Finance Manager UK & Netherlands

Franke; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global kitchen solutions provider is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial operations in the UK and Netherlands. The role involves supporting the Finance Team, ensuring compliance, driving efficiency, and providing management support through reporting. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in Finance or a related field, alongside strong analytical and leadership skills.

Benefits

LinkedIn Learning Access

Employee Benefits Platform

Pension Scheme

Hybrid Work

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Free parking space

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Finance & Controlling within the UK and international settings.
• Fluency in English; Dutch is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Finance Team and the Cluster Controlling team.
• Ensure compliance with finance and accounting policies.
• Increase finance organisation efficiency through Lean Management.
• Provide management support through reporting.

Skills

Accounting and controlling methodologies

Analytical and reasoning ability

Strategic and operational management skills

People leadership skills

Communication and presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Results-oriented

Education

University degree in Finance, Controlling, or related field

Job description

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Home Solutions division is the world’s leading provider of smart systems for domestic kitchens. Drawing on a long history of reliability and expertise, we help our partners enhance their businesses and provide outstanding kitchen and cooking experiences to our consumers by offering complete solutions for food preparation and cooking.

About the job

Are you a strategic finance leader ready to make an impact across two dynamic markets? We’re looking for aFinance Managerto lead and shape financial operations in theUK and Netherlands, driving performance, compliance, and innovation across our cluster.

Your tasks

• Lead and support Finance Team and the Cluster Controlling team.
• Oversee planning, month-end and year-end closing processes (MEC/YEC).
• Drive standardisation and support shared services implementation.
• Manage strategic, investment, and operational controlling.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance: Ensures compliance with finance and accounting policies and procedures as set by Franke, IFRS and local regulations
• Lean Management: Increase finance organisation efficiency; reduce transactional costs through Lean Organisation set-up, standardisation and automation
• Management Reporting: Provides management support to the Cluster Head and other functional heads in the Cluster as sparring partner through Management reporting
• Control: increase the management benefit of controlling insights while reducing operational costs

Requirements

Competencies & Skills

• Profound knowledge of accounting and controlling methodologies, policies & procedures and tools with respective track record
• Very high analytical and reasoning ability
• Solid strategic and operational management skills
• Solid people leadership skills and ability to drive change in an international organization
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Ability to think strategically and to break down strategic priorities into tangible action plans; ability to provide clear focus and guidance in a complex environment
• Strong focus on delivering results

Experience / Education / Languages

• 5+ years’ experience in Finance & Controlling within the UK and an international setting.
• Auniversity degreein Finance, Controlling, or a related field.
• Fluency inEnglish
• Fluency in Dutch is desirable

What we offer you

• LinkedIn Learning Access: Expand your skills with access to a vast library of online courses.
• Employee Benefits Platform: Enjoyperks and discounts through our employee benefits platform.
• Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our pension scheme, featuring a 6% employer contribution and a 1% employee contribution.
• Hybrid Work: Embrace flexibility with up to 2 days of remote work per week.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access confidential support and resources for personal and professional challenges.
• Free parking space

For more information see: www.franke.com

Important information for all executive search companies, headhunters and HR consultants

The Franke Group does not accept unsolicited support from headhunters and personnel consultants for our career opportunities. Any CV/resume vitae submitted to Franke or its employees by external recruitment agencies without a valid written recruitment agreement related to the position in question shall be deemed the sole property of our company. In the event that a candidate presented by an agency is hired in our company and there is no prior agreement, no fee will be paid.