Senior Finance Business Partner Commercial

Firmabeskrivelse

Join Oterra in making natural food and beverages easy, for a sustainable and healthy world.

Headquartered in Denmark, with production sites in Europe, Latin America, and the US, we are a passionate team of more than 1,400 team members of 48 nationalities in 27 countries worldwide, serving 120 markets globally. As the leading worldwide provider of natural colors, we offer food and beverage manufacturers an alternative to artificial colors. Food and health are at the heart of everything we do and every day over 400 million people eat a product with our colors in it. We believe that nature got it right the first time.

Meet your new team!

We are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner who will act as a trusted partner to Oterra’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Chief Product & Strategy Officer (CPSO) and their leadership teams through actionable financial analysis, performance management and business insights. The role is based out of our HQ in Hellerup, Denmark.

The role is part of the Group Business Finance team and works closely with colleagues across Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Pricing, Supply Chain and Finance. You will play an important role in translating commercial priorities into financial impact, strengthening decision-making across the commercial agenda and enabling Oterra to deliver sustainable profitable growth.

Stillingsbeskrivelse

What would your role look like?

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will support and challenge the commercial organization through fact-based insights, clear financial steering and strong stakeholder management. You will be close to the business agenda and help create transparency on topline growth, margin development, pricing, customer and product profitability, SG&A and working capital-related commercial KPIs.

You will be expected to lead and continuously improve the performance management processes for the commercial area, including monthly reporting, building the story line around value drivers, forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning. The role has a strong element of transformation as you will become a key player in steering the commercial function through the ongoing conversion to natural colors in the US market – an industry-defining opportunity enabled by regulation.

Duties and responsibilities:

Commercial performance management

• Act as a trusted finance partner and advisor to the CCO, CPSO, and their respective leadership teams
• Prepare, analyze and communicate the story of the monthly management reporting on commercial KPIs, including Sales, Margins, and DSO
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and monthly closing activities for the commercial areas, ensuring that business plans, strategic priorities and financial targets are clearly connected
• Support the commercial management agenda with clear insights on growth drivers, margin expansion, pricing efficiency, customer profitability and regional/category performance
• Play a key role in developing Oterra’s global performance management processes and drive structured forecast follow-up and performance reviews, ensuring robust understanding of deviations, assumptions and actions across the commercial organization
• Navigate the transformation of conversion to natural colors in the US ensuring the commercial agenda is on track
• Conduct trend analysis, variance analysis, scenario modelling and ad-hoc financial analysis for senior management and Board of Directors as needed
• Partner with Product Management and Strategy on portfolio performance and strategic projects
• Work with the team to ensure control of SG&A-costs is in place, including Sales, Marketing, Product Management and Strategy-related costs

Kvalifikationer

Join Oterra in making natural food and beverages easy, for a sustainable and healthy world

Oterra is the world's leading provider of natural colors for the food and beverage industry. Headquartered in Denmark, we are more than 1,400 colleagues across 27 countries, serving customers in over 120 markets. Every day, more than 400 million people consume products containing our colors.

At Oterra, we believe nature got it right the first time. Our purpose is to help food and beverage manufacturers make the shift from artificial to natural colors, creating healthier and more sustainable products for consumers around the world.

Meet your new team

We are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to support our Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Chief Product & Strategy Officer (CPSO) and their leadership teams.

Based at our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, you will be part of the Group Business Finance team and work closely with colleagues across Commercial, Product Management, Strategy and Finance. You will play a central role in translating business performance into actionable insights and helping drive profitable growth across the organization.

What will you be doing?

As a trusted finance partner, you will support decision-making through financial insights, performance management and business analysis. You will help create transparency around commercial performance and ensure financial priorities remain closely connected to business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with the CCO, CPSO and their leadership teams on business performance and strategic priorities.
• Driving forecasting, budgeting and performance follow-up across commercial activities.
• Preparing and communicating performance insights related to growth, profitability, pricing and commercial effectiveness.
• Supporting monthly reporting and helping explain the key drivers behind results.
• Conducting business cases, scenario analyses and ad hoc financial assessments to support decision-making.
• Collaborating across Finance and the business to strengthen performance management and improve ways of working.
• Supporting Oterra's continued growth journey, including key transformation initiatives in the US market.
• Contributing to strategic projects related to portfolio performance, commercial development and business growth.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an analytically strong finance professional who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and transforming complex data into clear business insights. The role requires commercial curiosity, a collaborative mindset and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic international environment.

To succeed in this role, you will likely bring experience from several of the following areas:

• Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, FP&A, Consulting or a similar role.
• Financial planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Translating financial analysis into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Working with commercial performance drivers such as growth, profitability and pricing.
• Stakeholder management across functions and organizational levels.
• Microsoft Excel and financial modelling; experience with Power BI or ERP systems is an advantage.
• A degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Experience working in an international organization and collaborating across multiple functions will be beneficial.

What can we offer?

At Oterra, you will join a collaborative and international culture with short decision paths, high ambitions and plenty of opportunities to make an impact.

We offer:

• A highly visible role with broad exposure across the business.
• Close collaboration with senior leaders and key decision-makers.
• International and cross-functional experience.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Our culture is characterized by teamwork, pragmatism and a shared commitment to delivering results. We support one another, enjoy a good laugh along the way and take pride in creating value for our customers and colleagues worldwide.

Interested?

We would love to hear more about you and your motivation for joining Oterra.

Please submit your CV in English.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Start date: As soon as possible, taking notice periods into consideration.