Finance Manager (Retailer Accounts)

Job description

About us Dyson is a global technology company founded in 1993 with a unique philosophy - to solve problems that others ignore. The company is known for surprising new inventions that defy convention. From the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner, to air purifiers/fans without rotor blades, to our hair styling products that enable professional styling at home just like at the hairdresser: We continue to develop relentlessly - our products inspire every technology fan and make household and co. an experience! Our culture is unique; The mindset is geared to constant change and Dyson’s pace brings constant challenge. Dyson suits people with the courage and resilience to find their own way, spotting opportunities where others don’t, and having the self-belief to persevere where others give up. About the role We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager, specializing in Global Retail to lead financial business partnering for one of our most critical global retail accounts. This is a globally scoped role, based in Cologne alongside the broader team, with a primary focus on driving performance, insight, and control across the MSH partnership. This role will own category-focused financial leadership for MSH, ensuring high-quality decision support, strong governance of marketing investments (BBI), and clear visibility of commercial performance. As a critical position within the organisation, it will directly influence strategic direction, investment decisions, and growth outcomes with a key retail partner. Key Responsibilities: Global Retail Business Partnering (MSH): Act as the lead finance business partner for the global MSH account, providing strategic guidance, financial insight, and challenge to drive performance and decision-making. Category Finance Leadership: Own end-to-end category financials for MSH, aligning financial strategy with commercial priorities and global account objectives. Marketing Spend Control (BBI): Lead governance and controlling of all MSH-related marketing investment, ensuring robust tracking, cost discipline, and optimisation of spend. ROI & Investment Effectiveness: Evaluate ROI across marketing and category initiatives within MSH, providing clear recommendations to maximise commercial return and efficiency. Performance & Growth Analysis: Deliver deep-dive analysis on category and account performance, identifying risks and opportunities to support sustainable growth. Forecasting Ownership: Lead forecasting for MSH category performance and marketing spend, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with global and regional targets. Planning & Budgeting: Drive annual planning and budgeting processes for the MSH account, delivering clear, insight-led financial plans. Decision Support & Modelling: Provide robust financial modelling and scenario analysis to influence strategic decisions and commercial negotiations with MSH. Governance & Controls: Ensure strong adherence to financial policies, controls, and compliance standards across all MSH-related activities. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with global account leadership, category teams, and marketing stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and critical challenger. About you Experience: 7–9 years of progressive experience in Finance, with a strong focus on financial business partnering and global retail environments (ideally with key account exposure such as MSH). Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Global Retail Expertise: Proven understanding of retail financial dynamics in a global or multi-market setup, with the ability to translate account-level performance into actionable financial insight. Experience with large strategic retail partners is strongly preferred. Category & Commercial Finance: Demonstrated expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, with hands-on experience supporting category teams and managing commercial and marketing investments. Marketing Spend & ROI Management: Strong capability in BBI controlling and ROI analysis, with a track record of driving improved effectiveness and return on marketing investments within a retail context. Analytical & Insight Generation: Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, commercially relevant recommendations for senior stakeholders. Tools & Systems: Advanced proficiency in Excel, SAP, Power BI (or equivalent), with strong financial modelling and reporting capabilities. Stakeholder Management: Highly effective communicator with strong influencing skills; able to partner, challenge, and align senior commercial, category, and marketing stakeholders in a global matrix environment. Language Skills: Fluency in English is required; additional European languages are an advantage. Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.