Manager International FP&A( Maternity Coverage)

What makes this a great opportunity?

Exposure to many different business functions and key stakeholders. Work across many geographies gaining breadth of understanding for future career development and opportunities

Working with a broad range of internal customers with exposure to senior management and senior leader with different backgrounds and functional sites

Role Responsibilities

• Manage and own financial planning cadence in partnership with FDs / S&OP and Market FP&A
• Close collaboration with Global FP&A
• Ensure accurate and assertive reporting to Corporate (MMF, BD3 questions, BD5, Regional S&OP alignment, GIR alignment…)
• Provide ad-hoc request and explanations to the business 
• Responsible for monthly reporting and analysis of financial results
• Preparation of financial analysis requested by Finance leadership team
• Provide decision support and handle ad hoc requests
• Lead and Support annual planning process including annual Budget and 3-year Operating plan as well as owning International Central P&L
• Partner with counterparts in the business unit to develop insights on monthly results and forecast
• Drive continuous improvement and simplification of reporting and planning processes
• Cooperate with Region finance investments e.g. Region BI, Capex, Innovation, and Trade Investment reporting and analysis
• Work closely with BU and Corporate partners to improve investment forecast accuracy versus plan while creating value in process
• Partner with BU Marketing leads to understand and support investing in the strategic pillars
• Cooperate and monitor project investments and Capex [Cash flow] closely working with Global Supply Chain, Controlling Team for accurate submission
• Provide ad-hoc support to Region / BU FP&A and champion simplification and strategic focus
• Partner with the Commercial Finance FD and BU MD to develop long-term planning and provide financial guidance to strategic planning
• Build strong cross-functional collaboration and promote continuous improvement

Qualifications

• +8 years experience within FMCG or CPG in complementary previous business-near roles in Finance Bachelor/Masters in Business / Finance or related field
• Strong business & finance acumen combined with an understanding of data management
• Analytical and logical skills with ability to manipulate, analysis, present findings based on data
• Communication & presentation skills
• Exceptional business partnering and managing senior stakeholders.
• Strong skillset in Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to work cross functional & cross-cultural
• Pro-active mindset
• Selling skills to influence without formal authority new processes / ways of workings and convince stakeholders
• Flexibility to change priorities depending on business and work in a dynamic environment
• Stress resistance: handling different projects at the same time, and work towards tight deadlines
• Team player
• Logical and problem-solving mindset
• Travel: up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• +8 years experience within FMCG or CPG in complementary previous business-near roles in Finance
• Proven track record in Project and/or Change Management
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Embrace & encourage better solutions acting as pro-active strategic goal-oriented consultant
• Strong technical mindset and experience with state-of-the-art data solution
• Strong self-management and experience with leading teams without formal reporting line

Key stakeholders to interact with:

• Global and Local FP&A
• BU FDs
• S&OP
• Local Marketing
• HR
• Controlling – GBS – Tax & Treasury
• Legal
• Commercial Excellence
• Commercial Finance