Job title
Finance Director Benelux
Company
Industrial company
Location
Utrecht area
Reference
10902
Description
Our client is a distributor and manufacturer within the chemical and food market. They have a global network of supplier partners, to secure the highest quality products for our customers, but they are far more than a distributor. With their own production and lab facilities and in-house expertise to develop customer-specific formulations and solutions, they are a partner committed to innovation ensuring your growth and success. The company employs more than 1200 people in 20 countries and generates a turnover of approx. 1 billion euro’s. In order to strenghten their finance discipline they are now looking to recruit a Finance Director Benelux.
Position
- Provide leadership to the Finance and Accounting function in order to optimize the company’s financial performance and strategic position
- Drive the cycle of planning, forecasting, controlling & reporting in accordance to the headquarters guidelines and in close co-operation with the business leads
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with the Managing Director and act as a business and sparring partner by providing strategic financial input and leadership and advise on the impact of new strategies
- Maintain the administrative organization and drive the implementation of standard processes and systems
- Provide day-to-day leadership to a small team Finance professionals
- Monitor and manage the financial and liquidity position of the company by preparing cash flow forecasts and CAPEX business cases and actively managing working capital
- Maintain and develop adequate and timely reporting of financial or non-financial information and support IT developments
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with regulatory, market and (indirect) tax requirements
- Manage local insurance coverage and legal affairs
Profile
- Bachelor or Master degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- 10+ years of experience within financial and/or business control roles
- Approx. 3 years of experience in finance leadership roles, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong and independent team player
- Good verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English
- Leading small Finance team in sales driven & operational setting
- Hands-on, pragmatic and flexible
- Experience with ERP systems and business intelligence tools
- Understanding of sales and; supply chain processes
Consultant
Maurits Claassen