Financial Planning & Controlling Senior Manager

We are seeking a highly capable and strategically minded Financial Planning & Controlling Senior Manager, reporting directly to the Finance Director, to build and develop the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Controlling function from the ground up.

This role is ideal for an experienced professional with a strong background in a multinational environment and deep expertise in planning structures, performance management, reporting, and advanced financial analytics. The successful candidate will act as a strategic business partner to senior management & the Deputy CEO, playing a key role in shaping business strategy, supporting decision-making, and optimizing profitability and cash performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Design and lead the annual budget and rolling forecast, integrating:
• Coffee production volumes and yields
• Raw material sourcing and processing costs
• Sales volumes by customer and channel
• Pricing, discounts, and commercial assumptions
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models for:
• Volume growth vs capacity constraints
• Cost inflation (green coffee price, packaging, logistics)
• FX and import/export cost movements

Production & Supply Chain Finance

• Own financial analysis of coffee production and processing costs.
• Monitor cost drivers across sourcing, production, warehousing, and distribution.
• Support operational decision-making with cost and efficiency analysis.
• Partner with operations to improve productivity and cost transparency.

Commercial & Customer Finance

• Act as the finance business partner to sales and commercial teams.
• Support pricing decisions based on production cost data
• Analyze customer, product, and channel profitability, including discounts, rebates, promotions, and logistics costs.
• Ensure volume growth initiatives are supported by clear margin analysis.
• Provide insight into customer mix, pricing effectiveness, and profitability drivers.

Margin, Pricing & Profitability Management

• Own gross and contribution margin analysis across the value chain:
• From green coffee sourcing through production to customer delivery
• Track margin movements driven by pricing, production efficiency, FX, and logistics.
• Identify margin leakage and improvement opportunities.
• Support structured pricing frameworks that protect profitability.

Management Reporting & Performance Insights

• Produce monthly management accounts and commercial performance reports.
• Deliver clear variance analysis versus budget and forecast.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards covering:
• Production costs and yields
• Sales volumes, pricing, and margins
• Inventory, working capital, and cash conversion
• Translate financial data into clear, decision-ready insights for leadership.

Inventory, Working Capital & Cash Flow

• Provide financial oversight of inventory valuation, aging, and turnover.
• Analyze the working capital impact of production planning, stock levels, and customer terms.
• Support cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Partner with sales and operations to optimize cash conversion without compromising service.

Import/Export, FX & Cost Volatility Analysis

• Analyze foreign exchange exposure related to imports, exports, and international sales.
• Assess financial impact of freight, duties, and logistics cost changes.
• Model cost volatility and its impact on margins and pricing.

Financial Control, Governance & Process Ownership

• Establish robust financial planning, reporting, and control processes suitable for a growing coffee business.
• Ensure consistency between production data, sales data, and financial reporting.
• Improve financial discipline while maintaining commercial agility.
• Design Transfer Pricing policies & monitor execution and compliance.

Reporting & Systems

• Design and upgrade management reporting in line with multinational standards.
• Collaborate with IT to optimize ERP and BI tools.
• Standardize reporting processes and governance.
• Drive a data-driven culture and reporting automation.
• ESG reporting (CSRD & taxonomy) for compliance reasons.

Strategy & Business Partnering

• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Marketing.
• Perform financial evaluation of new projects, initiatives, capex, and investments.
• Support M&A assessments (if required).
• Contribute to corporate strategy formulation and growth glidepath development.

Organization & Leadership

• Provide guidance and mentoring to teams across Finance, Sales, and Marketing.
• Foster a growth-oriented, strategic, and data-driven high-performance culture.
• Influence and engage cross-functional stakeholders effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• Master’s degree (MBA or MSc in Finance) considered a strong advantage.
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A / Controlling, with substantial exposure to multinational environments.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and KPI design.
• Excellent knowledge of ERP and BI tools (SAP, Power BI, or similar).
• Experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment (standard costing, production controlling).
• Excellent command of English.
• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative capabilities.
• Leadership and influencing skills.
• Ability to build structures and culture from scratch.
• High resilience and change management capability.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills with C-level stakeholders.

Benefits

• A pivotal role in shaping the company’s financial backbone.
• Direct collaboration with senior leadership.
• Opportunity for strategic impact and organizational transformation.
• Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonus.