Job ID: 12195 

Alternate Locations: Germany-Bremen-Bremen; Germany-Hamburg-Hamburg; Germany-Lower Saxony-Zeven 

Finanzmanager / Finance Manager (Commercial FP&A) (m/w/d)

Location: Bremen area (Zeven), Germany

Reports to: Senior Finance Manager South and DACH Cluster

Contract type: Permanent

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As the Finance Manager (Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis) you will lead planning and reporting activities for our DACH cluster (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). You will oversee month‑end processes, manage the cluster budget and forecasting cycle, and partner with sales and marketing to provide insight that supports profitable growth.

You will be part of a team of 5 people based in our office in Zeven and collaborate internationally with regional FP&A team.

We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the delivery of the profit and loss (P&L) from invoice to cluster margin - A&P – and direct overhead and other KPIs.
• Supervise month‑end processes, ensuring accurate journal entries and recommending improvements.
• Collaborate with cluster finance, the Accounting Centre of Excellence and regional FP&A team to ensure timely postings and clear variances explanations.
• Prepare cluster reporting packs, including contributions to regional reporting and materials for the monthly business review.
• Manage the cluster budget and forecast timetable, ensuring inputs, consolidation and outputs are completed on time
• Maintain and improve the cluster budget model and support sales input accuracy.
• Monitor performance against budget and forecast and work with business partners to address gaps.
• Ensure business intelligence tools (Power BI) align with P&L results and manage customer mapping (by channel, sub-channel and salesperson).
• Lead monthly sales and gross‑margin reviews with senior commercial stakeholders and track improvement actions.
• Support business cases, reporting improvements, cost‑saving initiatives and cross‑cluster projects.

What You’ll Need

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.
• Experience in commercial financial analysis in a similar role, ideally within the consumer goods sector, combined with experience leading a small team.
• Strong understanding of financial principles and the ability to interpret and explain commercial performance.
• Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Confident user of MS Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe.

Your advantage:

• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities and projects.
• Comfortable working with complexity and able to explain complex financial scenarios to non-finance colleagues.
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of SAP and Power BI.

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Bravo – our global recognition programme where teammates can recognise each other and exceptional work is rewarded
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others
• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus
• Global Employee Assistance Program – confidential support for you and your family, complementing our commitment to your well-being at work and beyond
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster an inclusive culture
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Now” on this site and upload your CV in English.

If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial MS Teams interview in English.

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