Finance Business Partner for Systems

Main area of responsibilities:

1. Co-pilot and Partner with Zone Business VP and local Business Leader: To deliver and optimize long and short-term Business Performance, by supporting strategy and advising on decision making to reach Target:

• Develop and maintain high level Business Acumen on Systems: Business environment (market trends, concentration, competition, challenges).

• Partnership: Forge strong partnerships with System business leaders, providing expert support and constructive challenges. Ensure effective actions are taken for both short- and long-term performance delivery, maintaining a focus on results.

• Contribute strategic Roadmap definition (AMSP) and challenge commercial and marketing strategy to capture profitable Growth while ensuring consistency across all countries.

• Business advisory: Identify & drive action plan to deliver on Business plan, Support decisions on key added values areas, Ensure Business compliance end ethics.

• Support new business models/ transformation implementation, M&A, Alloc. Of resources / Investment.

2. Drive Commercial profitability on Division and Channel: Monitor action plans while being able to understand change in the environment, root cause of performance issues / deviation with the roadmap and assess risks / opportunities:

• Support and challenge on Channel development: Cross businesses, challenge local organization on customer performance, support on new customer acquisition (Price, Segments, offer, etc..), support Channel saturation to gain new opportunities.

• Support and challenge on Business development: Channel coverage, mix management, GTM, cross selling, cost to serve, Performance by customers.

• Active participation in Sales council and regional sales review.

3. Financial performance & Key expertise: Drive Financial performance by contributing to the closing risks assessments and P&L management while supporting on the efficiency Initiatives.

• Contribute to Closing on Risk assessment and accruals.

• Performance Monitoring and P&L Management to deliver on Targets.

• Provide input for Yearly activity, Forecast, LT Plan, efficiency plan and Business Review.

• Set and monitor the ambition in Delta Price, support in optimizing pricing power (optimize mix between Price List, discounts, rebates, ...).

• Ensure alignment on the Commercial Policy with Strategy & profitable growth (categorization, mix management, ...).

4. Play a critical role within Iberian Finance organization to support the Business Finance Transformation and One Finance contribution:

• Being a change agent by proactively contribute and collaborate to ONE Finance community activities, working towards harmonized, efficient and compliant ways of working, applying latest digital tools, dashboards, policies, etc

• Proactively participate in the global or zone initiatives and take full ownership as well as leadership for the assignments if any

• Support transformation by identifying and working on standardization, automatization and digitalization of processes and dashboard.

• Support drive continuous improvement of the organization and help building robust process to streamline the workload.

5. Communication and collaboration with Internal and External stakeholders: SPOC on Division Financial performance for a various audience

• Zone CFO

• Head Business Finance

• CAO /Accounting community

• Business leaders

• Lob / Corporate Business Finance

• Internal control

• External Auditors

Skills and attributes:

• Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial principles, accounting standards, and P&L management. Strong knowledge of project accounting and IFRS rules.

• Analytical Skills: Ability to conduct thorough financial and performance analyses, utilizing data-driven insights for decision-making.

• Strategic Thinking: Capacity to lead strategic planning initiatives and develop actionable forecasts aligned with long-term goals.

• Leadership and Team Management: Experience in inspiring and mentoring teams, fostering collaboration, and driving engagement.

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders.

• Problem-Solving Abilities: Proficiency in resolving discrepancies and implementing process improvements.

• Risk Management: Skills in evaluating risks and opportunities, ensuring compliance with commercial strategies.

• Project Management: Ability to lead cross-functional transformation projects, focusing on process improvement and operational efficiency.

• Adaptability: Capability to champion change initiatives and facilitate organizational growth in a dynamic environment.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and high-achieving individual who is passionate about driving strategic planning and commercial success across all the Systems businesses and Divisions of SE. If you are ready to make a significant impact and drive transformational change, we invite you to apply.

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