Finance Manager BP - Capital Investment

Based in Geleen (Maastricht), Netherlands, this Finance Business Partner role focuses on capital investment and partners closely with Business Leadership and Operations to translate business and financial insights into actionable recommendations that improve growth, profitability, and cash flow.

Every day, a patient receives an implantable medical device featuring one of our dsm-firmenich biomaterials. Our customized solutions and expert services promote restorative healing while effectively supporting sustainability.

As Finance Business Partner, you will collaborate with global stakeholders to lead performance management, enable cost excellence, improve inventory and working capital management, and lead planning and forecasting. You will serve as the financial lead for capital investments, providing business case analysis, investment recommendations, financial reporting, and value realization tracking.

You are a financial business partner who provides forward-looking analysis, challenges assumptions, and is a trusted partner at the table when decisions are made.

Your responsibilities

• Lead monthly closing, delivering actionable P&L insights, and improve forecast accuracy through close collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead financial evaluation and governance of capex investments and business cases, and support the development of long-range capital plans.
• Create robust inventory and working capital management and provide insights into inventory movements and working capital performance including reserves (MRB/SLOB), NRV, and adjustments.
• Drive cost excellence through strong cost accounting, supporting ongoing improvement of cost structures, including standard costing, cost roll processes, purchase price variance, and cost performance drivers.
• Own site-level planning cycles, including labor and overhead rate setting and spend planning.
• Mobilize the organization across functions to activate improvement initiatives that drive value creation opportunities.

We offer

• Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty, with support to explore what drives you.
• A chance to impact millions of consumers every day, with sustainability embedded in all we do.
• A science-led company with cutting-edge research and creativity everywhere, from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers.
• Growth opportunities within an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership.
• A collaborative culture with shared wins and supportive teams.
• A community where your voice matters and is essential to serving customers well.

You bring

• Background in finance or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Operations Finance, FP&A, and Capital Investment.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Confident use of data, digital tools, and AI.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in capital investment analysis and business case development.
• A proactive, hands-on mindset combined with strong analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English; other languages are an advantage.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, you will join a global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose to bring progress to life. The company works across nutrition, health, and beauty, and offers opportunities to grow through continuous learning and mobility across businesses, teams, and borders.