Director, Finance - EMEA (m/f/d)

If you were in the Director, Finance - EMEA role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Plan, forecast, report and financially accountable for the EMEA Regional P&L
• Lead and build a high performing Finance team, developing future leaders at Arc’teryx and recognizing and building your leaders area of expertise 
• Preparing and maintaining the long-range 5 year plan for the EMEA region. Connecting the regional strategy with the key drivers, inputs and investments required to deliver on the region’s’ plans
• Driving the annual planning cycle, including setting financial goals, managing calendar and milestones in accordance with Brand HQ guidelines, roll-up and analytical review of the region Budget, and finalizing and presenting of plans to senior leadership
• Leading the EMEA FP&A team performing daily/weekly/monthly sales and financial reviews and leading the assessment of risks and opportunities against our plans
• Evolving the format of business performance discussions, from weekly sales reviews to monthly and quarterly financial presentations and identify opportunities for improvement/efficiency
• Plan, forecast and report against our SG&A and expense plans for the region
• Provide decision support and analysis to support our Regional departments and functions
• Work with Group shared services and Brand HQ accounting teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of monthly and quarterly financial close.
• Assess, build and strengthen EMEA specific accounting and reporting capabilities
• Leading key review discussions with Region leadership team (budget, quarterly forecasting), delivering quantitative analytic work that unlocks business insights and drives decision making.
• Presenting and reviewing financial performance with the Brand HQ Finance team
• ·Developing the process for key regional investment and capital spending projects .  You critically assess business cases, and conduct post completion reviews of budget vs actual spend
• Bringing insights and best practices to drive process improvement and innovative thinking.
• Developing a network with industry leaders across EMEA
• Performing ad-hoc reporting and other duties as assigned

Are you our next Director, Finance – EMEA?

• You have 12+ years of experience as a finance leader ideally with a focus the retail industry 
• You have a university degree in Commerce or Business Administration coupled with CPA or MBA 
• You have exceptional analytical and modeling skills and expert knowledge of financial statements 
• You ideally have international business experience, or have experience working in a global, matrixed organization
• You have demonstrated ability to drive projects across an organization 
• You can step in and take charge with minimum instruction 
• You can prioritize and manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines 
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• You have experience working with BI tools and multi-platform, multi-currency environments 
• Familiar with global ERPs (such as SAP) and financial planning tools (ie: Oracle)
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions 
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement 
• You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment 
• You have an interest or involvement in activities that we make products for 
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it