Are you ready to lead financial strategies and drive performance in a dynamic environment?

Do you want to be part of a team that values proactive support and high-quality analysis?

At Grundfos, we believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. Join us as a Lead Finance Business Partner and be part of a team that is dedicated to advancing global innovation.

What is the job about?

The Finance Business Partner represents Finance in the management team of the performance unit of the newly established Water Treatment Europe organization with the purpose of::

• Proactively supporting and constructively challenging the management team in the definition and execution of business plans.
• Contributing with constant focus on performance management and high-quality analysis to strengthen decision-making processes.
• Being accountable for Finance in the performance unit and acting as one point of contact for the management team.
• Ensuring optimal contribution to Group Profitability on relevant dimensions.

Your main responsibilities:

• Provide financial insights to the unit management team on strategic and tactical levels when defining long and short-term business plans, quantifying the plans, and setting milestone targets.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and provide business decision support to unit management.
• Ensure financial value creation based on group profitability mindset and link to the overall strategy.
• Deploy and develop financial acumen in all levels and functions of the performance unit.
• Drive financial performance management in the unit management team, defining both long-term and short-term KPIs and selecting relevant measurements.
• Monitor and follow up on main KPIs, ensuring corrective actions are taken if needed.
• Drive the financial planning process, including preparing the annual budget, periodic forecasts, and participating in relevant stakeholder meetings.
• Support or drive strategic initiatives/projects in the performance unit and participate in centralized projects impacting the core business of Grundfos Water Treatment Europe.
• Take leadership in the finance community by involving, coaching, and developing relevant parties in FP&A, Shared Service, and Compliance Controlling.

Your background

We imagine that you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience.
• 6-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong financial performance management skills.
• Experience in budget and forecast preparation.
• Ability to develop business cases and ensure compliance and controlling.
• Proficiency in process development and IT systems.
• Excellent English proficiency.
• Key behaviors such as accountability, collaboration, and customer centricity.
• Competencies in entrepreneurial and commercial thinking, persuading and influencing, delivering results and meeting customer expectations, deciding and initiating action, relating and networking, and analyzing.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll be an invaluable part of our team, a diverse network of pioneers guiding others in seeing possibilities, not problems. You’ll be instrumental in spreading our optimistic, can-do attitude to advance global innovation and a clear sense of purpose, embodying our six core values, guiding our colleagues in living them day by day, and making a difference in global projects. We support you in navigating your own career and development path, offering you tools to hone your leadership craft, both within your field and to broaden your interest or expertise in areas such as diversity & inclusion, coaching, and culture.

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:

• Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly.
• We encourage you to be at the offices, where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues. If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a good workstation.
• Flexible working hours and up to 3 days’ additional paid leave for volunteering.
• Annual bonuses, health insurance, parental support, internal well-being consultants, and programs.
• Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development.

Do you want to learn more?

If you have questions or would like to know more about this position, please contact the following email knygaard@grundfos.com  

If this job sounds appealing, please send your resume by clicking “Apply”.

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We look forward to hearing from you.