About the job

⭐Exciting opportunity at The Nutriment Company!⭐

We are looking for a VP Group Finance

📍Location: On-site in Düsseldorf, Germany

About The Nutriment Company

At Nutriment Company we are entrepreneurs, visionaries and doers. We operate in one of the fastest growing segments of FMCG right now - pet food - and we are proud to be Europe's leading company within the natural premium segment. Our headquarters are in Stockholm and Düsseldorf, and we currently have +850 employees spread across Europe. We generate 250+ million EUR turnover with strong profitability, and we are owned by the Nordic private equity company Axcel.

At The Nutriment Company, we have a highly motivated, ambitious, and fun team that aspires to take our company to the next level, as we expand at a high pace both through organic growth and acquisitions across Europe.

The role

We are now looking for a VP Group Finance to take a key role in safeguarding the integrity and timeliness of the Group's financial reporting, consolidation and internal control environment across all our markets and subsidiaries. You will report to our Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The role is based in our headquarter in Düsseldorf and frequent travel across Europe on a need basis is expected.

As VP Group Finance at The Nutriment Company, you will own the relationship with statutory auditors, banks and tax authorities, and act as a key finance partner in M&A integration and group-wide strategic projects. You will work in close cooperation with local finance teams to ensure a consistent, compliant and well-controlled financial organization across the Group.

Key responsibilities include:

Group Reporting & Consolidation

• Ensure accurate and on-time monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting, working in close cooperation with local finance teams in group subsidiaries
• Ensure consistent P&L and balance sheet reporting across all markets and legal entities to enable like-for-like comparison between different markets and business units
• Own the balance sheet and cash flow statements included in monthly reporting
• Ensure consistent monthly reporting across the Group and compliance with local GAAP and IFRS
• Own the consolidated yearly accounts and prepare the Group's financial statements in accordance with IFRS
• Drive continuous improvement of Group reporting processes, timelines and systems in tight collaboration with the VP of Business Control

ESG & Sustainability Reporting

• Responsible for quarterly ESG reporting and yearly CO2 emission calculations
• Ensure ESG and emissions data is collected consistently across markets and subsidiaries and reported in line with applicable requirements

Internal Control

• Own internal control across the Group, including the yearly self-assessment process
• Identify gaps in internal control and drive improvements and remediation together with local finance departments and teams
• Maintain and develop Group accounting policies and control frameworks around critical areas such as stock and gross margin tracking

Audit

• Own the relationship with statutory auditors and act as primary point of contact for Group audit matters
• Coordinate the Group audit across all markets and subsidiaries, ensuring timely delivery of audit documentation and resolution of findings, including coordinating communication of auditors' yearly reporting of findings and areas of improvement to the Board of Directors

Treasury & Bank Relations

• Owner of monthly bank reporting, including tracking of leverage and covenant compliance and preparation of quarterly and yearly compliance certificates
• Support cash flow forecasting and liquidity management across the Group in close connection with the FP&A function

Tax & Transfer Pricing

• Own Group tax compliance, working with local teams and external advisors as needed, including responsibility for optimizing CIT across the Group (regional tax group setup together with external advisors and local teams)
• Prepare and maintain transfer pricing guidelines and documentation across the Group
• Monitor changes in tax legislation relevant to the Group's markets and assess their impact

M&A Integration & Support

• Lead the financial integration of acquired businesses, including nominal mapping to Group structure, historical data integration (up to 36 months) to the Group system, purchase price allocations, fund flow preparation and drawdown certificates
• Support the M&A team in financial due diligence to enable as seamless a post-acquisition integration as possible

Strategic & Cross-Functional Projects

• Act as a finance and legal partner in Group projects such as legal entity mergers, simplification of intercompany flows, and changes to financial systems and/or ERPs

Your profile

You will be a key player in our finance organization, driving the integrity and quality of Group reporting with a high exposure to executive management, the Board and external stakeholders. As such we are looking for the following profile:

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field; a professional accounting qualification (e.g. Chartered Accountant, CPA or equivalent) is meritorious
• Significant experience (typically 10+ years) in progressively senior finance roles, including group/consolidated reporting in an international, multi-entity organization
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP, and hands-on experience preparing consolidated financial statements
• Proven experience managing external audit processes across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience with bank relations, covenant and leverage reporting, ideally in a leveraged or private-equity-owned environment
• Experience with tax compliance and transfer pricing documentation
• Track record of supporting M&A due diligence and post-acquisition financial integration
• Experience implementing or improving ERP and consolidation systems is an advantage

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership skills, with experience coordinating finance teams and stakeholders across multiple markets and cultures
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to engage confidently with auditors, banks, tax authorities and senior management as well as local finance departments
• High attention to detail combined with the ability to operate at a strategic level
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Structured, hands-on and pragmatic approach to managing multiple priorities
• Fluency in German and English is required, both written and spoken, additional languages are an advantage
• Experience from private equity backed companies with an ambitious M&A agenda is considered meritorious but not a requirement

What we offer

• Being part of a high-growth company with a critical role at the core of our financial governance and M&A agenda
• Unique level of exposure to executive management, the Board of Directors, auditors and banks
• Attractive career path with clear possibility to grow into broader group finance leadership roles as the company grows
• Competitive salary including benefits
• Possibility to invest in an equity programme

Your Application

If you believe The Nutriment Company is right for you, please send your resume as soon as possible and no later than Sept 30th. Interviews are held on a rolling basis, and the position may be filled before a final deadline is reached.

For questions about the position, please contact Head of HR and Talent Development mette.schneider@nutriment.com

We look forward to receiving your application!