- Co-pilot to the Business Manager: providing insight and strongly supporting a fact based decision making process, based on current business environment & specialist financial knowledge and by challenging new strategies & new projects, as well as the status quo.
- MBS- participate actively in the strategy development and provide associated scenario planning to optimize shareholder value
- Work closely with Decision Support and Control in order to provide a high quality data / timely framework, as well as the reliable measurement of selected key KPI's
- Ensure quality financial information is used by the business for decision making and that potential risks and opportunities are anticipated and understood. Promote use of external & internal information for bench marking
- Review monthly performance and identify areas of risk to achievement of targets and forecasts and develop/follow up action plans
- Key player in the Monthly Business Planning Process (esp. MFR & DCP), providing transparency and direction towards target achievement at any time in the process. Facilitate the Dynamic Forecast process
- Analyze and challenge factory performance based on key indicators (variances, level of fixed cost, etc.) and promote the culture of Return on Invested Capital / ATR on CAPEX related topics (whenever relevant) including Post Evaluation of Capex proposals
- Analyze and challenge product portfolio to identify cost optimization opportunities, eliminate Value Destroyers and maximize the return on investment from TTS/PFME (including revised pricing structure/prices) and from the capital asset base
- Support Business Innovation and Renovation pipeline including development of Manufacturing and Sales & Distribution structure modeling and follow-up
- Support special projects: M&A, Sourcing, Restructuring
- Develop, manage, and communicate financial initiatives
- Where relevant, involvement in the development of Regional Manufacturing Strategy for the product portfolio and preparation of relevant Investment Budget proposals.
- Active role in people development and succession planning across NiM. Ensure a solid understanding of the value creation framework among the non finance experts

- Having filled one or several career steps in F&C, where she/he held responsibility over a team and with management committee exposure
- Prior experience in Accounting / Finance function (e.g. Sales, Factory or Supply Chain Controller)
- Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry experience
- Experience within a network organization (internal and external providers)
- Degree in Business / Finance and/or Accountancy Qualification
- Proficiency in English and language of the market (where appl.)
- Good Communicator, both orally and written
- Good interpersonal skills, both within department, but also with other members of the broader Operations team.
- Good organizational and planning skills