Finance Director, Cost of Volume

The Finance Director, Cost of Volume supports the Senior Director, Cost of Volume in leading Europe-wide COV planning, forecasting, performance management, governance and reporting.

The role works closely with Cluster Finance teams and the global COV Centre of Excellence to ensure accurate submissions, consistent methodologies, strong controls and transparent COV reporting across Europe.

The Director will lead the regional implementation of the new global COV definition and the COV components of the EPM planning approach.

COV Planning, Forecasting and Performance

• Support the Senior Director in leading Europe COV budget, outlook and forecasting processes across clusters and countries.
• Work closely with Cluster Finance teams to promote accurate, timely and consistent COV submissions and a robust understanding of key movements, risks and opportunities.
• Consolidate and challenge COV forecasts across Europe and develop clear, decision-oriented performance insights for Europe FP&A leadership.
• Establish consistent analytical approaches for explaining actual and forecast COV performance versus budget, outlook and prior year.
• Provide reliable COV inputs, explanations and component-level analysis to support wider Europe FP&A revenue, yield and profitability assessments.

COV Process and EPM Implementation:

• Lead regional implementation and adoption of the COV planning framework within EPM across Europe.
• Partner with Cluster Finance teams through the transition from existing COV processes to the new EPM-enabled COV planning environment.
• Establish consistent Europe COV processes and ways of working aligned with global definitions, methodologies and EPM standards.
• Coordinate testing, implementation and adoption of COV-specific capabilities and tools developed by the Finance Velocity Office and the global COV Centre of Excellence.
• Simplify and automate COV data collection, validation, reconciliation, forecasting and reporting activities.

COV Reporting, Dashboards and Analytics:

• Lead the development, maintenance and ongoing enhancement of Europe COV dashboards and management reporting.
• Ensure dashboards and reporting evolve in line with the new COV definition and GARP rack-rate cube.
• Develop standard analytical views that enable Cluster and Europe Finance teams to understand COV performance consistently.
• Improve the accessibility, consistency and usability of COV information across Europe Finance.

Cluster Partnership, Training and Adoption:

• Act as a key COV point of contact for Cluster Finance teams, providing guidance and analytical support throughout planning, forecasting and performance-management cycles.
• Develop and coordinate training and supporting materials for the new COV definition, EPM processes, dashboards and new COV tools.
• Support clusters through adoption, help resolve issues and promote consistency in how COV is planned, analysed and reported across Europe.

Global COV COE and Finance Velocity Office Partnership:

• Work closely with the global COV Centre of Excellence and Finance Velocity Office to implement global COV methodologies, tools and capabilities within Europe.
• Act as a conduit between global teams and Europe clusters, translating global developments into practical regional processes.
• Represent Europe requirements and cluster feedback in the development and enhancement of global COV capabilities.

Governance and Process Excellence:

• Maintain clear regional COV processes, methodologies, planning guidance and documentation.
• Establish appropriate controls and reconciliations over regional COV submissions and reporting.
• Identify process or data-quality issues and coordinate resolution with clusters and relevant Finance teams.
• Continuously improve COV processes, reducing manual activity and increasing consistency, transparency and control.

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