FP&A Project Specialist

Internationally operating group developing, customising and distributing apparel and promotional products, with activities across Europe (including France, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain). Products are sold globally through a network of distributors and resellers.

This PE-backed organisation employs approximately 2,500 FTE and combines production, supply chain and commercial activities across multiple countries. A key part of the proposition is product customisation, adding complexity to operations.

The business consists of multiple entities with different systems and ways of working and is currently in an integration and professionalisation phase, focused on harmonisation and realising synergies across the group.

A new CFO has recently joined and is centralising and building the finance organisation from Paris. The finance function across the entities currently consists of approximately 40 FTE and will be consolidated into one integrated structure.

As FP&A Project Specialist, you play a key role within an international integration and value creation case, focused on driving synergies, value creation and change management, with exposure to the CFO and the business. This role is based in Paris, where the central finance team is being built and further developed.

In this role, you structure, validate and monitor the central “Playbook”: a portfolio of initiatives aimed at delivering €20+ mln EBITDA improvement and managing €50+ mln of one-off costs. A key part of the role is working with and further developing the Playbook model in Excel. You are an Excel power user and comfortable working with complex models.

You work closely with project teams and international stakeholders, bringing structure to an environment where multiple entities, systems and ways of working come together. You ensure a single source of truth on progress, impact and decision-making.
You challenge assumptions, quantify impact and actively drive the execution of initiatives, with a clear focus on realising synergies and improvements.

The role is international in nature, requiring travel approximately every other week to various European locations (including the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain), making this a highly dynamic and impactful position.

Key tasks / responsibilities:

Playbook & value creation

• Structure, validate and monitor the central Playbook
• Validate synergies and EBITDA impact per initiative
• Challenge assumptions and underlying business cases
• Quantify financial impact, including one-off costs
• Identify, escalate and steer underperforming initiatives

Analysis & performance

• Consolidate initiatives, timelines and financial impact
• Monitor progress and delivery of value creation
• Identify deviations, risks and opportunities
• Translate analyses into actionable insights

Governance & reporting

• Set up and maintain governance structures
• Ensure consistent and reliable reporting
• Support decision-making with financial insights

Execution & project support

• Support project teams in executing initiatives
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in execution
• Take ownership of specific initiatives (e.g. footprint, restructuring)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or similar
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in FP&A, Business Control, Transaction Services, consulting or transformation environments
• Experience with value creation, synergies and performance tracking (e.g. synergy tracking)
• Experience with integrations, transformation programmes or change initiatives
• Strong financial understanding (P&L, EBITDA, business cases and initiative impact)
• Advanced Excel skills (Excel power user; comfortable with complex models)
• Ability to challenge assumptions and translate them into financial impact
• Experience in structuring projects, tracking and governance
• Able to switch between detail and a high-level overview
• Hands-on and execution-driven (not purely analytical)
• Strong stakeholder management; able to drive progress and accountability
• Strong communication skills; able to influence and align stakeholders
• ‘Can do’ mentality
• Willing to travel internationally approximately every other week
• Fluent in English; French is a strong plus; Dutch is a plus

Paris (with international travel required approximately every other week, including to the Netherlands and Barcelona).

Starting the position from the Netherlands is possible, given the presence of offices in the Netherlands (Rijswijk and Nijverdal).