Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Luxembourg
Mission & Objectives
- Drive Financial Leadership & Strategy: Shape and execute financial strategies that enhance business performance, profitability, and long-term value creation. In close coordination with FP&A head.
- Lead Decarbonization Finance: Oversee financial viability for decarbonization initiatives, ensuring investment decisions align with sustainability goals.
- Monitor Market & Competition: Provide competitive financial analysis, with a strong focus on investment trends, industry benchmarking, and strategic positioning.
- Support Capex Planning & Execution: Lead capital allocation, ensuring financial oversight and optimization of investment decisions. In coordination with segment CTO team.
- Strengthen Financial Reporting & Advisory role: Serve as a key advisor to the Segment CFO, for key executable action plan or key messages.
- Support in enhance Finance Processes & Team Development: Improve operational efficiency, implement best practices, and mentor Finance teams for growth and collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Decarbonization & Sustainability Strategy
- Lead the financial strategy for decarbonization, driving investment decisions and ensuring long-term viability.
- Own the financial oversight of decarb initiatives, maintaining an updated view of project returns—capex, timing, revenue, opex, etc.
- Direct cross-functional teams in shaping the Flat Europe finance view on opex cost implications of decarb footprint scenarios.
- Act as the key Finance representative, ensuring strategic alignment and clear communication of decarb priorities to Group management.
Market & Competition Analysis:
- Provide oversight for competitor analysis, focusing on financial KPIs, strategic initiatives, operational insights, and investment trends.
- Ensure timely delivery of quarterly reports and actionable insights to inform leadership decision-making, particularly regarding competitor investment patterns and market positioning.
Joint Ventures & Executive Support:
- Provide strategic financial support to the Segment CFO and CEO in their roles on JV boards, ensuring alignment with broader segment objectives.
- Facilitate financial reporting and governance oversight to support key decision-making for JV entities.
Strategic Initiative Oversight & Capex Controlling:
- Oversee Capex planning and execution, ensuring financial viability and alignment with long-term goals.
- Guide teams in tracking actual spend versus budget and coordinating automation initiatives for Capex reporting.
- Oversee execution of key strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Coordinate with CTO on capex and cash flow planning.
Financial Strategy, Business Performance & Reporting:
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the Segment CFO, driving value creation initiatives (e.g., CO2, hedging, STIP, LTIP) while ensuring financial oversight of the Flat Europe Segment and Clusters.
- Oversee key Finance reporting needs, including Quarterly BAR, Annual Strategy, and Business Plan Meetings, delivering actionable insights.
- Support ad hoc financial projects, collaborating with Government Affairs, Group Treasury, CCM, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Strategy teams.
Finance Process Improvement & People Development:
- Participate in shaping the evolution of Segment Finance processes, improving efficiency and service delivery to stakeholders.
- Support knowledge-sharing Finance team development and cross-functional collaboration initiatives.
- Support in implementing best practices in financial reporting and governance, ensuring organizational effectiveness.
Key Qualifications
- 12–15 years’ finance experience in Manufacturing preferably steel, mining, or heavy industry
- Strong background in financial strategy, decarbonization, and advanced financial modeling
- Skilled in Capex budging, planning, market/competitive analysis, and supporting joint venture businesses
- Excellent at influencing and advising senior leaders to steer the business
- High integrity, analytical mindset, and adaptability
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