Director of Financial Planning & Analysis and Strategic Finance EMEA — Straumann
NewCHF 178'000 - 313'000
Straumann · Basel (BS)
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
SalaryCHF 178'000 - 313'000
Role overview
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. The successful candidate combines deep financial expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a complex, multinational matrix organization.
- 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.
- Serve as trusted advisor to the Regional Finance Officer and EMEA Leadership Team to support profitable growth strategies.
- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & CAPABILITIES Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the EMEA annual budget, quarterly forecasting, mid-term planning, and monthly performance management reviews.
Main responsibilities
- 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.
Company and context
- 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.
- The successful candidate combines deep financial expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a complex, multinational matrix organization.
- 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.
Additional details
- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & CAPABILITIES Financial Planning & Analysis
- Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, planning methodologies, and financial visibility including representing EMEA in global financial planning projects.
- Present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear and actionable manner REQUIREMENTS NEEDED
- 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 Requisition ID: 20936
Notes and original content
- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & CAPABILITIES
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Strategic Finance
- Present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear and actionable manner
- REQUIREMENTS NEEDED
- 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
- Requisition ID: 20936
