Finance Director Europe - Strategy & Transformation

Gunnebo Safe Storage AB

Göteborgs kommun

On-site

SEK 1,500,000 - 2,100,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Gunnebo Safe Storage AB is seeking a Finance Director Europe to lead the regional finance agenda and partner with the Europe leadership team to drive sustainable growth and profitability. You will shape strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and capital allocation across Europe, while strengthening performance management and finance transformation.

As a senior finance leader, you will transform processes, boost automation, and build a high-performing regional team in a complex international

Qualifications

University degree (minimum bachelor’s level) in business administration, finance or a related field.
More than 10 years of relevant finance experience, including management experience in a comparable leadership role.
Proven track record in transforming finance organisations through process improvement, automation and digital enablement.
Strong expertise in financial reporting, tax, budgeting and forecasting; experience in operational controlling is a strong advantage.
Experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a complex international matrix environment.
Strategic and commercially minded, with strong analytical skills, sound judgement and a pragmatic, execution-focused approach.

Responsibilities

Strategic finance and business partnering.
Partner with the Vice President Europe and regional leadership team to define and execute business and financial priorities.
Lead regional strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, providing insight to support pricing, portfolio, investment and capital allocation decisions.
Challenge and support commercial and operational decisions to improve revenue growth, margins, cash generation and return on invested capital.
Translate market, customer and competitive developments into actionable recommendations; support M&A and integration activities where relevant.
Establish transparent performance reporting, meaningful KPIs and clear accountability across the region.
Drive improvements in profitability, productivity and working capital; identify risks and opportunities early and support timely corrective actions.
Lead simplification, standardisation, automation and digitalisation of finance processes to improve efficiency, data quality and scalability.
Strengthen business intelligence, analytics and management reporting, reducing dependence on manual and spreadsheet-based activities.
Work closely with sales, operations, supply chain and service teams to improve end-to-end business processes.
Ensure reliable financial reporting, effective internal controls, compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
Maintain a balanced approach to business growth, financial discipline, risk management and business continuity.
Lead, develop and inspire the regional finance organisation within an international matrix structure.
Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing finance team with strong business partnering and change capabilities.