Group FP&A & Integration Director

Organization

Founded in 2016, by CEO Joep Bruins, Normec Group is one of the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands and a leading European provider of TICC (Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Compliance) services. Since inception, the company has grown exponentially through a successful "buy and build" strategy, with over 100 acquisitions across Western Europe, achieving revenues in 2026 of around EUR1 billion. This is an extraordinary achievement in just 10 years.

Normec Group currently employs over 7,000 people across six European countries and operates across four key sectors: Food, Life Safety, Sustainability and Healthcare. Each sector is independently managed through dedicated business lines and is outpacing the industry average in growth. The company works with a broad variety of clients: from food manufacturers and retailers to ensure compliance with food safety and quality, to chemical manufacturers to provide critical analysis such as PFAS testing.

Since 2020, Astorg Private Equity has been a major shareholder in Normec Group, actively supporting its ambitious growth plans. In July 2024, Astorg provided an additional capital injection of €1.4 billion to help drive Normec's expansion strategy. This investment was made at a company valuation exceeding €2 billion, reinforcing Normec's strong market position and facilitating continued growth through acquisitions and innovation.

To maintain its rapid growth, Normec Group's strategy centers on both buy and build and organic expansion. The company plans to execute around 10-15 acquisitions annually, strengthening its market leadership. Normec sees significant potential in Europe, aiming for leading positions in each sector and exploring new markets like Italy and Spain. Additionally, expansion into the United States could nearly double its market potential. This strategy, combined with investments in innovative technologies, ensures Normec remains competitive while expanding its presence across Europe and beyond.

To support this strategy and attract high potential employees the company moved the head office of Normec Group to the centre of Amsterdam. The new office is next to the Rijksmuseum, from where the company will further grow, amongst others its Group Finance Team.

The job profile

Normec is looking for a Group FP&A & Integration Director. This is a highly visible role at the center of the organization, helping to shape and implement the next generation operating model for Finance. Working closely with the CFO, the Group FP&A & Integration Director will play a key role in building the processes, structures and management routines required to support a rapidly growing international group. Beyond strengthening the Finance function itself, the role will act as a key catalyst for value creation, translating data and insights into tangible business actions, supporting strategic decision-making and helping leadership teams unlock performance improvements across the organization.

The Group FP&A & Integration Director will lead a team of highly capable finance and transformation professionals covering FP&A, integration, business intelligence, ERP and finance applications. The role will be instrumental in further professionalizing performance management, strengthening accountability across the business units and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. In addition, the Group FP&A & Integration Director will actively support the Group's value creation agenda by identifying opportunities to enhance profitability, improve operational efficiency, optimize resource allocation and accelerate the realization of synergies across the portfolio. At the same time, the successful candidate will help drive the adoption of new technologies and AI-enabled solutions that improve efficiency, transparency and decision-making throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate

You are energized by situations where not everything is fully defined. Rather than being hindered by imperfect data, fragmented systems or differing business models, you take a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach. You know how to create clarity where information is incomplete and are comfortable balancing long-term improvements with immediate business needs.

The ideal individual brings experience in FP&A, performance management, business partnering and driving change within a complex and evolving organization. Exposure to a buy-and-build, private equity-backed or otherwise rapidly growing environment is considered a strong advantage. Experience may have been gained in industry, consulting or a combination of both, provided there is a clear track record of driving tangible business impact within an operating environment.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Proven experience within FP&A, performance management, business partnering and/or finance transformation.
• Experience operating in a complex stakeholder environment, working closely with Executive Committees, Boards, Managing Directors and senior business leaders.
• Strong understanding of financial and operational performance drivers, and how these translate into business performance and value creation.
• Comfortable operating in environments with varying levels of data maturity, balancing pragmatism with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Experience within a buy-and-build, private equity-backed or rapidly growing international organization is considered a strong advantage.
• Experience gained within industry, consulting or a combination of both.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is considered beneficial.

Leadership & Personal Style:

• Business-minded finance leader with the ability to connect financial insights to operational decision-making.
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented, able to create clarity and drive progress in situations where information is incomplete or ambiguity exists.
• Strong stakeholder manager who builds credibility and trust across all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders in a constructive and data-driven manner.
• Highly adaptable and resilient, with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and fast-changing environment.
• Structured and analytical thinker who can simplify complexity and translate insights into actionable priorities.
• Approachable, low on ego and collaborative in style, with strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to bring people together.
• Curious and intellectually agile, with a continuous improvement mindset and a genuine interest in technology, data and innovation.
• Ambitious and driven, with the potential and aspiration to grow into a broader finance leadership role over time.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DUTCH LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED.