Royal Canin Finance Business Partner (Maternity cover)

Job Description

Job Description:

Join Royal Canin’s North Europe cluster—covering the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden—as a Finance Business Partner within our FP&A team of seven dedicated professionals.

You will be in charge of the financial analysis & partnership for key operating expenses of Nordics countries. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive financial excellence, and partner with cross-functional teams in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Contract: 1-Year Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover)

What will be your key responsibilities?

Finance partnership for Logistics costs:

Context: we have kicked off end of 2025 a 6–months-project with the support of external consultants to deep-dive our costs-to-serve characteristics and (re)set a framework enabling consistent reporting and continuous improvement. Your role will be to:

• Develop and implement reliable dashboards and reporting tools to unlock both high level & granular cost analysis

• Partner with Supply Chain to redefine ways of working to monitor short/mid-term performance and drive long-term efficiencies

• Analyze trends and key drivers behind outbound logistics costs (MOQ, orders frequency, customers segmentation) and storage expenses (portfolio arbitration, 3PL services), and provide insights to leadership for optimizations

• Identify Risks & Opportunities, delivering decision support to Supply chain and Senior leadership

• Own the period-end accruals process to ensure operating expenses are accurate & complete

Finance partnership for Advertising, Consumer promotion, Display expenses (A&CP&D), and Destroyed & Donated products:

• Lead the forecasting process with A&CP&D budget owners, ensuring alignment with business objectives

• Supervise periodic & quarterly variances vs forecast; steer analysis and actions with involved stakeholders

• Challenge budget utilization and embed a ROI mindset for key activities: define KPIs, set targets, follow-up on results with key stakeholders

• Own period end accruals process to ensure operating expenses are accurate & complete

• Collaborate with senior management on business cases and investments decisions, supporting the Annual Execution Plan (AEP)

General business partnership & Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Prepare and distribute periodic reports and analysis on operating expenses as compared to the operating plan (AEP) and forecasts

• Ensure operating objectives & performance are linked to long term financial plans and compliant with relevant regulations

• Foster alignment and execution across Demand, Supply and Finance teams, acting as a trusted & reliable partner

• Champion digitalization by implementing Power BI-based and automated solutions to enhance efficiency

• Drive or support ad-hoc projects and continuous improvement initiatives

• Provide training and support to teams involved in investments & activities, promoting knowledge sharing and best practices

What are we looking for?

We seek a passionate, proactive team player:

• With a hands-on attitude, willing to “roll your sleeves” and tackle challenges

• Unsatisfied with status quo and striving to enhance both results & processes

• Tech savvy: proficient in MS Excel, at ease in handling multiple & large datasets; Power BI experience is a certain plus

• With ideally 2+ years in finance partnership; alternatively, commercial or supply experience, data driven and with strong P&L and financial fundamentals

• Highly organized and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment; skilled at managing multiple projects and time effectively

• Fluent in English, adept at engaging with stakeholders at all levels

• Keen to navigate across different level of stakeholders & expectations

• With strong analytical skills and ability to translate complex information into clear and concise insights to senior management

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.