Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will oversee and direct the financial planning, forecasting, and analysis efforts within the organization. This key leadership role is essential for delivering strategic insights and recommendations to senior management, ensuring the financial well-being of the company, and driving the accomplishment of our financial objectives. The successful candidate will lead a team of financial analysts and collaborate closely with various departments to support informed decision-making, optimize financial performance, and implement industry-leading practices in financial planning and analysis. This position reports to the Group CFO.

Your Tasks

• In a global function you are in charge of the FP&A team at group level.
• Lead the development of the annual budget, long-term financial plans, and periodic forecasts.
• Provide strategic analysis and financial modelling to support business initiatives.
• Present financial reports, insights, and recommendations to the executive leadership team.
• Monitor and report on financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of financial analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Ensure the team’s deliverables are accurate, timely, and aligned with business needs.
• Drive the adoption of advanced financial tools, systems, and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. An MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and consolidation rules, with a strong IT affinity for SAP BFC.
• Motivated, with high analytical and conceptual skills, and a strong desire to understand business processes and financial circumstances.
• Persistence, tenacity, a structured & result-oriented working style, and a high level of personal responsibility.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with people of various nationalities and across different levels of hierarchy.
• Fluent in English and French. Any other language is an asset. Working language is English.
• Prepared to travel.

Our vision by 2025 is: Asendia will be a market leader for cross-border e-commerce solutions.

Customers come first and we support their international ambitions through smart technology and agile logistics excellence. We provide brands with digital solutions improving consumers' online shopping experience and connect retailers with marketplaces. We give our customers access to global markets through our extensive and innovative distribution solutions, harnessing our worldwide postal partnerships.

Asendia is a workplace where everyone can develop their expertise and contribute to local and global success. Employees wellbeing and corporate social responsibility is at the heart of our core values trust, friendliness, ease of use and our commitment to sustainability.

We offer fair and contemporary working conditions.

Your workplace will be Paris with the flexibility to work hybrid.

If this sounds like the kind of place you would like to work and the sort of role you are looking for, then get in touch, we are waiting to hear from you.