FP&A Director

Your opportunity

Reporting to the Group Controlling VP, you will lead the financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities across the Group. This role ensures the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial information, supports strategic decision-making, and drives process harmonization and continuous improvement across all legal entities. The FP&A Director will manage a team of local, central, and regional controllers, fostering collaboration, development, and alignment with Group objectives.

Your Mission

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• Leadership & Team Management:
  Manage and develop the Local, Central, and Regional FP&A teams (approx. 15 controllers), ensuring cohesion, capability building, and performance excellence.
• Financial Planning & Reporting:
  Oversee the execution of financial closing, reporting, and forecasting processes (annual budget, quarterly outlook, and monthly closing) for the Group.
  Contribute to the preparation of financial reports for internal and external stakeholders, including the Leadership Team, senior management, and shareholders.
• Process Harmonization & Standardization:
  Drive harmonization of controlling processes and deliverables across all legal entities.
  Standardize tools and methodologies in coordination with Group Reporting & Digitalization.
• Digital Transformation:
  Support the implementation of the Digital SAP S/4HANA program and promote the use of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) to enhance reporting and analysis.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify and implement improvements in finance processes, reporting, and analytical tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and insight quality.
• Governance & Compliance:
  Maintain and update internal financial policies, procedures, and work instructions within the area of responsibility.
• Ad Hoc Projects:
  Participate in and lead special projects or management requests as needed

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or Controlling, ideally in a multinational environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-location teams.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, reporting, and consolidation processes.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and data visualization tools (Power BI).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

• Strategic and analytical mindset
• Strong leadership and people development skills
• Process improvement orientation
• Business partnering and influencing ability
• Digital and systems proficiency
•  Results-driven and detail-oriented