VP, Commercial Financial Management

VP, Commercial Financial Management

At Henkel, you'll be part of an organization that's shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, 'all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you'll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

The VP, Commercial Financial Management is a key leadership role within the Business unit and acts as a trusted strategic partner to the Business Head and leadership team, combining financial excellence, strategic influence and commercial insight. This role goes beyond traditional finance and requires a well-balanced leader who combines strong financial process discipline with the ability to influence strategic decisions, support M&A activities, and drive business performance.

The VP, Commercial Financial Management plays a critical role in supporting growth, shaping the business unit strategy, and enabling value creation through strategic pricing governance and excellence in business planning.

• Act as senior finance partner to the SBU leadership team and be the first point of contact for all finance-related questions
• Ensure robust, efficient and accurate financial processes including analyzing & presenting monthly financial results incl. gap analysis
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and financial transparency
• Own and coordinate annual planning and investment process
• Identify leading and lagging indicators for business performance
• Propose gap closing measures in collaboration with business teams
• Ensure business planning runs smoothly and efficiently across SBU

• Co-pilot the SBU as a trusted sparring partner on strategic & financial topics to Business Head and Leadership Team
• Be an active and influential member of the leadership team
• Provide forward-looking insights, risks and opportunities on growth, competitiveness and performance
• Challenge and influence strategic decisions, assumptions and priorities
• Drive transformational initiatives to shape and refine Business Unit strategy, portfolio direction, and organization
• Look for areas of synergy, improvement, and scalability to drive efficiencies, create impact, and increase speed
• Drive performance accountability across the organization

• Play a key role in high-impact business decisions, including:
  Capital Investments, M&A Activities (due diligence, evaluation, integration), Major commercial/contract decisions
• Partner cross-functionally to assess and execute M&A opportunities
• Support value creation and post-deal integration

• Lead and align regional and global teams
• Build a strong performance culture and common agenda
• Coach business leaders on financial and commercial decision-making

• High profile university degree, preferably with major in business / finance / accounting
• 10+ years of professional experience in commercial finance leadership role

Proven track record in:

• Business partnering at senior leadership level & exceptional communication skills
• Influencing high impact strategic decisions/strategic thinking (e.g. consulting or corporate strategy background)
• Financial operations and planning excellence
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with operational execution
• Strong analytical skills with forward looking mindset and business acumen
• Direct and indirect leadership and team player mentality
• Hands-on experience in M&A (due diligence and/or integration) strongly preferable

Success in the first 12 months will include:

• Stabilizing and enhancing financial processes
• Building strong partnership with Business Head and Business Unit teams
• Cocreating and detailing out strategic direction of the Business unit together with the Full Leadership team
• Contributing to key strategic and M&A initiatives
• Improving…