Job Summary

This role is designed for a finance professional who thrives on working closely with commercial, operational, and corporate teams to drive business performance, while also possessing a strong technical background in accounting, ERP systems, and financial controls. Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager, this role will serve as the finance business partner for the facility in Poland as well as two smaller sites in France and Germany. The successful candidate will support budgeting, forecasting, and business case development, while ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and operational execution. This position requires a hands on professional who combines strong business partnering skills with the ability to review and, when necessary, directly perform accounting and reporting activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and rolling projection processes for Poland, France, and Germany, ensuring alignment with regional targets and business strategy
• Act as a copilot to the business, providing financial insights, decision support, and recommendations to commercial and operational leaders
• Review, challenge, and validate forecasts, pricing strategies, and customer profitability analyses
• Build and evaluate financial business cases for investments and growth initiatives
• Track and validate savings initiatives, cost reductions, and process improvements with operational teams
• Prepare and present financial reports and analysis to senior management, highlighting key drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Manage submissions to corporate systems (HFM), ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant reporting

Controlling & Compliance

• Oversee local financial control processes and ensure compliance with IFRS/US GAAP, company policies, and local regulations
• Supervise, review, and validate work performed by Shared Service Centers or local staff, stepping in directly when needed to complete activities such as reconciliations, GL postings, and ERP processes
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of month-end close, including fixed assets, inventory, AR/AP, intercompany, payroll accruals, and other accounting areas
• Support local statutory and tax compliance, including VAT filings, in collaboration with external advisors where needed
• Act as the primary point of contact for government authorities and auditors in Poland, and coordinate compliance across France and Germany
• Maintain strong internal controls and support process improvements, automation, and efficiency initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CPA/CMA preferred)
• Minimum 7 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, with exposure to both FP&A and Controlling
• Strong accounting foundation, capable of reviewing and performing GL processes, reconciliations, and ERP transactions
• Proven ability to combine strategic business partnering with hands-on execution
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, process automation)
• ERP experience required (MS Dynamics and Oracle preferred)
• Excellent communication skills with high energy, ownership, and ability to influence stakeholders
• Fluency in Polish and English is required; French and German are considered a strong advantage
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is a must
• Prior experience managing or supporting multi-country operations is a plus

We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. With us, teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.