Finance Business Partner Medior in Etten-Leur

For our client AB Mauri we are looking for 2 highly motivated Finance Business Partners (junior and medior). AB Mauri is a global leader in bakery ingredients, part of Associated British Food. AB Mauri operates globally in both yeast and bakery ingredient production with 52 plants, operations in 32 countries and sales in over 100 countries, supporting and enabling the world's bakers, both small and large, across craft/artisan and industrial.

The worldwide Global Technology Centre of AB Mauri, Maury Technology, is located in Etten-Leur. It is the international hub for R&D and applications in bakery solutions as well as a central hub for innovation programmes, process technology optimization and new development or enhancement of ingredients and products. The location accommodates research laboratories, a large bakery, pilot plant and sensory panel, plus a seminar facility. The 110+ colleagues in Etten-Leur count 22 different nationalities. What binds them is their professionalism, relaxed attitude and drive for innovation. The organizational culture is open, direct but respectful and with a minimum of hierarchy.

Position:

As Finance Business Partner for the global R&D centre of AB Mauri, you facilitate effective business decisions. You identify, analyse and communicate commercial and financial opportunities and risks. You take part in multiple projects (R&D, innovation, M&A) and drive their performance. Using your financial and analytical expertise, compiling and analysing metrics, you identify trends, opportunities and recommend actions to improve financial performance. This is a global role (no traveling required) with C-level exposure and a lot of interaction with international stakeholders from various AB Mauri companies.

Activities:

• Partnering R&D project team both locally and globally, take part in various innovation projects
• Structural and ad hoc analysis of i.a. business performance, sales opportunities, margin development and risk exposure
• Provide analysis and financial modelling for business cases, “what if” scenarios and M&A opportunities
• Perform analysis of business performance & investments versus budget/forecast, propose improvement actions
• Work with management and other finance professionals in divisions/regions/countries/functions to analyse the drivers of financial performance and identify trends/ business opportunities
• Present and explain financial data and analysis to Senior Management
• Review and take joint responsibility with Product Category Managers on financial and commercial aspects (e.g. sourcing of commodities worldwide)
• Support the pricing process

Profile:
You're curious, critical, and commercially focussed. A connector and a strong communicator with excellent presentation skills. You can deal with a high degree of complexity and dynamics and you’re full of creativity in finding solutions for all kinds of finance related issues. Above all, you’re able to build things from scratch and you always see room for improvement or innovation.

You have:

• A Bachelor/ Master degree in business administration, (business)economics or finance
• Some relevant experience in financial/investment analysis, preferably in an international setting.
• Excellent analytical and fact gathering skills
• The ability to distil complex problems with large amounts of (financial) data into simple, clear arguments
• Excellent communication & presentation skills in English

You are:

• Business oriented, you deeply want to understand (what drives) the business
• Data driven
• Persuasive, you want to have an impact
• Uncompromising in setting a standard for quality
• Creative, you will always find a solution