Lead Head Office CFO

YOUR MISSION

The Head Office for Global Finance & Legal is charged with orchestrating the execution of strategic initiatives within the global finance and legal functions. This role encompasses managing operational rhythms, overseeing project management for key strategic priorities, drafting communications, and fostering engagement among decision-making teams. As a strategic partner to the Vice Presidents of global finance and legal, the position ensures that priorities are effectively translated into actionable initiatives and deliverables. Furthermore, it guarantees that the leadership team receives regular updates on progress and developments.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Strategic Orchestration: Plan, prepare, and support stakeholders, meetings, milestones, and initiatives across the global finance and legal functions. Partner to Vice Presidents: Serve as a strategic partner to the Vice Presidents by orchestrating priorities, tracking execution of initiatives and targets, managing operational rhythms, crafting impactful communications, and addressing ad-hoc or high-priority requests.

• Project Management: Support and supervise projects related to strategy execution, working in collaboration with the broader team and functional experts to ensure priorities are converted into actionable initiatives and deliverables are achieved.

• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support decision-making for short-term and long-term goals.

• Communication & Information Cascade: Ensure effective communication and dissemination of information within the function, aligning closely with the senior leadership team and preparing for key meetings.

• Strategic & Financial Planning: Contribute to strategic and financial planning processes by sharing information across processes and establishing clear interaction points between process owners.

• Cross-Functional Connector: Promote cross-functional collaboration and communication by liaising within the global Head Office network.

• Governance & Reporting: Maintain executive KPIs and dashboards, coordinate cross-functional taskforces on sensitive or urgent topics, and ensure leadership receives regular updates.

YOUR TALENT

Your Profile

You are a strategic, analytical, and highly collaborative well organized professional who thrives at the intersection of strategy, finance, and executive-level stakeholder management. You are comfortable working in a dynamic, global environment and enjoy acting as a connector between functions, markets, and senior leadership teams. With strong communication skills and a naturally structured way of thinking, you bring clarity to complex topics and help drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.

You excel in environments where strategic thinking and hands‑on execution come together working on a balanced mix of strategic and operational tasks. You enjoy shaping long-term plans, translating strategic priorities into actionable initiatives, and ensuring senior leaders have the insights they need to make informed decisions. A high level of financial modelling expertise is a key requirement for this position.

What You Bring

• A strategic mindset with the ability to distill complexity and develop clear, pragmatic solutions.

• Advanced financial modelling and analytical expertise, enabling you to support high‑impact decision-making.

• Proven project management skills, ideally gained in a global or matrix organization.

• Strong relationship-building capabilities and confidence in engaging senior leaders, including VPs, global function heads, and cross-market stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a concise and compelling way for executive audiences.

• A collaborative, connector mindset that allows you to work effectively across Finance, Legal, markets, and the Head Office network.

• Comfort operating in high‑exposure environments such as Supervisory Board, Management Board, and Senior Leadership settings.

• A proactive, structured and well organized working style, ensuring smooth coordination of strategic cycles, financial planning milestones, and major project updates.

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