Sr Finance Analyst / Contrôleur de Gestion Senior

What makes this a great opportunity?

• Be part of a new ORTM project to elevate France market to the next level
• Exposure to a wide range of stakeholders
• Opportunity to contribute to driving commercial result & process improvement within a newly set up company
• Be part of the winning team which could build a sizable business in mid and long term
• Emerging International is a diverse region which is bringing a lot of experience and expertise
• Possibility to build from scratch and make your own mark to the business
• Opportunity to contribute to driving commercial result & process improvement

Role Responsibilities

• Provide accurate actuals and forecast data along with due analysis and commentary to Head of Finance France
• Support Sales team by providing financial support in developing business strategy, sustainable growth, managing and improving profitability and compliance
• Participate in preparing high quality analysis on brands and customers performance, promotion ROI and trade investments tracking
• Support the Sales team on pricing (incl. trade terms), customer negotiation and profitability, budget and risks management
• Ensure that trade terms and conditions are correctly configured in the system, TTC accruals are correct and regular controls are performed
• Support the regional FP&A and Finance teams in forecasting, budgeting and general guidance
• Provide financial support for strategic decisions relevant to France
• Participate in managing yearly forecast as part of S&OP process
• Collaborate with IT in terms of UAT making sure systems are working during V2V and S&OP implementation
• Track risks and opportunities outside of the forecast for France

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with relevant Accounting/Business/Finance qualification
• 5 years of diversified finance/consulting experience, preferably including experience within a multinational consumer products business
• Fluent in English & French
• A team player who strives in a challenging and fast-moving environment
• Ability to engage and influence people tasked with delivering planned outcomes. Help drive actions to close gaps and make trade-offs for the market
• Excellent commercial knowledge and capabilities
• Ability to use information to identify opportunities for improvement and to drive positive change within the business
• IT capable and comfortable with sophisticated database/ reporting tools and excel to generate management reports