QLM Search is partnering an International Food Group to recruit a Divisional CFO.
Following an international promotion, this role will be an active partner to the CEO and form an integral part of the executive leadership team.
Key deliverables include:
* Drive and support the multi-year strategy across all international markets.
* Act as a sparring partner to the Board, ensuring high quality profitability analysis, allowing for the right decision-making – both in the short- and long-term and in a strategic context.
* Lead the performance management governance and monthly performance review processes across the division.
* Reinforce the core finance processes and controls discipline, including significantly improving the finance processes, internal control environment, and finance efficiency across the Region.
* Build the image of the finance function as a capable, trusted business enabler and a highly demanding, yet fair, business challenger.
* Set the strategic direction for the Region in relation to financial and operational controlling.
* Drive the development and improvement of the financial processes and strengthen these with the necessary systems.
The ideal candidate is a bright and seasoned financial executive with strong analytical skills and a good business sense. S/he has an excellent track record from a similar position within an international complex environment in the pharma / animal nutrition sector in order to be able to hit the ground running.
* Extensive experience within accounting, business controlling and business analysis
* International cross-organizational stakeholder management
* Solid experience across international markets
* Strong toolbox within finance processes and internal control environment
* Experience from finance transformation
* Strong leader with solid interpersonal skills
* Strong communicator
* Collaborative and resilient
* Strong customer orientation with the ability to influence at all levels.