Senior Finance Manager Europe & Latin America (m/f/d)

The "Senior Finance Manager Europe & Latin America (m/f/d)" is a new senior leadership‑role responsible for overseeing all financial management, commercial finance‑ and supply‑chain finance‑activities across the Europe‑ & Latin America‑regions. This role ensures strong financial governance, consistent application of accounting‑policies and full compliance with regional tax‑ and regulatory‑requirements.

Client Details

Our client is a leading international corporation in its industry (Manufacturing). As part of its sustainable and successful development we are now looking to fill the new position "Senior Finance Manager Europe & Latin America (m/f/d)" for the group's Corporate‑headquarter based in the heart of the very attractive "Rhine‑Neckar Metropolitan‑area" (Germany).

Description

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Lead all regional financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to support business objectives.
• Partner with commercial‑ and operational‑leaders to drive profitable growth and optimise financial performance.
• Provide strategic insights and analysis to support decision‑making at both regional and global levels.
• Lead the implementation of corporate finance‑initiatives across the region, ensuring alignment with global strategy.

Commercial Finance

• Oversee pricing, margin‑analysis and customer profitability‑initiatives to support commercial strategies.
• Drive financial evaluation of business cases, investments and new market opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales‑ & Marketing‑teams to ensure financial rigor in commercial decisions.

Cost Accounting & Operations Finance

• Supervise cost accounting, inventory‑valuation and manufacturing‑finance across regional operations.
• Ensure accurate product costing, cost control and variance‑analysis in collaboration with supply‑chain and operations teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in cost efficiency and financial transparency in manufacturing and distribution sites.

Accounting & Compliance

• Ensure the consistent application of corporate accounting‑policies in line with IFRS and local statutory requirements.
• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of regional financial statements and reporting‑packages.
• Monitor tax compliance across all regional entities, ensuring adherence to local tax‑laws, transfer pricing‑regulations and corporate guidelines.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to ensure effective controls and compliance.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a high‑performing regional Finance‑team across multiple countries and cultures.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as a mentor and coach to Finance‑leaders and key‑talent within the region.

Profile

Qualifications & Experience

• Master´s and/or Bachelor’s‑degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Business Administration - or a comparable qualification.
• Additional professional accounting qualification/s (e.g. Wirtschaftspruefer/in (WP), CPA, ACCA, CIMA - or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Several years of progressive and relevant Finance‑experience, including regional or multi‑country responsibility.
• Proven experience in commercial finance, cost accounting, and financial‑controllership.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, local statutory‑reporting and international tax‑compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams across multiple geographies.
• Excellent communication‑, influencing‑ and stakeholder management‑skills
• Fluent in English; proficiency in other European languages (especially in German) would be a plus.
• Some business travel required.

Key Competencies

• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Business partnership and commercial acumen
• Leadership and people‑development
• Financial‑discipline and -governance
• Cross‑cultural communication
• Change‑management and process‑improvement

Job Offer

Attractive salary package.

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