Director, FP&A Group Financial Planning

Are you a strategic, visionary leader with a passion for global finance?

Join us as our next Director, FP&A Group Financial Planning and help shape the financial future of one of the world’s most iconic brands!

The purpose of the Group FP&A function is to take ownership of managing and steering the financial performance of Pandora Group, and we play a vital role in defining and enforcing the global performance management framework and policies across Global Finance. This includes being the driver of planning, budgeting and forecasting, defining KPIs, management reporting, models used in Pandoras ability to provide the right guidance on expected future performance to the capital market.

The Group FP&A function houses the analytical skillsets and value-chain insight needed to act as a finance business partner for both the CEO and CFO, as well as overseeing Group’s financial performance and financial planning.

As Director, FP&A Group Financial Planning, you will work cross-functionally on performance management direction setting and performance insights, build and communicate financial targets, oversee the planning process and drive scenario building in close collaboration with key business and finance stakeholders. The FP&A planning team is a key business partner to the Group CFO and SVP Corporate Finance, providing financial insights to support guidance and investor communication.

The role requires a combination of strong business acumen, strategic mindset and value-chain insight. Experience in commercial finance or financial planning is preferred, along with a deep understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet. You will take strong ownership in driving Pandora’s planning and forecasting process, ensuring we have accurate, streamlined and agile processes.

This is a high pace role with considerable senior stakeholder visibility. There will be ample opportunity to develop the role. We are therefore looking for a person who has a strong mindset of constantly improving and streamlining, both from a process and technology perspective. You will be a role model for analytical excellence, with a natural ability to connect reporting and analysis to drive actionable insights. You ask the right questions to understand the links between performance drivers and financial outcomes, and you thrive on curiosity and clarity.

Further, you will:

• Drive process and execution discipline including global standardization and efficiencies for Pandora in the digital planning area
• Develop reporting to Pandora’s Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors on budget and forecast scenarios
• Build and maintain strong relationships and act as a trusted business partner across functions
• Lead and energize an analytical team, ensuring strong engagement and direction, while fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement
• Build solid succession planning and talent pipeline, providing ongoing coaching to strengthen the team’s performance, and supporting the members to achieve their career development goals

Limited international travelling is to be expected.

Your New Team

Pandora offers an exciting and challenging role in a fast-moving, international environment. You will be part of a dynamic team, working in close cooperation with a strong organization where quality and integrity are significant qualities. We are a dynamic organization where we are guided by four values: We dream, We dare, We care and We deliver on our promises to colleagues, customers, partners and stakeholders.

You will lead a team of ~5 direct reports and be part of the wider Group FP&A team based in Pandora HQ (Copenhagen). You will report directly to the VP of Group FP&A.

What We Hope To See In Your Profile

At Pandora, we recognize that it takes winning personalities to create winning cultures. We believe it is of essence that you bring a combination of strong business acumen, interpersonal and influencing skills, as well as a solid understanding of classic FP&A combined with a strong digital reporting experience.

In addition, we hope to see:

• Experience from similar Director role(s) and responsibility in a global organization
• Experience leading and developing a high performing team
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with a natural ability to make things happen through others
• Proven ability to connect reporting and analysis
• A collaborative mindset and strong curiosity to understand the business deeply
• Experience from retail, fashion or FMCG industry
• Fluent in English – verbally and written

Did we get your attention?

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.

Icing on the cake

You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores. 

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024. 

At Pandora, we believe that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and reflecting societal diversity in our customer engagement is essential to delivering on our company purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We dedicate ourselves to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity where everyone feels respected and valued.