VP, Commercial Financial Management
About The Position
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
Requirements
- High profile university degree, preferably with major in business / finance / accounting
- 10+ years of professional experience
- Business acumen / commercial knowhow (e.g., P&L responsibility, comprehensive understanding of full value chain)
- Analytical mindset (e.g., controlling, finance, mathematical background)
- Exceptional communication skills to align and influence diverse stakeholders and present to large and senior audiences
- Strategic thinking (e.g., consulting, or corporate strategy background)
- Self-driven with experience in taking decisions in ambiguous situations
- Experience in direct & indirect: leadership and team player mentality
- financial control
- financial management
- financial planning
- forecasting
- financial reporting
Responsibilities
- Act as senior finance partner to the SBU leadership team and be the first point of contact for all finance-related question
- Analyze & present monthly financial business development review incl. gap analysis
- Ensure monthly forecasting is accurate and constantly improved
- Drive and coordinate annual planning/investment process
- Identify leading and lagging indicators for business performance
- Hold teams accountable to deliver on commitments
- Co-pilot the SBU towards hitting the commercial targets
- Highlight risks and opportunities on sales, profitability, costs, and AR
- Co-develop and execute action plan to address these risks and opportunities
- Look for areas of synergy, improvement, and scalability to drive efficiencies, create impact, and increase speed
- Spar on strategy & financials with global business head
- Support, challenge, and influence regional business heads
- Drive transformational initiatives to improve strategy, portfolio, and organization
- Define, assess, and drive investment projects
- Support M&A activity in cross-functional setup
- Lead global and regional controllers and develop common agenda
- Upskill the leadership team through ongoing coaching on financial and commercial steering and P&L fundamentals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
