Head of regional FP&A Northern Europe

Company description:

About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.
JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’.

Job description:

Role Summary and Purpose
First and outmost, this role will lead the development of a high-performing team of Business Partners / FP&A professionals in Northern Europe, shifting the balance of activities and focus from reporting to decision support at all levels.
You will bridge finance and business, leading the optimizing of financial outcomes for the Region (and Europe) through well-co-ordinated and informed recommendations, as well as ensuring consistent, timely and accurate understanding, reporting and analysis of business performance, including Key Performance Indicators and variance analysis.
You will lead the creation of accurate in-year financial forecasts for the Region, along with the development of robust Annual Budgets and Strategic Plans that are based on clear insights, analysis and contributions from all the functions within the Region.

This role is designed to go beyond traditional Financial Planning and Analysis, acting as a proactive, data-driven strategic partner to the General Manager and providing Northern Europe leadership team with the financial insights necessary for achieving strategic goals.

Critical Performance Objectives


•Lead & practise effective Strategic Business Partnering across Northern Europe
•Lead and develop a team of Finance Professionals, with good FP&A and Business Partnering skills and strong financial disciplines.
•Lead the Delivery of Northern Europe Financial Performance vs. agreed objectives
•Lead Northern Europe Financial Planning: Lead the development and execution of the financial forecasting and business planning processes.
•Lead the development of improvements in financial systems and business processes to reduce manual work, improve efficiency, focus on high value analysis and improve delivery of results.

Key Responsibilities


•To ensure adherence with all compliance standards and operate with integrity at all times.
•Lead effective Strategic Business Partnering within FP&A team to actively support and challenge Northern Europe Leadership Team and Country Leadership Teams.
•Develop quality of Period/Quarterly Reporting for Northern Europe
•Lead the preparation of Annual Budget/Plan, on behalf of Northern Europe Leadership Team

Required profile:

•Develop and manage Risk & Opportunities process/log against current year targets
•Lead the development of Profitability Reporting across the Northern Europe business, ensuring consistency of definition and approach and providing visibility of Customer & Product profitability, with an end to end view of margin.
•Team Leadership & Development of a strong FP&A team for the Region
•Lead the evaluation of Capital Projects across the Northern Europe business

Behavioural Competencies


•Leadership: ability to develop, coach and direct both own team but also wider Regional Management teams
•Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial data and present it in a clear and impactful manner
•Customer Focussed: Proven experience in managing relationships with business partners and acting as a trusted advisor
•Influence: Ability to operate as a key influencer within the leadership team
•Drive for Results: Proactively identify insights, challenges, and opportunities within the business, ensuring that finance is seen as a key enabler in the decision making process.
•Analytical: Provide proactive coordinated, databased recommendations to optimize business decisions and resource allocation across Northern Europe

Experience / Knowledge


•A minimum of 5-7 Years relevant FP&A, Business Partnering or Strategic Finance experience with similar sized multi-site / multi-country organisations
•Strong Analytical Skills: Evaluation, analysis and problem solving, preferably demonstrated in a manufacturing environment
•Comprehensive Financial Expertise: Utilize a deep understanding of P&L management, risk management concepts, macro and microeconomic trends, and overall business frameworks to drive impactful financial recommendations.
•Advanced financial modelling skills, using Excel and other tools
•Experience of leading a geographically dispersed team
•Experience of large, complex US GAAP matrix organisations an advantage

Education / Qualifications


•Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
•Associate member of ACMA/ACCA/ICAEW an advantage

Language Skills


•Must be fluent in both written and spoken English
•A second European language is advantageous, but not essential

What we offer:

Good reason to join
We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.
Next steps
Submit your application and CV as we will interview suitable candidates as they apply. We will finalize our posting as soon as we have our right candidate in place.
For more information, you are welcome to contact TA Business Partner Nordics Jesper Laurholt , at +45 28 43 50 63 or by email jlaurholt@jeldwen.com
Compensation package will reflect the right candidates background.