Introduction to the job

As a Senior commercial finance business partner, you’ll be part of our Supplier Deal structuring team (DST). Your contributions will influence critical supplier agreements, including long-term supplier agreements, supplier reallocations, and new product introductions.

This high-impact role operates within the complexities of international supply chains, requiring innovative solutions that balance risk and reward for ASML and its suppliers. You'll collaborate closely with regional and global stakeholders to continuously improve deal preparation, execution, and review processes. A well-managed deal structuring process will result in deals with a balanced risk reward for our suppliers and ASML business (lines) involved.

Role and responsibilities

The Senior commercial finance business partner for supplier deal structuring is responsible for the quality of the supplier deal structuring process resulting in 12 B€ cost of goods. The international arena is making our business environment more challenging in various aspects of our deal making. Ensuring that we comply with local and global rules and regulations together with the increased complexity of our supply chains makes the deal making more and more challenging. We continuously investigate the solution space with the experts in the various compliance areas like Accounting, Treasury and Tax. You will:

Ensure an efficient & effective Deal Structuring (DST) process. Ensure we monitor deal closure with suppliers and escalate issues that need support or require a new approach.

Deal understanding and contributing to deal improvements.

Share learnings from deals and issue resolution across Sourcing clusters.

Assist Supplier Account Teams and Finance Business Partners of the Sourcing Clusters on deal proposal quality.

Ensure compliance with levels of authorization.

Identifying and controlling risk management in the area of financial, business continuity and ESG.

Once deals get approved you ensure we monitor closure with suppliers and escalate issues that need support or require a new approach. Approval processes need to be in compliance with our internal control processes, so you monitor process compliance. Meaningful management reporting that helps to spot and escalate issues in deal escalation is part of this.

Education and experience

Academic degree, specialization Business or Economics

Preferably followed by an MBA, Chartered Controllership (RC) or CPA (RA)

13+ years of experience in a finance business partner role

Experience in commercial finance, preferably in deal structuring

Semiconductor industry experience is not a requirement but considered an additional advantage

Gets things done in large organizations. This could be reflected by leading projects with many stakeholders including but not limited to include post-merger integration, acquisitions and business process transformation

Skills

Business acumen / street smartness

Networker: has to work with multiple account teams and business lines and has to be comfortable finding and involving the right people.

Gets things done in large organizations. Is aware of how decisions are made, doesn't pick all fights

Disciplined: ensure account teams stick to the standards we defined to ensure efficient DST meetings.

Hands on attitude   

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex business issues into clear messages

Show ownership of issues from start to finalization

Other information

You report to the Finance director supplier deal structuring and you have routine contacts with the Cluster managers, Regional managers US-Asia and their respective Finance business partners. You will provide updates in DST guidance to these people on approval processes, terms & conditions and compliance and lead several improvement projects. You also ensure the connection with the business (lines): System delivery managers and Finance business partners.

Furthermore you have contact with the supporting organizations like Finance Business Insights & Control, Contract Management, Accounting (Expert Advisory), Treasury and  Tax.

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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