Job Description

Finance Business Partner f/m/x

in Royal Canin

Location: Aimargues

Permanent role

Step into a dynamic business partnering role at Royal Canin and leverage your financial expertise to shape the future of our regional A&CP, overheads, and business transformation processes.

What will be your key responsibilities?

In this role, you will lead the financial agenda across two critical pillars: A&CP/Overheads Management and Regional Transformation.

A&CP & Overheads (Commercial Finance & Business Partnering):

• Partner with the regional demand team to provide actionable insights and manage financials to achieve target business goals.
• Lead the regional execution of the IVCP (Integrated Value Creation Plan) business case with an ROI-focused mindset, in close collaboration with the Regional FP&A Manager.
• Act as the primary point of contact for regional digital finance implementations relating to FP&A and Business Partnering.
• Automate and produce periodic standard performance decks to drive reporting efficiency.
• Lead all A&CP and Overheads initiatives in the region. This includes managing the coordination, planning, and communication of activities; streamlining all inputs for timely written and electronic reporting; establishing key event calendars; and proactively identifying business opportunities to recommend future strategic actions.
• Manage end-to-end finance projects related to A&CP and Overheads within the region.
• Design and deliver transparent financial reporting (specifically focusing on A&CP and Overheads) to provide the organization with clear visibility into performance.
• Share insights on period performance in global segment deck and lead period communication with global colleagues.

Transformation

• Coordinate with project teams on a periodic basis to gather actual progress and financial tracking from all project and market streams, consolidating them into a unified regional view.
• Periodically report project spending and costs to key stakeholders across the region and the Global RC Team.
• Support local business units with the financial governance processes of the transformation project.
• Own, manage, and review transformation cost data to ensure seamless alignment with costs booked in HFM and HELIOS.
• Collaborate with the Project PMO on FTE tracking and reporting.

What Are We Looking For?

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. An MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance, or Marketing/Demand Finance. Experience in a market FP&A or direct Business Partnering role is preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders and provide constructive challenge
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems (e.g., SAP, Power BI)

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
• You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group

Apply now and upload you profile in English.