Are you a Senior Finance Professional?

Are you a Senior Finance Professional with a strategic, commercial and operational mindset?
Are you an excellent team player with a work style based on openness and strong analytical skills to structure complex topics and present them clearly to others?
Do you have experience in dealing with business improvement and exploring the operational actions that managers and staff need to do to drive better business performance and achieve business excellence?
Are you ready for a challenging career with the ability to advance personally and professionally in a successful and fast-growing company with innovative and tasty products?
Join us as our Finance BP Manager!
We are currently looking for a Manager, Finance BP Beverages EMEA who will be responsible for continuing our journey to further improve our Finance team within the Beverage business unit in Kågeröd, Chester and Lippstadt.
As our Finance BP Manager you have various roles and responsibilities supporting the business in accurate and timely reporting of financial data and cross functional work within Barry Callebaut.
The person in this position will be a member of the management team influencing the direction of the business unit through financial control and leadership.
Are you eager to take your career to the next level?
If yes, we welcome your application for this position.
Barry Callebaut is a global organisation poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC’s Values and of course loving chocolate.
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 13,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
As our Finance BP Manager you will be an important bridge between the General Manager Beverages, the Leadership and the Sales Teams.
This role has the full responsibility for the consolidated financial information allowing the management team of Beverages to make the right decisions short-term, mid-term and strategically. In this respect, this role takes full ownership (effective, timely and accurate) in understanding, analysing and reporting the financial results versus various targets and projects.
Consequently this role is essential in shaping and defining the strategy of the division with respect to commercial contribution margin, sourcing profits, customer/product/market mix, cost leadership, margin leakage, material usage variances, direct and indirect costs, and supporting commercial decisions. It is absolutely required to have (i) a broad based knowledge of the total business value chain (ii) strong management skills and (iii) solid project management expertise.
The Finance BP Manager oversees analytics, forecasting, and reporting functions across the Beverage business, as well as partnering with numerous internal stakeholders to ensure our business is primed for success.
The individual will develop and implement strategic and tactical initiatives to bring transparency to our business. With Barry Callebaut’s fast-paced growth, the ability to understand and grasp the needs of the company will be important to the Finance BP Manager’s success.
REQUIRED ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
ABOUT YOU - Things We Will Be Looking For
Professional qualifications
Bachelor’s / Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar with 7+ years of relevant experience
Master in Business Administration preferred
Extensive experience in finance as a manager
Leadership experience & stakeholder management
Understanding of accounting processes and standards (IFRS)
Knowledge of controlling and financial methodologies and reporting
In-depth knowledge of sales and manufacturing environment
Experience in a multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries
Proven record of meeting goals, deadlines and experience in creating and implementing short-and long-term plans and following up goals.
English business proficiency both written and oral, Swedish language preferred
Strong IT skills within SAP (incl. BW) and advanced Excel skills
Solid experience with Google applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides)


Personal skills
Analytical / hands-on / flexible but even more important very solutions oriented and performance driven to achieve the targets
Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Able to work in virtual and cross-functional teams.
Flexible as a person, fits in an entrepreneurial growth environment
Ability to actively prioritise own tasks as well as support team in prioritizations
Ability to balance day-to-day detail with long-term helicopter view, combined with a result driven attitude
Ability to maintain and improve consistent and sound business processes in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment
Curious and dares to challenge existing ways of working to achieve results
Ability to grow personally and professionally
An ambassador of the Barry Callebaut values: Customer Focus, Passion, Entrepreneurship, Team Spirit and Integrity