Commercial Finance Business Partner, Arla Denmark - Aarhus

Location: Viby J, DK

Do you have high ambitions and are you ready to make the next move in your career? Then you might be our new colleague in Sales Finance in Aarhus. Our job is to function as a progressive sparring partner for the commercial part of the business on the Danish market and create value for Arla Foods and our customers through intelligent analyses and a proactive business development mindset.

The Sales Finance department
Based in Viby J, Denmark, Arla Foods Denmark (ADK) is the commercial organization handling sales and marketing activities in the Danish market. The total revenue of ADK amounts to more than 8 billion DKK. ADK Finance is responsible for all financial activities ranging from price and performance management to business partnering and reporting. Our work supports the commercial organization as well as the ADK management team. The Sales Finance team, part of the whole Finance department of 13 people, consists of 3 strong profiles each supporting their specific customer portfolio. Hence the possibilities for solid sparring and development also lies within the team, where there is a strong culture to support each other.

How you will make an impact
You will be responsible for having the overview and improve Arla’s financial development on the Danish market for one of Arla’s largest customers. We expect you to act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner on a strategic and tactical level with the respective Business Unit Director, Key Account Managers and support functions in our customer core team. In collaboration with the commercial business, you will analyze the underlying performance and relate to the effect of these on the top- and bottom line.

You will be analyzing opportunities and consequences to ensure financial transparency and accuracy on financial figures to enable Arla to drive the right directions and decisions. Besides being part of commercial decisions, you will be responsible for the financial agenda within:

• Financial forecasting
• Month end closing
• Annual negotiations
• Price management
• Performance management
• Business cases, incl. recommendations

Thus, you must be prepared for projects and cross-organizational work to be an important factor in your everyday tasks.

You will play a part in setting the directions and goals for next year’s ambitions, and you will act as a key player in an efficient and proactive department with specialized professional competences. Finally, this role gives you a unique opportunity to learn everything about Arla’s commercial business and thus paving the way for your future career at Arla.

What will make you successful
We expect that the right candidate for this role brings:

• Preferably a Master’s degree within Finance, Economics or similar
• Experience within commercial finance, where you have proved that you are capable of achieving extraordinary results
• Optimally, experience from a FMCG company, a retailer or similar
• Strong communication skills in both English and Danish

Besides this, we expect that you have a strong business acumen, and you possess a proactive mindset with a strong desire for creating results and improving the day of tomorrow. At the same time, you are a great team player and loyal collaborator. Your strong analytical skills and personal impact gives you the ability to offer challenging and constructive sparring on all levels of an organization. Ambitious as you are, you feel a desire for working in a high pace. In return, we can guarantee you a significant learning opportunity and impact.

Application and contact
We look forward to receiving your application. Please apply as soon as possible, as we will possess the applications on an ongoing basis. For additional information, please contact Head of Sales Finance, Thomas Duedahl +45 8938 1437.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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