About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.  

What you´ll do

• Controlling & Finance
  • Act
    as senior finance partner to the SBU leadership team and be the first
    point of contact for all finance-related question
  • Analyze
    & present monthly financial business development review incl. gap
    analysis
  • Ensure
    monthly forecasting is accurate and constantly improved
  • Drive
    and coordinate annual planning/investment process
  • Identify
    leading and lagging indicators for business performance
  • Hold
    teams accountable to deliver on commitments
• Commercial
  Management
  
  • Co-pilot
    the SBU towards hitting the commercial targets
  • Highlight
    risks and opportunities on sales, profitability, costs, and AR
  • Co-develop
    and execute action plan to address these risks and opportunities
  • Look
    for areas of synergy, improvement, and scalability to drive efficiencies,
    create impact, and increase speed
• Business Strategy
  • Spar
    on strategy & financials with global business head
  • Support,
    challenge, and influence regional business heads
  • Drive
    transformational initiatives to improve strategy, portfolio, and
    organization
  • Define,
    assess, and drive investment projects
  • Support
    M&A activity in cross-functional setup
• Team &
  Culture
  • Lead
    global and regional controllers and develop common agenda
  • Upskill the leadership
    team through ongoing coaching on financial and commercial steering and P&L
    fundamentals 

What makes you a good fit

• High profile university degree, preferably with major in business / finance / accounting
  
• 10+ years of professional experience
  
• Business acumen / commercial knowhow (e.g., P&L responsibility, comprehensive understanding of full value chain)
  
• Analytical mindset (e.g., controlling, finance, mathematical background)
  
• Exceptional communication skills to align and influence diverse stakeholders and present to large and senior audiences
• Strategic thinking (e.g., consulting, or corporate strategy background)
  
• Self-driven with experience in taking decisions in ambiguous situations
  
• Experience in direct & indirect:  leadership and team player mentality
  
• financial control
• 
  financial management
• 
  financial planning
  
• forecasting
  
• financial reporting

Some perks of joining Henkel

The salary for this role is $250,000.00-$275,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.