Regional Finance Business Partner (NL, BE and FR)

What are you going to do?

We are seeking a Regional Finance Business Partner to support the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, based in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.

The key responsibilities are:

• Act as a strategic sparring partner for regional management by translating financial insights into actionable business decisions that drive profitable growth and operational excellence.
• Provide management with financial and analytical support and detailed insights to act as a trusted partner on strategic decisions in the short and long term
• Coordinate and supervise the various financial activities of entities within this region and formulate and oversee the finance strategy and policies in line with the business strategy
• Coordinate the annual budget process and quarterly forecast process together with management and local controllers.
• Manage the closing and reporting processes for the companies within the region together with management, local finance teams and shared service centre
• Proactively analysing, delivering and communicating results (monitoring variances, identifying trends, etc) across the different departments
• Set up, control and follow up on finance procedures in line with the Fagron guidelines to improve the quality of the current processes and tools
• Motivate and coach a team of local controllers and finance professionals to (further) develop their capabilities, skills and knowledge
• Participate in Ad hoc projects (i.e. advice on contract negotiations, lead local ERP implementations…)

What do we ask?

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• A Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business Economics, Accounting or Controlling
• At least 3 years of experience in management and controlling position.
• Excellent accounting knowledge (IFRS)
• Experience with Financial and ICT processes (Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an advantage)
• Clear interest in new IT tools in the area of financial analysis and reporting, Power BI is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English, any other language is a plus
• Expertise in Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel)
• Affinity with a sales and innovation-driven organization
• Positive and collaborative attitude, solid team player with the ability to work independently in a confident, deliberate and productive manner, being analytical, accurate and performance driven
• Ability to research issues and arrive at logical well-documented analysis and conclusions
• Willing to travel

What do we offer?

Fagron is a young, professional, dynamic, and ambitious company with plenty of growth opportunities. We offer a unique working environment where talent and ambition can develop to their fullest. We have an open and informal organization culture, where you need to be able to work independently.

• Market-conform salary, in line with knowledge and experience
• Hybrid working
• Annual bonus
• 28 vacation days
• Collective health insurance
• Lease car or mobility budget
• Bike lease plan