Financial Analyst NC - Germany

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Financial Analyst, Northern Continent Industrial Gases

Location: Brussels / Diegem, Belgium
Business Area:           Northern Continent Industrial Gases, focus on the
German Gases business
Contract:                     Full-time, regular employee
Working hours:          39 hours per week
Work model:               Permanent location
Travel:                         (Occasionally Germany)

Join Air Products as a Financial Analyst
At Air Products, we are looking for a Financial Analyst to support our Northern Continent Industrial Gases business, with a particular focus on the German Gases organization.
In this role, you will be a key finance partner to our commercial and supply chain teams, providing meaningful financial analysis, accurate reporting and planning, and clear financial insight to support business decisions. You will work closely with regional management and stakeholders across the business, helping us understand performance, identify opportunities, and deliver against our Operating Plan.

Benefits and onboarding
Joining Air Products means becoming part of an international organization where Finance plays an important role in supporting both operational and commercial decision-making. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across functions, develop your business-partnering expertise and gain exposure to senior stakeholders.
At Air Products we recognise that starting a new job isn't a light decision. To ensure an easy transition, we have built an outstanding onboarding experience to integrate you as our brand-new employee into your new role and the wider organization.

As our Financial Analyst, you will...

- Support the German Gases business and wider sub-region in achieving Operating Plan targets through insightful financial analysis and business partnering.

- Review month-end close results, prepare financial reporting and major-factor analysis, and support monthly forecasting activities.

- Partner with the regional management team to prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for Business Area Reviews and contribute to the annual Operating Plan.

- Provide financial analysis for key operational and commercial initiatives, including customer profitability, pricing and margin analysis, and new-business profitability.

- Monitor capital expenditure and support effective cost control across supply chain and plant operations.

- Own and maintain Cost to Serve standards for the Integrated Gases business and help translate financial information into actionable business insights.

- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the German Industrial Gases business, Accounting and Shared Business Services.

- Support business and finance projects on an ad-hoc basis, identifying trends, risks and opportunities and constructively challenging the business when needed.

As our Financial Analyst, you already are or have...

- A university degree in Economics, Business, Engineering or a related discipline , or a relevant professional finance qualification such as ACCA or CIMA .

- Proven finance experience involving operational and commercial analysis across the full P&L.

- Previous experience in finance business partnering .

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends and translate financial data into practical recommendations.

- Good systems knowledge, including experience with SAP and Analysis/BW , combined with strong Microsoft Office skills.

- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the confidence to work with senior management and cross-functional teams.

- A proactive approach, strong personal accountability and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

- Professional working proficiency in English .

Preferred

- An MBA or additional relevant financial qualification.

- German and/or Dutch language skills.

- Experience within an industrial, manufacturing or gases environment.

What we offer
We offer an opportunity to build your career within an international Finance organization while working closely with commercial, operational and supply chain teams.
In this role, you can expect:

- Meaningful involvement in business and financial decision-making.

- Exposure to senior stakeholders and regional management.

- A broad role combining FP&A, commercial analysis and business partnering.

- Collaboration across Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations and Shared Business Services.

- Opportunities to further develop your financial, analytical and stakeholder-management capabilities.

- A structured onboarding experience and an international working environment.

Pay Transparency Statement
At Air Products, compensation decisions are based on objective, role-related criteria, including relevant experience, education, skills, location, scope of responsibility and assessed proficiencies. Each role has an established pay range, and the applicable salary range or relevant compensation details will be shared in line with local requirements.

Salary/pay range: 112/113

How to apply
Interested in using your financial expertise to help shape business decisions in an international environment?
We would be pleased to hear from you. Apply through the Air Products careers site and submit your application for the Financial Analyst opportunity.
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full selves to work and contribute their experience, perspectives and ideas.

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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.