Regional Finance Business Partner

Bridgestone EMEA; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Onboarding process

Growth opportunities

CSR activities

Global, dynamic environment

Work-life balance

Diverse team

Descripción de la vacante

Bridgestone EMEA is seeking a senior Finance and Administration leader to serve as a strategic financial partner to regional business leaders in Madrid. You will drive insightful analysis, planning, and decision support to enable profitable growth and efficiency across the region.

Responsibilities include leading HQ finance, credit, accounting, and controls; managing working capital; coordinating regional reports; and partnering with the Executive Team to implement the mid-term plan with an

Formación

• University degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
• ACCA/CIMA or other recognized financial qualification.
• More than 8 years' experience as Finance and Administration Manager/Director in a commercial environment, with international exposure.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with Regional Director to align mid-term plan targets and strategy.
• Manage finance, credit, accounting & controls, and shared services operations at HQ.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and drive business projects and actions.
• Prepare and evaluate business cases, monitor results, and act on findings.
• Coordinate and report actual, budget, and mid-term plan financial results to leadership.
• Explain variances and make recommendations to support top management decisions.
• Monitor OPEX and manage working capital and assets.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic partnering

ERP systems

Excel/PowerPoint

Budgeting & forecasting

Educación

Finance/Economics/Accounting degree

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Herramientas

ERP systems

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

About the Role

Act as a strategic financial partner to regional business leaders, providing insightful analysis, financial planning, and decision support to drive profitable growth and operational efficiency. The role translates financial data into actionable business insights, ensures alignment between financial performance and strategic objectives, and supports effective resource allocation across the region.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key partner of the Regional Director for business units in achieving the company’s mid-term plan targets, strategy, and policy.
• Manage the key operations teams at headquarters: finance, credit, accounting & controls, controlling, and general services.
• Identify sources of financial risk, cost, and profit opportunities; collaborate with other non‑financial directors/managers to develop and implement appropriate business projects and actions.
• Assist in preparing and evaluating business cases, monitoring results, and acting on findings.
• Contribute significantly to the South West Region Leadership Team.
• Coordinate, produce, and report actual, budget, and mid‑term plan financial results to the Managing Director, Executive Team, and European Head Office.
• Perform analysis, explain variances, and make recommendations that support top management decision making to achieve company objectives.
• Monitor OPEX and work with functions to manage spending in line with company performance.
• Manage working capital (receivables, inventory, payables) and control company assets.
• Maintain balanced risk exposure with the Customer Portfolio through credit management, ensuring credit reviews, payment plans, and execution.
• Supervise all activities in the shared services accounting department, ensuring compliance with legal, tax, regional, and group requirements.
• Establish and maintain internal control procedures, administrative and financial policy standards.
• Support internal/external audit and SOX activities, ensuring timely remediation of findings.
• Develop an effective administrative organization, driving process automation and resource optimization.
• Lead people management, including talent development, coaching, teambuilding, and motivation.

Requirements

Education: University degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting. ACCA/CIMA or other recognized financial qualification.

Language Skills: Spanish and fluent English; Portuguese is a plus.

Professional Experience: More than 8 years as a Finance and Administration Manager or Director in a commercial/sales environment, with international and matrix manufacturing experience. Team‑management experience in a matrix organization is required.

Soft Skills:

• Strong positive leadership, entrepreneurship, and communication skills.
• Open‑minded, flexible, with excellent customer focus and commercial sensibility.
• Analytical, precise, rigorous, and comfortable with numbers.
• Strong planning, organization, and deadline‑meeting ability; capable of acting as a business partner and cross‑functional team approach.
• Proficient IT skills and deep knowledge of ERP systems, reporting tools, and advanced Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) usage.

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience.
• Opportunities for development and growth through training and mentorship.
• Corporate social responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic, and challenging work environment.
• Work‑life effectiveness and long‑term well‑being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive. All job applicants will receive equal treatment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or age.