Finance Director Europe

Role overview

Gunnebo Safe Storage is seeking a Finance Director Europe to join the Safe Storage Europe leadership team. This role is responsible for shaping and executing the regional financial agenda to support sustainable growth, profitability, operational excellence and long-term value creation.

As a strategic partner to the Vice President Europe and regional management team, the Finance Director combines forward-looking business insight with financial discipline and hands-on execution. A central priority is to strengthen performance management and lead the continued transformation of finance processes, systems and capabilities across Europe.

Key responsibilities

·       Strategic finance and business partnering

·       Partner with the Vice President Europe and regional leadership team to define and execute business and financial priorities.

·       Lead regional strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, providing insight to support pricing, portfolio, investment and capital allocation decisions.

·       Challenge and support commercial and operational decisions to improve revenue growth, margins, cash generation and return on invested capital.

·       Translate market, customer and competitive developments into actionable recommendations; support M&A and integration activities where relevant.

Performance and value creation

·       Establish transparent performance reporting, meaningful KPIs and clear accountability across the region.

·       Drive improvements in profitability, productivity and working capital; identify risks and opportunities early and support timely corrective actions.

·       Finance transformation and operational excellence

·       Lead simplification, standardisation, automation and digitalisation of finance processes to improve efficiency, data quality and scalability.

·       Strengthen business intelligence, analytics and management reporting, reducing dependence on manual and spreadsheet-based activities.

·       Work closely with sales, operations, supply chain and service teams to improve end-to-end business processes.

Governance, risk and compliance

·       Ensure reliable financial reporting, effective internal controls, compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

·       Maintain a balanced approach to business growth, financial discipline, risk management and business continuity.

People leadership

·       Lead, develop and inspire the regional finance organisation within an international matrix structure.

·       Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing finance team with strong business partnering and change capabilities.

Requirements

Candidate profile

·       University degree (minimum bachelor’s level) in business administration, finance or a related field.

·       More than 10 years of relevant finance experience, including management experience in a comparable leadership role.

·       Proven track record in transforming finance organisations through process improvement, automation and digital enablement.

·       Strong expertise in financial reporting, tax, budgeting and forecasting; experience in operational controlling is a strong advantage.

·       Experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a complex international matrix environment.

·       Strategic and commercially minded, with strong analytical skills, sound judgement and a pragmatic, execution-focused approach.

·       Ability to translate financial information into clear business actions, constructively challenge decisions and develop teams through change.

·       willingness to travel approximately 20%