Finance Business Partner EMEA

Location: Switzerland (Binningen, Basel) or Germany (Bielefeld)

Full-time

Workplace type: Hybrid (3 days in the office-2 days from home)

Sea to Summit is on the lookout for a dynamic Finance Business Partner to drive our European operations forward.

This is a newly established position that offers a unique opportunity to shape the financial landscape of the brand in Europe. This role will be either based in Basel (Switzerland) or Bielefeld (Germany), and report to the Group Financial Reporting, Planning and Analysis Manager (based at Headquarters in Perth, Australia) with a dotted line into the General Manager-Europe (based in Switzerland).

This individual will be a key business partner responsible for developing and maintaining financial reports, analyses, planning and budget control (Managerial and corporate reporting, audit and tax engagements).

This is a critical role that will have a tremendous impact on Sea to Summit’s European business as the company continues to scale and grow globally.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely, accurate, and comprehensive financial reporting for the Europe region in accordance with both local regulations and company standards.
• Manage all financial functions of the business including the accuracy of the general ledger, ensuring all automated (from subsystems) and manual entries are reporting into Netsuite correctly.
• Manage the accuracy of the payroll, approve for processing and record in Netsuite.
• Provide leadership, direction and mentorship to the transaction/accounting team based in Germany and Norway.
• Track and invoice global costs back to global finance for accurate intercompany accounting on a monthly basis.
• Assess financial activity, prepare monthly accruals and other journal entries for accurate financial reporting in accordance to International Accounting Standards, close the books for the month and report results to global finance in accordance with global deadlines, and prepare monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Work with department heads to provide information for both capital and operating budget, consolidate at the total company level and communicate results to global finance.
• Prepare monthly actual v budget reporting and variance analysis. Prepare monthly financial forecasts including balance sheet, P & L and cash flow
• Present financial status for monthly, quarterly, and annual meeting with Senior Leaders during business unit reviews.
• Oversee all banking activity and ensure the accuracy of transactions within the checking account.
• Manage external tax advisors to determine income tax liabilities and remit payments to agencies accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Manage external tax advisors with preparing monthly and/or quarterly filings and payments to all required agencies.
• Support global finance with due diligence and audits as necessary.
• Contribute financial and other advice for successful management, improved efficiencies, and expense control of the company as a member of the management team.
• Develop and implement financial strategies to support business growth in the region, ensuring alignment with global financial objectives.
• Collaborate with various departments, maintain a flexible attitude and support the organizational objectives by carrying duties assigned by Group Financial Controller, along with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience & Key Personal Qualities
To be successful, they must be a collaborative problem-solver, who not only understands the numbers, but also the broader business context around them. This individual must be able to communicate effectively across the organization to provide critical information and escalate and address roadblocks.

• 5-7 years of experience in accounting or related field
• 1+ years’ experience in leading and developing a small finance team
• Previous experience reporting to remote direct manager on a different time zone
• Well-developed analytical, verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Broad understanding of financial/accounting principles
• Demonstrated working knowledge in applying International Accounting Standards
• Proven leadership skills
• “Can-do” attitude; ability to work intensively with a full sense of ownership of the work product at all times
• Demonstrates Adaptability & Flexibility & Resilience
• Experience working with the headquarters team for a global brand
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint