Finance Director, DACH (f/m/d/x)

Your role

As  Director of Finance for the DACH region, you will be a key member of the market’s Executive Leadership Team (CLT), acting as financial custodian and strategic co-pilot to the business.  

You will serve as a primary business partner to the local Managing Director and CLT and will functionally own the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow for the region. In addition, you are responsible for all critical adjacent finance and control processes. The role oversees the day-to-day operations of DACH Accounting, Controlling, FP&A, and Finance BI, and is a key interface to the global shared service functions, including Tax, Treasury, and AP. 

The role requires a strong mix of people leadership, technical know-how, and strategic thinking. It's the perfect fit for a leader that can seamlessly move through varying levels of granularity and context, and for someone who is happy and eager to operate in a hands-on manner when required.

This role is Berlin-based and we adopted a mandatory hybrid/in-office work model. 

Your area of responsibility

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of Finance professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Set and execute on strategic objectives for the local Finance function, ensuring the function remains innovative and purpose fit to serve the business.
• Work hand in hand with the Global Finance team to expand and apply best practices across the FP&A, Accounting, Controlling, AP, Tax and Treasury landscape. 

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Orchestrate and drive the end-to-end financial planning and forecasting (FP&A) process for the DACH region, setting the standard for best-in-class methodologies and predictive accuracy.
• Deliver board-level financial reporting, analysis and strategic insight to local and Global C-level stakeholders, translating complex data into clear, actionable business recommendations.
• Establish and maintain the weekly cost management and reporting framework for the DACH business, continuously optimizing reporting structures for enhanced data integrity, efficiency, and real-time decision support.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Function as a strategic Finance Business Partner (FBP) to the DACH and Global CLT, utilizing financial insights to proactively influence critical business decisions, ensure profit maximization, and champion value creation initiatives.
• Develop and deliver the mid and long term strategic planning for the DACH region, alongside your colleagues in the CLT.
• Steer the business toward its profit targets in real time, managing a complex network of stakeholders across the supply chain, marketing and tech organizations.

Financial Operations Ownership

• Serve as the accountable owner for all internal and external financial reporting and accounting requirements in accordance with IFRS and HGB.
• Act as the senior point of contact on all audit related matters for the DACH region and for all matters related to Group Reporting and Accounting.
• Ensure the continued health and evolution of financial accounting processes and systems.

Your profile

• Multiple years of progressive leadership experience, ideally within a matrix organization and across multiple Finance domains. You lead through example and exhibit strong and consistent values in your leadership.
• Multiple years of experience in managing C-level stakeholders at the local and global level.
• You are highly fluent in P&Ls, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow statements and can explain dynamics and risk to all levels of the organization. 
• You have a proven and tangible track record of contributing to a large business’s profitability and growth performance.
• You have an exceptional understanding of supply chain and marketing dynamics in a D2C business context.
• You have experience budgeting and business planning at large scale
• You are fluent in financial systems and processes and have a strong eye for efficiency in this domain.

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

What we offer you

• Compensation and Perks – You’ll receive a competitive salary package, including a HelloFresh-subsidized pension scheme.
• Health – Access mindfulness support through