Global FP&A Manager Strategy Control

  • Full-time

Company Description

It’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS, we’ve made it our mission to find out . Our people have been raising the bar since day one, thinking fast and acting even faster to make an impact that’s felt around the world. JDE is the home to some of the most well-known coffee brands in the world. To date, our coffee and tea portfolio is available in over 100 countries and includes iconic household names such as Jacobs, Tassimo, Moccona, Senseo, L’OR, Douwe Egberts, TiOra, Super, Kenco, Pilao and Gevalia. We’ve built our business on the belief that everyone deserves the coffee they love – no matter who you are, where you live or how you take it.

At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love.

Job Description

The Global FP&A Manager Strategy Control, based in Amsterdam, aims  to ensure total company profitable long term growth by coordinating the Value Creation Plan and being the financial business partner in the innovation process.

In this role you support the company’s strategy and business activities as a business partner working closely with business leaders and functional leaders to drive improved performance, and facilitating transparency of financial performance across the organization. The Global FP&A Manager Strategy Control ensures business decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis and endures processes that drive robust financial challenge and accountability.

You will report to the Global FP&A & Strategy Control Director and will have the Commercial Control team as direct reports.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Leading the Value Creation Plan with ExCo & FP&A and Strategy Control Director
  • Driving (financial) solidity of innovation business cases to inform senior mgmt. about decision making & growth planning
  • Being in charge of innovation pipeline control ( including bonus target setting)
  • Maintaining and improving the Innovation Control toolbox
  • Acting as a Center of Excellence towards markets ( giving support & training)
  • Providing ad hoc business/ competitive intelligence analysis (benchmarks, white space opportunities, Nielsen data analysis).

Qualifications

For this role as a Global FP&A Manager Strategy Control, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

  • Master degree in Finance / Economy
  • More than 10 years of relevant experience ( Finance, Corporate Strategy/ Strategy Consulting , Marketing/ Innovation)
  • Preferably a background in FMCG area and/ or Big4 Consulting
  • Fluent in English, ideally with international experience
  • Strong understanding of people/ influential skills supported by management experience
  • Knowledge of MS Office , SAP/ BPC, preferably Accolade 
  • Strong analytical skills
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