Finance Manager Netherlands

Company

Our client is a leading provider of animal nutrition solutions, specializing in the development and production of premixes, concentrates, additives and specialties.  Production in European region takes place in Rotterdam & Belgium and the products find their way to distributors in more than 120 countries. The company is part of a US multinational with turnover in excess of $100 bln. and active in the nutrition’s, agriculture, finance and industry. Our client seeks to grow faster than the market, increasing its share by superior product and service innovations. For its Netherlands operations (170 fte.) we are currently looking for a 

Finance Manager Netherlands

Position

• Reports to the Finance Director EMEA
• Act as business leader in driving and implementing the strategic plan for the region
• Builds bridges to other functional and business area’s and develops team accordingly
• Monitors and analyze P&L variance to plan, highlights any deviations to management and suggests and implements ways to close the gap.
• Leads the budgeting process
• Ensures timely, accurate & complete financial reporting as well as management information including, but not limited to, P&L, working capital and customer profitability analysis.
• Continuously seeks, identifies, suggests and implements ways to reduce cost, improve margin and optimize working capital.
• Manages and suggests ways to improve current factory costing
• Develop the finance team towards becoming an effective business partnering organization, leading the cultural change that is needed

Profile:

• Finance / Accounting / Controlling degree preferably augmented by Post Graduate controlling degree / CIMA / CPA qualification
• 7+ years of experience within finance / business control roles
• Approx. 5 years’ experience in finance / business control leadership roles, in a manufacturing environment (is a must)
• Strong analytical skills
• A strong, independent team player
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent basic IT skills
• Leading Finance team in industrial setting
• Enthusiastic, self-starter, no 9-to-5 mentality;
• Ability to understand and work within a complex matrix organization
• Can handle tight deadlines and changing priorities
• People management & Influencing skills
• SAP FI/COPA
• Salary indication: € 120 K

Interested?

You can apply by using the form below, preferably including your CV.