Director, Finance - EMEA

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Director, Finance - EMEA, you are responsible for the Finance team in support of the EMEA operations at Arc’teryx. You, along with your team will support the region’s growth plans through ownership of the EMEA Finance reporting and planning cycle, including the long-range planning process, annual operating plan, forecasting processes and monthly reporting. In addition to financial planning, you will review monthly performance and work closely with Group shared services and Brand HQ accounting teams to ensure accuracy and completeness with our financial close. You will provide senior management with the analysis to understand business trends, make investment decisions and track and monitor performance to enable the region to deliver on its goals.

This role is based out of our Garching office, near Munich, Germany or in London, UK. The position is open to hybrid work (3 days in the office, 2 days at home and 1 day at the discretion of the manager ). Candidates must be eligible to work in Germany or in the UK.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Finance team at Arc’teryx is responsible for providing leadership with the information they need to review past performance, understand business trends, and anticipate future profitability and financial position. Through review of historic financials, variance analysis and KPI tracking, finance advises leadership on key investment decisions and drives performance improvement.

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

 

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. 

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.  

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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