Direttore FP&A & Strategic Finanza EMEA — Straumann

Panoramica

The Director FP&A & Strategic Finance EMEA is a key member of the EMEA Finance Leadership Team, serves as trusted advisor to the Regional Finance Officer and EMEA Leadership Team and acts as a senior leader within the EMEA Finance organization.

The role is responsible for leading the regional Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and taking a key role in all Strategic Finance activities across EMEA.

The position provides strategic financial leadership to drive profitable growth, optimize resource allocation, improve financial transparency, and strengthen decision-making across all countries within the region.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role, requiring a proactive, can-do mindset and the ability to operate effectively in a lean team environment.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & CAPABILITIES

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the EMEA annual budget, quarterly forecasting, mid-term planning, and monthly performance management reviews.
• Coordinate planning activities across countries to ensure alignment with regional and global strategic objectives.
• Develop robust financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Drive accountability for financial and operational performance across the region and monitor against targets, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Deliver meaningful insights on revenue, margins, operating expenses, profitability, cash flow, and key business drivers.
• Enhance transparency of financial performance and improve management reporting across the region by providing central reporting, dashboards and advanced analytics.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, planning methodologies, and financial visibility including representing EMEA in global financial planning projects.

Strategic Finance

• Serve as trusted advisor to the Regional Finance Officer and EMEA Leadership Team to support profitable growth strategies.
• Support acquisitions, partnerships, business development initiatives, and strategic investments through financial modeling, fact-based financial analysis and business case development.
• Support the development of value propositions, pricing strategies, and commercial frameworks that maximize profitability.
• Oversee analysis of Gross-to-Net deductions, drive pricing, margin management, rebate governance, and commercial investment decisions.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear and actionable manner

REQUIREMENTS NEEDED

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
• Professional accounting/finance qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) is a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive Finance experience including at least 5 years in FP&A leadership roles within a multinational corporate environment.
• Results focused with the ability to work independently, take ownership and drive initiatives to meet targets and deadlines
• Position requires excellent analytical, communication and presentations skills along with being a team player with a strong customer focus and a result driven attitude
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders in a complex, matrixed, multinational organization.
• Ability to structure, manage, and coordinate complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders even in stressful situations
• Extensive experience with ERP systems (SAP FI/CO, SAP BW), planning platforms, and modern business intelligence tools (Power BI, SAC, or equivalent).
• Networked and abstract thinking skills, quick comprehension
• Strong analytical mindset with high financial, data, and digital literacy.
• Highly effective collaboration skills with a proactive, solution-oriented, and positive mindset.
• English fluent in spoken and written, any other language an advantage

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Employment Type: Full Time

Alternative Locations: Switzerland : Basel

Travel Percentage: 0 - 20%

Requisition ID: 20936