Finance Director CE

Join our Leadership Team in Central Europe cluster as a new CE Finance Director for Pet Nutrition segment!

Be a partner to the Cluster GM and part of the Cluster LT and have an impact on our business´ success!

Job Title: Finance Director Central Europe

What is the purpose of this role?

In our ambition to gain share and create value, this position will play a critical role in providing financial insight, leadership and decision support for the respective Cluster, in line with the business segment strategy.

As a member of the leadership team, the Cluster Finance Director works closely with the Cluster General Manager and Country Sales/Market Directors, actively driving the execution of Pet Nutrition’s strategic priorities across all countries within the cluster and constructively challenging the organization on performance, execution and resource allocation.

It is critical that this position motivates a team of associates to ensure value creating mindset and agile & digital working environment. The role will also be responsible for building a high performance collaboration environment and drive engagement within the team. It is also expected that this position will develop a team of business partners to influence the organization to deliver the business targets.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• S&F business partner for the Cluster markets – as such, supporting in all aspects of financial performance for the respective NSV, including insights generation from period performance, YEE forecast, and gap closing.
• Partner with Cluster GM on revenue and all local costs such as Promotions and local Overheads.
• Partner with regional Finance VP as well as Regional S&F team to ensure overall OE (Operating Entity) business delivery
• Consolidation and analysis of all relevant information for decision making to achieve business financial targets.
• Provide insights to support the delivery of growth in the market through supporting the sales strategy definition and achieving targets set within operational plan/3 yrs value creation plan.
• Develop strategic partnership with the sales team through focus on understanding the competitive/market landscape, uncover opportunities for growth and further understand the customer environment.
• Partner with SRM and the local organization to support and roll out ROI models and best practices to evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities and ideal pricing strategy to drive value creation.
• Initiate, lead, and manage projects which will improve current business processes and deliver against strategy.
• Establish and drive digital tools/reporting and a value creation mindset within the local Sales/channel organization.
• Ensure adherence to all corporate policies and guidelines pertaining to the Mars controls environment by partnering with Controllership & ICTC (e.g. supporting internal and external audits

What are we looking for?

• 10+ years business experience, including financial analysis and internal control, from FMCG/CPG business
• 3 years of trade management and pricing strategy experience
• Direct line management experience is required
• Strong analytical capabilities and in-depth understanding of business/financial interrelationships between sales strategies, pricing, volumes, and cost structure. Understanding of basic internal financial measures such as Cash and Earnings.
• Cost Accounting and Budget Management - understanding of Mars, Incorporated internal cost structures and practices. Understand the relationship between different costs and cost drivers. Ability to drive cross-functional teams to deliver cost reduction programs.
• Analysis and Evaluation of Business Activities - Advanced expertise in the areas of Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking, Trend Analysis/Modeling and Evaluation, and Scorecards/Metrics.
• Accounting - U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applicable local government regulations, and processing systems to meet business reporting requirements to provide timely and accurate reporting of financial results.
• Financial Control - The knowledge and application of business processes, internal control concepts and practices, and auditing techniques to ensure cost effective protection of business assets and approval of business activities at the appropriate level in the organization
• Drive for results, ability of building effective Teams, strategic mindset, managing complexity & balancing Stakeholders skills
• As part of multinational Leadership Team, fluency in English is a must (min. C1 level)

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

About Us

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s, SNICKERS, TWIX, MILKY WAY, DOVE, PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, WHISKAS, EXTRA, ORBIT, 5, SKITTLES, BEN’S ORIGINAL, and COCOAVIA. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals, BluePearl, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Paris, FR

Posted Date: 11/19/2024