Head of Finance Personal Health Western Europe

Job Title

Head of Finance Personal Health Western Europe

Job Description

Your challenge

If you want to dedicate your financial expertise to the growth of one of our biggest regions in Personal Health and you are up for an exciting next phase in the success of Western Europe, then this opportunity is for you. As Head of Finance Personal Health Western Europe, you will collaborate with commercial and business teams, review business plans, challenge assumptions, steer investments, create business opportunities and deliver results. You will be instrumental in securing continued value creation in one of the largest Regions within Personal Health through winning in a highly competitive market.

Your responsibilities

As Head of Finance of Personal Health Western Europe, you are the financial business partner to the PH WE region and part of PH WE management team. You support, challenge and advise the Region by providing financial insights and decision support on strategy, business development, investment, pricing and go-to-market models. You drive deployment and achievement of growth, profitability and cash flow initiatives and targets. The Head of Finance is seen as the prime advisor to marketing & sales colleagues in developing the region strategy and associated marketing & sales plans and business cases. Your areas of responsibilities can be divided into:

Business partner driving value creation of the Personal Health Western Europe region:

• Co-create Region strategy and develop long-term financial plans and projections.
• Development of growth plans, including new propositions, channels, marketing strategies and go-to-market models.
• Drive margin management via price, mix and cost improvements, underpinned by business cases.
• Define and implement a fit-for-purpose organization at benchmark cost levels.
• Optimize Cash Flow and Working Capital by managing AR, AP and Inventories.

Monitor business performance and drive action plans to deliver results:

• Translate Strategic Plans into Annual Operational Plans.
• Challenge and optimize business cases with follow up via post calculations.
• Deployment and achievement of growth, profitability, and cash flow targets.
• Own performance management of the region and advise on key business decisions.
• Lead the discussion and preparation of quarterly rolling forecasts and monthly outlooks.
• Support problem solving to ensure continued course correction and performance improvement.
• Ensure a strong and efficient internal control environment and financial risk management.

Lead and develop the PH WE Finance team:

• Lead and develop the PH Finance business partners located in the various zones.

Your team

As HoF PH Western Europe you are a part of the PH WE management team. On a daily basis, you work closely with colleagues in Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Operations and BU Organizations. Finance is fully integrated into the Western Europe region. You report directly to the Head of Finance of Personal Health and indirectly to the Region Leader PH Western Europe. You lead a team of Finance business partners located across the Western European countries. At the same time, you are part of the Personal Health finance team based across the globe. The PH Western Europe region is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

To successfully perform the role of HoF PH Western Europe you should have:

• Master level education in Finance, Accounting, or related field of study.
• Min. 10 years of experience in finance gained in a market driven organization and stock listed company. Preferably, you have worked internationally in regional/market finance role.
• Proven track record driving value creation and driving performance management with rigorous follow up on commitments made.
• Profound experience in reviewing and challenging business cases that are consolidating into strategic and operating plans. You understand the business implications and underlining issues of the cases and plans.
• Proven track record in partnering E2E with commercial and business stakeholders. As financial business partner you have translated financial results and data into business recommendations and improvement points driving the region forward.
• Solid insight into financial systems and processes.
• Skilled in financial/data analysis in excel and you are not afraid of digging into the numbers yourself.
• Experience with presenting and providing advice to senior management.
• Experience in leveraging the available resources around you; confidence and necessary skills to delega