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.

This full-time, on-site position is based at our headquarters in Westlake, Ohio.

• Financial Operations & Planning Excellence
  • Act as senior finance partner to the SBU leadership team and be the first point of contact for all finance-related question
  • 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
• Strategic Business Partnering and Leadership
  • 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
• M&A and High Impact Decisions
  • 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 asses and execute M&A opportunities
  • Support value creation and post-deal integration
• Team &Culture
  • 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…