Regional FP&A Commercial Manager

Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional FP&A Commercial Manager to lead commercial financial planning and analysis activities across the EMEA region. This role provides actionable insights into sales performance and key commercial drivers such as price, volume, mix, and customer profitability. You will play a critical part in improving forecasting accuracy, supporting commercial decision-making, and ensuring financial follow-up on key metrics, including accounts receivables.

In this position, you will also deliver insightful financial analysis and reporting to guide strategic decisions, partner with business teams to streamline processes, and drive productivity through automation. Working closely with the broader Finance organization, including the accounting team, you will ensure data integrity, alignment of financial information, and compliance with corporate policies while fostering seamless collaboration across the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare and analyze financial reports including profit and loss statements and working capital summaries.
• Involved in monthly closing/reporting procedures ensuring accurate and reliable financial data.
• Analyze financial statements for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with internal policies.
• Conduct variance analysis and reconciliation of key accounts, including sales and cost data by country and business segment.
• Provide accounts receivable & inventory analytics and reporting to support business insights.
• Support Regional FP&A Head in monthly Reporting analysis (monthly Management Reporting, including topline variances analysis, EBITDA variances etc…).

1. Budgeting, Forecasting and Costs Tracking

• Lead and coordinate the annual budgets and quarterly forecasts processes for revenues, margins and commercial KPIs.
• Track actuals against budgets and forecasts, analyze costs variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and report on key financial metrics including costs, sales, and operating working capital to drive performance improvements. 

1. Financial Process Optimization 

• Identify and implement initiatives to optimize financial processes and reporting accuracy.
• Ensure consistency and quality of data across systems and reports.
• Work with global FP&A to use reporting tools and dashboards to enhance productivity and data insights.
• Leverage expertise in FP&A modeling, reporting, and databases to improve efficiency and support decision-making.
• Support financial systems (e.g., Oracle Cloud, PowerBI) and participate in enhancement initiatives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts including process optimization aligned with company standards. 

1. Commercial Business Partnering 

• Act as a finance partner to sales and marketing teams by delivering insights and supporting performance improvement initiatives.
• Provide input for commercial strategies (e.g., pricing actions, portfolio mix optimization).
• Promote financial understanding and provide insights to non-finance stakeholders (Sales, Operations, HR, etc.) to support business decisions.

1. Management 

• Leading and developing a team of financial analysts to ensure effective execution of financial planning and analysis across the region.

Requirements

• Masters in Economics, Business, Finance or related fields.
• 10-15 years of experience in financial controlling, preferably within the EMEA region. 
• Strong understanding of cultural nuances and business practices across EMEA countries. 
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with a passion for data analysis.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Self-driven, curious and solution-oriented
• Fluency in English (written and verbal), proficiency in one or more EMEA region languages (e.g., Arabic, French, German, Spanish, etc.) is a significant plus.
• Proficiency in SAP, Oracle, Power BI and advanced Excel/Microsoft tools
• Experience in project business controlling is a plus
• Strong organizational and time-management skills