close visibility gap. - Improve on tools utilized by site management to run business; Recommend and implement corrective actions. - Ensures smooth execution of monthly Operations Review presentations. - Support the financial assessment, presentation and approval process for large, multi-departmental projects. - Manage and refine the development and execution of monthly and quarterly presentations to senior leadership focusing on operational performance of the region

Tasks and Qualifications:

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record of FP&A leadership across EMEA as part of a globally matrixed organisation.

The people leadership, business partnering and transformation skills to drive performance and outcomes.

Specifically you will have:

- Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills for budgeting and forecasting combined with a strong attention to detail and the ability to present complex information in a usable format to a diverse audience. - Ability to review and prepare presentations for financial reviews at the Board and senior management levels. - Strong financial modelling, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel Skills are a must. - Strong organizational skills, multi-tasking and attention to detail. - Excellent ability to work with senior executives and manage and develop staff while building trusting relationships and partnerships throughout the organization. - Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, to build meaningful relationships and to drive for results across functional lines. - Ability to define, implement, and adhere to policies and procedures. - Ability to work under strict deadlines and assist in enforcing compliance with deadlines. - Process focused with the ability to drive for results in a matrix environment. - Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter with the ability to think independently. - Experience working with SAP or a similar ERP system. - Knowledge of INFOR or a similar reporting/consolidation tool a plus (e. g.

Hyperion).

Skills/ qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. - Significant related experience, including managing a team, - Financial modelling experience for a complex, matrixed, global organization. - MBA and/or recognised financial qualification (preferred). - International work experience will be a plus, but EMEA leadership is required- Previous experience in a publicly traded company preferred.

Other Attributes:

- An acknowledged team player, proactive and not reactive. - Mature, personable individual with significant personal presence and credibility. - Analytical, confident individual, flexible and creative thinker, with excellent interpersonal skills. - Strong communicator both orally (informally and in presentations) and in writing. - A sound level of knowledge in financial accounting and reporting of the controllership function, auditing and financial systems. - Leadership skills/potential for advancement or other Finance leadership roles. - English required and Italian or other 2nd European language preferred but not essential