Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner - Utrecht
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In short
Arla is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner in Utrecht to support the Netherlands Retail business. This role involves driving performance, shaping commercial decisions, and unlocking growth opportunities within the FMCG sector. You will act as a trusted advisor to the Sales Leadership Team and collaborate closely with various departments to ensure profitable and sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary finance partner for the Netherlands Retail business.
- Drive performance management and support decision-making with clear financial insights.
- Lead forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning for the retail channel.
- Challenge and support commercial teams on pricing, promotions, trade investments, and customer profitability.
- Identify risks and opportunities and translate them into actionable business plans.
- Support key customer negotiations, annual agreements, and major commercial initiatives.
- Deliver business cases and financial evaluations to support strategic decision-making.
- Lead monthly performance reviews with stakeholders and ensure clear follow-up on actions.
- Drive continuous improvements in reporting, analytics, and financial processes.
- Collaborate closely with the wider commercial finance team to share best practices and strengthen business performance.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Strategy, Corporate Finance or Business Partnering.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and act as a trusted advisor.
- Strong experience in profitability, pricing, forecasting, planning, customer negotiations, scenario modelling and business cases.
- Ability to turn complex analysis into concise narratives, clear recommendations and practical actions.
- Proactive and forward-looking mindset, with strong prioritization skills.
- Strong collaboration, communication and relationship-building skills, combined with resilience, integrity and sound judgement.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Fluent English.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience from FMCG or another fast-paced consumer environment is preferred.
- Experience with SAP, BW, Power BI or similar analytics tools is an advantage.
- Dutch language capability and knowledge of the Dutch retail market are advantages.
Benefits
- Ambitious and collaborative Finance team with broad exposure to commercial leadership.
- Significant autonomy and visibility in the role.
- Opportunity to shape important decisions.
- Opportunity to raise the standard of business partnering.
- Tangible contribution to growth and profitability in one of Arla’s key growth regions.
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Company
Arla
Job Posted
4 days ago
Expires
in 2 weeks
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Utrecht, Netherlands
Qualification
Master
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