Hybrid Business Partner, Industrial Finance & Performance

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About the role

  • Business Partner in finance at Withings managing costs, stock optimization, and financial data reliability. The role involves strategic partnerships with operations and support functions.

Responsibilities

  • At Withings, we aim to give individuals back control of their health.
  • We are obsessed with creating beautiful, intuitive products so everyone can use them easily every day; our connected scales, hybrid watches, blood pressure monitors, sleep trackers and all devices in our range are used by millions of people today.
  • Our goal: enable prevention, screening and management of various chronic diseases through innovative products and services, to revolutionize how we care for our health.
  • Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you will be responsible for management control of a strategic and operational scope, acting as a key Business Partner for Operations and Support functions. Your mission will focus on cost control (OPEX) and inventory management optimization, ensuring the reliability of financial data and performance steering.
  • Responsibilities and Duties
  • Inventory Cost Control and Supply Chain Link
  • • Strategic Inventory Management: Ensure the valuation and reliability of inventory, including defining depreciation rules (returned products, end-of-life) and analyzing finished goods cost variations in coordination with Purchasing.
  • • Operational Oversight: Provide the financial interface between Production and Sales, controlling inventories and analyzing stock levels.
  • Business Partner Role & OPEX Management (R&D, IT, G&A, Customer Service)
  • • Strategic Partnership & Challenge: Serve as the preferred financial partner to operational directors (R&D, IT, etc.), analyzing expenses (vs budget/forecast) and acting as an early warning to challenge and optimize operational costs and investments.
  • • Budgeting Process: Actively contribute, together with the teams, to the preparation and monitoring of Budget and Forecast cycles for your OPEX scope.
  • Closing/Budget/Forecast & Information Systems
  • • Closings: Calculate and record accounting provisions affecting your scope. Analyze profitability vs budget (unexpected costs, OPEX...).
  • • Tools: Ensure the accuracy of financial data in the company’s key systems: SAP, Power BI, Anaplan.
  • Ad hoc
  • • Perform one-off analyses for product launch/event projects, studies, etc.
  • • Manage the full P&L of our subsidiary Impeto.

Requirements

  • We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications and mindset:
  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) with a specialization in Management Control, Audit and/or Finance.
  • You have 1 to 3 years of proven experience in a similar role (including internships), enabling you to master closing processes and budget planning.
  • You are recognized for your rigor, organization, and excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
  • You have strong command of information systems, including:
  • • Advanced proficiency in office tools (advanced Excel).
  • • Knowledge of an ERP (ideally SAP) is desired.
  • • Familiarity with a Business Intelligence tool (Power BI) and/or budgeting/planning tool (Anaplan) is a strong asset.
  • You are fluent in English (written and spoken), essential for interacting with our international teams (Boston, Hong Kong, Shenzhen).

Benefits

  • Joining Withings means:
  • Becoming part of one of the pioneers and global leaders in connected health, a multiple award-winner at the Consumer Electronics Show.
  • Contributing to innovative and ambitious projects for the health of tomorrow in an agile and constantly evolving environment.
  • Joining an international company, member of the FrenchTech 120, with teams based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Boston, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
  • Participating in continuous improvement of our products and services by beta-testing them before release, notably during our many team sports sessions.
  • Enjoying many benefits: Stock Options, smartphone and laptop of your choice, discounts for cultural and sporting activities, company restaurant, and much more.
  • Collaborating with passionate colleagues and celebrating each of our successes together!

Job title

Business Partner, Industrial Finance & Performance

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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