This role is designed for a finance professional who thrives on working closely with commercial, operational, and corporate teams to drive business performance, while also possessing a solid understanding of local financial compliance and control processes

Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager, this role will serve as the finance business partner for the local site, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and business case development. The successful candidate will also work closely with the Controller Manager in  the Shared Service Center (SSC) to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and communication with local government institutions 

Key Responsibilities:

FP&A & Business Partnering 

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the local budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment with regional targets and business strategy
• Commercial Support: Work closely with the commercial team to review, challenge, and validate forecasts, pricing strategies, and customer profitability
• Operational Partnership: Collaborate with the operations team to track and validate savings initiatives, cost reductions, and process improvements
• Business Case Development: Build and review financial business cases for investments, ensuring sound financial analysis and alignment with corporate requirements
• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and present financial reports and performance analysis to senior management, highlighting key drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Corporate Reporting: Manage submissions to corporate (via HFM), ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant reporting
• Decision Support: Provide proactive financial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making

Controlling & Compliance 

• Financial Control: Ensure strong local financial controls are maintained, working closely with the Controller Manager in the Shared Service Center
• Compliance & VAT: Support local statutory and tax compliance, including VAT filings, working with external advisors where necessary
• Government Relations: Act as the primary contact for conversations with local government institutions on finance related matters
• Reconciliations & Accuracy: Support review and reconciliation processes to ensure accurate local financial data aligns with corporate reporting
• Audit Support: Assist with internal and external audits by providing requested documentation and analysis

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Accounting or related field or equivalent education and years of experience required.

• Minimum 5 years of finance or accounting with P&L or related experience with 2 years prior supervisory or management experience.

• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of U.S. GAAP and/ or IFRS. Knowledge of MS Dynamics.

• Experience in specialty finance functions such as reporting, compliance and procurement.

• Has well-developed project management skills.

• Demonstrated capability in: adaptability, critical thinking, decision making, taking and giving feedback, and influencing others

• Ability to lead, contribute, and influence others in a team-based organization

• Ability to work well under pressure, juggling multiple initiatives. Skilled in multitasking, organizing and prioritizing work.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a must

• Fluency in Dutch and English is essential. 

Additional information

Who we are! - Our Story:

Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer.

To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach, please go to https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

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