Senior Finance Manager, EMEA Distribution in Fareham

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives.

Job summary – What to expect:

This role is a key strategic partner to the Senior Director, EMEA Distribution, providing financial leadership and acting as a trusted advisor to support business performance and decision making across the region. As a member of the EMEA Finance Go To Market Leadership Team, EMEA Commercial & Operations Leadership Team, and EMEA Leadership Operations group, the role also serves as the finance figurehead for the 1,100-strong EMEA distribution organisation. Operating within a matrix structure, the position reports to the Senior Finance Director, EMEA, with a dotted-line relationship to the Finance Director, Global Distribution.

Responsible for the financial leadership of a $1bn+ distribution business and a $113m operating budget, this role drives forecasting, performance analysis, strategic planning, and business insights across multiple distribution channels. Leading a regional finance team of 12, with responsibility for teams in the UK, Belgium and Hungary, the role focuses on enhancing analytics, improving processes and controls, supporting investment decisions, and identifying opportunities to improve cost efficiency while maintaining customer service excellence. This is a highly visible leadership position requiring strong finance expertise, stakeholder management, and the ability to influence senior leaders across a complex, international organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a key member of the Global Distribution Finance management team and, as such, be responsible for overall results and the formulation of the business strategy, supporting and challenging the regional Distribution Senior Director, as well as the site Directors and their respective teams.
• Participate as a key member of the Go to Market Finance team providing Commercial colleagues with insight into Distribution activities as well as strengthening the collaboration to ensure overall business objectives are met.
• Leading and coaching the dedicated finance support delivering insightful information on a consistent and standardized basis to enhance management decision making.
• Responsible for coordinating the annual budget process and quarterly forecast preparation for distribution across multiple sites, in accordance with CV timelines.
• Coordinate and prepare Long Range Strategic Financial Planning process across sites to ensure deliverables are met.
• Drive consistent reports and analysis of financial results to support both the timely and accurate monthly close process and functional management reviews.
• Responsible for the fixed assets and capital investment within operation sites to ensure accurate asset reporting in accordance with accounting policy.
• Accountable for Implementation / monitor and development of controls of operations maintaining the relationship with internal & external auditors to ensure effective delivery & sign off controls for multiple sites & ACE region.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving inventory strategy and plans across multiple locations including silver stock & finished goods.
• Lead ad-hoc special projects that support management decision-making, working with various cross functional teams including commercial.

Experience & Education:

• Respect CVI’s values: Business Partners, Friendly, Inventive and Dedicated.
• Work closely with Country, Regional and Corporate management to ensure Distribution Finance is a “Trusted Business Partner”.
• Direct, hands-on experience in creating, tracking and controlling actual, forecasts and budget metrics.
• Necessary gravitas to influence within multiple Leadership teams, as well as represent leadership team to the 1100 distribution employees.
• Proven ability to analyze actual vs. plan results and summarize underlying drivers of variances as well as providing clear and succinct interpretation of results to management.
• Broad technical accounting expertise, preferable good working knowledge of US GAAP & SOX.
• Ability to participate in multi-cultural, multi-linguistic operating environment.
• Team player, communicator.
• Proven managerial skills leading and developing an extensive team.
• A European subsidiary of a US multi-national, with responsibility for logistics/operations finance functions.
• Matrix style organization.
• Qualified Accountant or University Degree in Finance.
• Minimum 10 years-experience.

Work environment:

• Travel to the sites of responsibility, as well as potential additional travel where necessary.
• Multi-cultural environment, with global interactions.
• Must be prepared to work extended hours on occasion.

What we offer:

You will receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more! We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we will give you everything you need to help you achieve yours. We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you will be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering an inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future, and apply today!

All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.