Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

 

Within Corporate FP&A and Controlling we drive company-wide activities regarding financial planning, analyses, and reporting to support strategic and operational decision-making as well as performance management.

 

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a critical role in supporting, managing and enhancing Global Forecasting processes by providing adequate simulation and consolidation models, ensuring a transparent and goal-oriented communication as well as preparation of timely, accurate and relevant management information.

 

 

Key Responsiblilities

 

Support the monthly financial forecasting process with selected activities (such as technical preparation/set-up, FX analysis, R&O analysis, creation of communication packages) Create transparency about business performance by analyzing and comparing data from different sources of information.  Provide Senior and Group Management with correct, timely and in-depth financial analysis and other ad-hoc reporting Ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders within the forecasting process Ensure meaningful tracking against financial targets via insightful, timely and accurate analyses based on actuals and latest estimates/forecasts to enable fact based decisions Faciliate Targetshift processes as needed and participate in target setting and calculations Assume responsibility for medium-sized projects, potentially with an impact on the planning landscape or the financial planning/target setting; implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements Support the definition and implementation of new and improvement of existing processes Develop and implement state of the art analytic tools to enable better financial analyses & financial planning

 

Key Relationships

 

Finance Counterparts in local finance organizations GOPS/Group Functions Controlling Sales Finance (Market/Brand Finance) Marketing Expense Controlling Accounting Treasury HR GBS Tech/IT (incl. TRANS4RM team)

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 

Understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company Solid business understanding of processes and structure Very good analytical skills and managing large data quantities from multiple sources Strong understanding of finance and financial reporting, in particular financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow metrics) as well as planning processes (Budget, Target, Forecast) Ability to maneuver in a consistently changing environment Good communication skills for adapting and exchanging information, mainly within the organization High degree of customer orientation with the ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers Proactive mind & results orientation to drive improvements Fluent in English (written and spoken) Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills PowerBI / SAP / SAC knowledge is desirable

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

 

University degree in Business Administration / Finance / Controlling or equivalent background in related fields Experience in BI tools, SAP, Power BI 4+ years of working experience in a similar role