Finance Manager, Hardware Solutions, Services, EMEA

Danaher Corporation; Little Chalfont; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is seeking a Finance Manager for its Hardware Solutions Services in EMEA. The role involves providing financial support and decision-making to drive growth, preparing forecasts, leading closing processes, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Finance and 2-3 years of experience, showcasing strong analytical and communication skills. This position is located in Little Chalfont, England.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in Finance, preferably in a role after qualifying.
• Ability to communicate complex financial results to a non-financial audience.
• Experience with financial modelling required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and decision-making support for sustainable growth.
• Drive continuous improvement through analysis and modelling.
• Develop monthly forecasts for the EMEA Services P&L.
• Lead monthly and quarterly closing processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Clear thinking and problem solving

Excellent communication skills

Advanced Excel

Experience with financial systems/applications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar

Tools

QlikSense

Oracle

SFDC

Job description

Overview

The Finance Manager, Hardware Solutions, Services EMEA is a key business partner for the Equipment Service EMEA business, which is a sub-business of the Hardware Solutions OpCo.

Responsibilities

• Partner to the EMEA Services General Manager providing financial and decision-making support to drive sustainable growth as the Finance Leader in the EMEA Service leadership team.
• Challenge and partner with the Services sales and operations leaders to deliver continuous improvement through analysis and modelling, driving business performance towards entitlement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial Operations to prepare metrics on Point-of-Sale/Service Sales contracts, warranty conversion, contract renewal, discounts, pricing and contract profitability.
• Develop monthly forecasts for the EMEA Services P&L from orders and sales through to operating margin with variance analysis, risks and opportunities, linked to commercial execution and operational actions.
• Prepare, coordinate and lead monthly and quarterly closing processes, and collaborate with Controllership to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Lead and execute financial planning processes, including the annual Budget and target setting process.
• Present financials in monthly operating and forecast reviews to the Cytiva Global Services VP, focusing on insightful financial analysis of the EMEA Service business.
• Produce complex financial modelling with linkages across service work orders demand planning and backlog, headcount/utilization/productivity, commercial backlog, revenue and margin.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional projects to drive simplification, improve rigor and efficiency, and participate in Global Digital tools and process improvement projects with the Digital team to deliver analytical visualization tools (e.g., margin by franchise & product, revenue analysis).
• Lead the Finance workstream in the implementation of DBS for Services (Danaher Business System) with cross-functional Services teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar; Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in Finance, preferably in a role after qualifying or graduating from a company finance training program. Consider recent graduates if relevant finance training.
• Strong analytical skills: able to link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives, and drive positive change.
• Clear thinking and problem solving: ability to work cross-functionally and lead projects/process improvement initiatives; quickly grasp new ideas and concepts.
• Excellent communication skills across career levels, functions, and regions; ability to clearly communicate complex financial results to a non-financial audience.
• Strong PC skills: advanced Excel (large data, vlookups, pivot tables, financial modelling); experience with visualization tools (preferably QlikSense) and PowerPoint. Experience with financial systems/applications (Oracle, SFDC) preferred.

Note

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