Business Analysis & Controlling Analyst

JOB PURPOSE

• Warrantying accurate and timely closing of the structural & standard costs.

• Support of local finance teams during forecasting process.

KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Participate in Monthly closing activities:

• Responsible for monthly closing activities on structural (OPEX) & standard costs (COGS); including accruals review and booking, expenditure reclass, allocations, etc.
• Warranty that structural cost & standard costs are correctly booked in local systems.
• Analyse on a monthly basis all country/zone central costs notably: structural & standard costs.

Be a Business Partner for business teams:

• Prepare monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and/or budget and forecasts on structural cost & standard costs.
• Provide deep analysis of financial results, including trends, in order to extract potential risks and opportunities to present to management for review.
• Ensure business owners are executing the budgeted plan, including tracking actuals, approval of projects & providing direction to business owners.
• Support stakeholders in sound understanding of structural & standard costs.

Participate in budget & forecast:

• Develop forecast related to structural cost: work in hand with local teams, run of scenarios based on local guidelines and ambitions in order to deliver best estimate expenditure forecast (ensure data accuracy in a timely manner).
• Ensure standard cost are accurately calculated.
• Proactively identify related risks and opportunities that affect the achievement of this forecast.

Perform other finance tasks:

• Identify and request or perform Master data management in systems.
• Participate in internal control and audit processes to ensure compliance within his/her perimeter.

KEY WORKING RELATIOSHIPS

• Finance teams: Regional & Global BA&C teams, Local Finance Performance Leads, DS&A team
• Business teams: Growth & Growth Performance and Customer teams, Supply Chain, Global verticalized functions (P&C, Legal, Procurement etc.)
• Other teams: GBS (S2V, CI2C, A2R, MDM); Internal Control; Other specialized finance experts (tax, treasury, etc.)

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Expected Skills

• Degree qualified in finance and/or accounting
• Strong rigor and ability to multi-task and to organize, manage and prioritize deadlines
• Ability to take ownership and ensuring the integrity of the financial operations through an impeccable understanding of the finance drivers
• A well-developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity
• Strong analytical and presentation skills with the ability to combine and present complex information in a simple manner
• Collaborative and highly proactive attitude and ability to interact and communicate appropriately with numerous stakeholders 
• Highly capable working in multiple systems and tools
• Command of English mandatory, 2nd foreign language knowledge is preferred (French, German, Italian)
• Proficiency in Excel, ERP (e.g., SAP), reporting tools (e.g., Solar, Marco, TM1) and data visualization platforms (Power BI, Qlik sense, etc.) 

Background

• 3+ years of diversified financial controlling experience
• Strong expertise in financial processes
• Prior experience of working in a global environment