Head of FP&A DACH Wholesale

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The Opportunity

We are looking for a strong Head of FP&A to lead the financial planning, reporting and performance management agenda for our DACH Wholesale business. This is a high-impact finance leadership role in a complex regional environment, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 10 legal entities and approximately €420M turnover.

Reporting directly to the DACH Wholesale Finance Director, the successful candidate will act as a key finance leader for the region, ensuring robust closing processes, high-quality reporting, reliable forecasts and budgets, and clear performance insights to support management decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the DACH FP&A function, managing a team of five experienced finance professionals and building a strong culture of ownership, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Own the monthly closing coordination from an FP&A perspective, ensuring accurate, timely and well-explained financial results across the DACH Wholesale perimeter.
• Deliver high-quality management reporting, including monthly performance reviews, variance analysis, bridges and clear financial narratives for regional and Group stakeholders.
• Lead the forecasting and budgeting cycles, coordinating timelines, assumptions, submissions, consolidation and management review across 10 legal entities.
• Provide clear visibility on P&L performance, identifying risks, opportunities and key drivers behind revenue, margin, OPEX and profitability trends.
• Strengthen planning and reporting discipline across countries and entities by improving processes, calendars, templates and ways of working.
• Partner closely with accounting, local finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure consistency between financial reporting, operational reality and business priorities.
• Support decision-making for the DACH Wholesale leadership team with concise analysis, reliable numbers and actionable recommendations.
• Drive simplification and process improvement within the FP&A scope, reducing manual workload where possible and improving robustness of recurring finance cycles.

Role Scope Clarification

This role is focused on FP&A leadership, closing coordination, reporting, forecasting and budgeting. It does not cover deep commercial controlling, sales analytics, BI transformation or data governance, which are managed through separate dedicated responsibilities.

Candidate Profile

• Strong FP&A, controlling or finance business partnering background in an international, multi-entity environment.
• Proven experience leading closing, reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes at regional or country level.
• Comfortable managing complexity across several legal entities, countries, systems and stakeholder groups.
• Solid P&L understanding, with the ability to translate financial data into clear business insights and management recommendations.
• Previous people management experience, ideally with senior or experienced team members.
• Structured, reliable and process-oriented, with the ability to bring discipline, rhythm and consistency to recurring finance cycles.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders with clarity and credibility.
• Hands-on leadership style: able to set direction, challenge numbers, coach the team and step into details when needed.
• Fluent English and German required.
• Based in Munich or willing to relocate to Munich; the role requires a strong local presence.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a visible FP&A leadership role within a sizeable DACH Wholesale business. The position offers exposure to senior regional leadership, a broad multi-country perimeter, and the chance to lead a capable team through the next stage of finance process maturity and performance management.