Finance Business Partner Director

Overview Role Purpose The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a core member of the executive leadership team, accountable for shaping and stewarding the financial strategy across multiple markets within a complex, matrixed organization. The CFO partners closely with the GM, business leaders, and global finance counterparts to drive sustainable growth, disciplined value creation, and strong governance, while building a high‑performing, future‑ready finance organization. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Enterprise Financial Leadership Act as a strategic thought partner to the GM and leadership team, providing forward‑looking financial insights that influence key business, portfolio, and investment decisions across markets. Translate enterprise strategy into clear financial priorities, trade‑offs, and execution plans at market and cluster levels. Lead enterprise‑wide performance management, ensuring consistent financial rigor, transparency, and accountability across geographies. Strategy, Growth & Value Creation Shape and execute multi‑year financial strategies that balance growth, profitability, cash flow, and risk across diverse markets. Evaluate and guide strategic initiatives including market expansion, M&A, restructuring, and capital deployment, ensuring alignment with long‑term value creation. Proactively identify growth opportunities, productivity levers, and margin enhancement initiatives across markets. Planning, Budgeting & Performance Management Lead integrated annual and long‑range planning processes across markets, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and external realities. Drive disciplined forecasting, scenario planning, and performance reviews, translating insights into decisive actions. Establish strong KPI frameworks and dashboards to enable fact‑based decision‑making at all leadership levels. Risk Management, Governance & Compliance Ensure robust financial controls, governance, and compliance across all markets, in line with regulatory, statutory, and corporate requirements. Anticipate and manage financial, operational, and geopolitical risks inherent in a multi‑market environment. Uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and transparency in all financial matters. Finance Transformation & Digital Enablement Lead continuous improvement and finance transformation initiatives, including process simplification, automation, and digital analytics. Elevate the finance function from transactional reporting to insight‑driven, business‑embedded partnership. Leverage data, technology, and advanced analytics to improve speed, accuracy, and decision quality. People & Organization Leadership Build, lead, and inspire a diverse, geographically dispersed finance organization. Develop strong finance leaders and successors, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and learning. Operate effectively within a matrix organization, balancing enterprise standards with local market needs. Qualifications Education & Credentials Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certification (CPA, CA, CIMA, or equivalent) strongly preferred. Experience 20+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant time in senior finance leadership roles. Proven CFO or equivalent leadership experience in a multi‑market, multinational, matrixed organization, preferably within FMCG or a similarly complex operating environment. Demonstrated success in strategic financial leadership, transformation, value creation, and enterprise decision‑making. Strong experience partnering with senior executives and boards in high‑stakes, fast‑paced environments. Critical Capabilities Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Ability to connect financial outcomes to business strategy and market dynamics. Executive Influence: Trusted advisor who can challenge, influence, and align leaders across markets and functions. Analytical Rigor: Exceptional ability to synthesize complexity into clear insights and recommendations. Leadership & Talent Development: Track record of building strong teams and future leaders. Global & Cultural Agility: Effectiveness across cultures, markets, and regulatory environments. Resilience & Adaptability: Comfort operating amid ambiguity, change, and competing priorities. Integrity & Courage: Acts with unwavering ethics and speaks up with conviction. Enterprise Mindset: Thinks beyond individual markets to what is best for the whole. Learning Orientation: Continuously evolves with the business, technology, and external environment.
Key Responsibilities Enterprise Financial Leadership Act as a strategic thought partner to the GM and leadership team, providing forward‑looking financial insights that influence key business, portfolio, and investment decisions across markets. Translate enterprise strategy into clear financial priorities, trade‑offs, and execution plans at market and cluster levels. Lead enterprise‑wide performance management, ensuring consistent financial rigor, transparency, and accountability across geographies. Strategy, Growth & Value Creation Shape and execute multi‑year financial strategies that balance growth, profitability, cash flow, and risk across diverse markets. Evaluate and guide strategic initiatives including market expansion, M&A, restructuring, and capital deployment, ensuring alignment with long‑term value creation. Proactively identify growth opportunities, productivity levers, and margin enhancement initiatives across markets. Planning, Budgeting & Performance Management Lead integrated annual and long‑range planning processes across markets, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and external realities. Drive disciplined forecasting, scenario planning, and performance reviews, translating insights into decisive actions. Establish strong KPI frameworks and dashboards to enable fact‑based decision‑making at all leadership levels. Risk Management, Governance & Compliance Ensure robust financial controls, governance, and compliance across all markets, in line with regulatory, statutory, and corporate requirements. Anticipate and manage financial, operational, and geopolitical risks inherent in a multi‑market environment. Uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and transparency in all financial matters. Finance Transformation & Digital Enablement Lead continuous improvement and finance transformation initiatives, including process simplification, automation, and digital analytics. Elevate the finance function from transactional reporting to insight‑driven, business‑embedded partnership. Leverage data, technology, and advanced analytics to improve speed, accuracy, and decision quality. People & Organization Leadership Build, lead, and inspire a diverse, geographically dispersed finance organization. Develop strong finance leaders and successors, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and learning. Operate effectively within a matrix organization, balancing enterprise standards with local market needs.
Education & Credentials Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certification (CPA, CA, CIMA, or equivalent) strongly preferred. Experience 20+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant time in senior finance leadership roles. Proven CFO or equivalent leadership experience in a multi‑market, multinational, matrixed organization, preferably within FMCG or a similarly complex operating environment. Demonstrated success in strategic financial leadership, transformation, value creation, and enterprise decision‑making. Strong experience partnering with senior executives and boards in high‑stakes, fast‑paced environments. Critical Capabilities Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Ability to connect financial outcomes to business strategy and market dynamics. Executive Influence: Trusted advisor who can challenge, influence, and align leaders across markets and functions. Analytical Rigor: Exceptional ability to synthesize complexity into clear insights and recommendations. Leadership & Talent Development: Track record of building strong teams and future leaders. Global & Cultural Agility: Effectiveness across cultures, markets, and regulatory environments. Resilience & Adaptability: Comfort operating amid ambiguity, change, and competing priorities. Integrity & Courage: Acts with unwavering ethics and speaks up with conviction. Enterprise Mindset: Thinks beyond individual markets to what is best for the whole. Learning Orientation: Continuously evolves with the business, technology, and external environment.