Cluster Finance Lead - DACH (m/w/d)

HAVI is a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. 

Business Partnering:

• Ensure robust budgeting, reporting and forecasting
• Ensure transparency on short and long term consequences of decisions
• Drive focus on commercial success
• Support KAM by managing relation to key customers in finance related areas
• Ensure appropriate monitoring of major projects

Stakeholding = High External Focus with Customers

• Orchestrate proactive information towards stakeholders (Headquarter, Function and Customers)
• Align global initiatives with market needs
• Orchestrate business cases from structuring to approval of the case
• Create networks with other finance leads and functional leads

Compliance and Risk management:

• Ensure appropriate risk  management for new customers projects and investments
• Implement risk management measures
• Secure compliance towards finance legislation and respective standards and policies of HAVI

Strategy:

• Participate in creation of cluster strategy building the bridge toward financial ambition. Build the financial targets
• Capability to engage in Operational Processes – Product Supply / more Operational context (manufacturing / plant), bringing financial perspective

Functional Leadership:

• People management = hiring, onboarding developing, mentoring, leading, target setting and evaluation
• Cluster management = directing  and coordinating processes and communication with the cluster finance organization

• Commercial mindset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Very good command of the German language
• Combining hands on mentality with strategic approach
• Combining strong analytical skills with messaging
• Strong in problem solving and decision making
• In depth knowledge of financial rules, compliance standards and business best practices
• Experience with and interest for operational processes in a mass transaction business
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (required)
• MBA, CPA, ACCA, or other relevant professional certifications (preferred)
• 10+ years of experience in financial management (especially controlling), with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Proven experience managing financial operations in a hybrid team and with an operational entity

Our diverse experiences, backgrounds, and personalities are what makes us strong at HAVI! Equal opportunity is firmly embedded in our culture, and we actively promote and value diversity, respect, and appreciation for everyone.

• A varied and international field of work

• Subsidized cafeteria provided by the employer

• Leasing options for bicycles and e-bikes (JobRad)

• Modern working time models and home office / remote work

• Numerous opportunities for further development