Budgeting & Forecasting Lead

Sire Search; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sire Search is seeking a Budgeting & Forecasting Lead to drive financial planning, budgeting and reporting across multiple factories within a global manufacturing context. You will deliver forecasts, financial models, and capital evaluation analyses to support transformation programs and savings delivery.

In this role you will partner with operations, supply chain, IT, HR, and shared services to ensure synchronized reporting, robust governance, and compliant financial controls across the

Qualifications

• Strong financial planning and analysis capability.
• Forecasting and budgeting expertise.
• Financial modelling experience.
• Variance analysis skills.
• Experience evaluating capital investments.
• Financial risk and sensitivity analysis capability.
• Strong management reporting skills.
• Understanding of accounting standards and financial compliance.
• Ability to coordinate financial reporting across multiple factories or business units.
• Experience supporting complex projects or transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams.
• Ability to translate financial information into actionable recommendations for senior management.
• Experience supporting project budgets, savings targets, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, and financial modelling activities.
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and business case targets.
• Perform variance analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide accurate financial information and insights to senior management.
• Evaluate capital investments across multiple factories.
• Perform sensitivity analysis and identify financial risks and mitigation measures.
• Develop financial reports covering transformation activities, factory performance, and project progress.
• Coordinate financial reporting between factories.
• Ensure accurate and synchronized reporting within Magnitude.
• Support compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations.
• Provide financial information required by shared services to support NRC eligibility requirements.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, IT, HR, and shared services teams.
• Support project managers with budget control and delivery of planned savings.
• Communicate financial performance, opportunities, and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to support successful project execution.

Job description

The Company

A large international organization operating across manufacturing and consumer focused markets, with complex factory operations and cross functional business transformation programs. The organization places strong emphasis on financial control, investment planning, operational performance, compliance, and effective collaboration between its factories and shared services.

About the Role

The Budgeting & Forecasting Lead will lead financial planning and analysis activities supporting factory operations and complex business transformation initiatives. The position will manage forecasting, budgeting, financial modelling, investment evaluation, risk analysis, and management reporting. A major focus is providing senior stakeholders with accurate financial insights while ensuring factories maintain synchronized reporting and projects remain aligned with budgets, savings targets, and delivery schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, and financial modelling activities
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and business case targets
• Perform variance analysis and recommend corrective actions
• Provide accurate financial information and insights to senior management
• Evaluate capital investments across multiple factories
• Perform sensitivity analysis and identify financial risks and mitigation measures
• Develop financial reports covering transformation activities, factory performance, and project progress
• Coordinate financial reporting between factories
• Ensure accurate and synchronized reporting within Magnitude
• Support compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations
• Provide financial information required by shared services to support NRC eligibility requirements
• Partner with operations, supply chain, IT, HR, and shared services teams
• Support project managers with budget control and delivery of planned savings
• Communicate financial performance, opportunities, and risks to senior stakeholders
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to support successful project execution

Requirements

• Strong financial planning and analysis capability
• Forecasting and budgeting expertise
• Financial modelling experience
• Variance analysis skills
• Experience evaluating capital investments
• Financial risk and sensitivity analysis capability
• Strong management reporting skills
• Understanding of accounting standards and financial compliance
• Ability to coordinate financial reporting across multiple factories or business units
• Experience supporting complex projects or transformation programs
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams
• Ability to translate financial information into actionable recommendations for senior management
• Experience supporting project budgets, savings targets, and financial performance