Dyson is all about pioneering ideas and new technologies. It’s about inventing the future. Our philosophy remains the same as it was 27 years ago when James Dyson invented the first cyclonic vacuum cleaner. We constantly strive to find more pioneering ways to solve everyday problems.
About the roleIn this role will report to the EMEA Senior Finance Manager – Overheads and you will play an essential role in making sure that cost consciousness is embedded across the region, ensuring that we continue to become more profitable. The role assumes active engagement in senior management decision-making processes including attendance at senior management meetings and insights-based advisory during key decision-making moments; in this capacity, you will work closely with the Regional Finance Director, Regional President and the Functional Leadership by proving them with data-based insights, summarizing financial models and presenting potential scenarios.
The primary responsibility will be to work in partnership with key members of functions within the region and to provide accurate cost forecasts, understand performance drivers, ensure the accuracy of costs captured in the P&L, and deliver insightful analysis that supports commercial decisions.
You will support the forecasting/budgeting of overhead costs, from alignment with management and key stakeholders to loading in the systems. You will work directly with DBS (Shared Service Centre), developing a detailed understanding of all overhead costs, and ensuring actual-to-forecast variances are understood. Your position will play a critical role in the month-end and year-end processes, providing FP&A and market/cluster teams monthly estimates prior to close as well as ensuring that the right accruals are made. Where required, you will also support the FP&A and Business Partner teams with project delivery.
Finally, as part of the role, you will form a close working group with regional functional leads (e.g. HR, retail etc.) as well as with Group on key cycles and transformation projects, and support the EMEA Finance Leadership Team with the delivery of key initiatives.
Core accountabilities:
- Overheads (OH) controlling responsibilities, including the Direct Retail business (RGI).
- Play a key role in the regional goal-setting process (budget, quarterly forecasts, in-month targets) from a central perspective, by providing an estimate of all OH costs at the market level and presenting scenarios as informed by the regional profit delivery targets.
- Develop strong ties across the markets, region and Group to ensure a collaborative approach to improve ways of working across all finance areas related to OH management (business/process/systems).
- A bias for action, with high levels of resilience and drive, able to see the strategic big picture but also to roll sleeves up and get into the detail and delivery of financial projects.
- Energetic, engaging and pacey, with high EQ and the ability to motivate and inspire in a matrixed environment.
- Clear communicator; decisive and excellent influencer.
- Able to challenge all areas of activity, especially elements that ‘have always been done’ and recommend new approaches to meet financial objectives.
- An effective and credible thought partner - commercially minded with a good grasp of key financial drivers and strong contract management skills.\
Working policy
Our campus culture is built on connection—collaboration in person, shared creativity, and hands-on learning. That’s why we don’t offer a regular hybrid arrangement. Working side by side powers our best ideas, fuels belonging, and keeps us pushing boundaries together.
Benefits- Discount on Dyson products
- Company Pension scheme
- 29 days annual holiday plan
- Company Fitness plan
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
- Life Assurance Plan
- Transportation allowance (0,23€/km regardless of the means of transport)
- Health Insurance – Medical Contribution
- Eye Examination & Computer Glasses Reimbursement
* Please note: New employees to Dyson in the Netherlands commence employment on a 12-month, fixed-term basis*
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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- Experience in overhead cost controlling and FP&A
- Forecasting and budgeting of overhead costs including system loading
- Ability to deliver month-end and year-end estimates, accruals and variance analysis
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of financial drivers
- Contract management skills
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills at senior levels
- Experience working with shared service centres and cross-functional teams
- Proactive, resilient, bias for action and ability to work in detail and at strategic level
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
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What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
