FP&A Business Process Expert

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Job Purpose:

• Provide accurate and timely Financial Reporting
• Preparation and submission of Financial Forecasts
• Working with the Country / Cluster teams and interfacing with the Shared Service Centre team to provide routine and ad-hoc finance support
• Identification and implementation of process improvements and standardization

Main Responsibilities:

• Drive and coordinate CI projects, standardization & audit targets delivery
• Support in technical development of the team  
• Acting as TL back-up and support for their teams, offering expert knowledge
• Manage independently some of the te
  am operational queries or issues resolutions
• Supports KPIs delivery and constantly works on improvement
• Provide support for the new hires onboarding

Financial Reporting

• Analysis of financial reporting to identify and explain reasons behind variances to forecast, plan or previous performance.
• Preparation of standard reporting packs for country management review                                                                                                                                                                 

Financial Forecasting

• Creation of forecast scenarios based upon provided parameters
• End to End process of budgeting and forecasting creation (including the annual operating plans (AOP) - discuss with managers’ departments, compare actual results with expected ones and explain deviations
•  Preparing scenarios to achieve targeted results
•  Preparation of forecast reports to identify assumptions, surplus/gaps to target                            

Ad-hoc requests

• Work as the bridge between the Country / Cluster teams and the Shared Service Centre SSC.
• Translating queries in to requests for the SSC.
• Flexible work ethic, able to support multiple countries and peak periods                                                                                                                                   

Process Improvements - Standardization

• Work to identify opportunities for automatization or standardization
• Copy best practice from co-workers and share new methods identified
• Active participation in implementation of new procedures                                                                                                                                                                 

Others:

• Performance of tasks against agreed Service Levels and Metrics
• Maintenance of process documentation
• Provide cover for other team members to support vacation or sickness

To Join Our Team You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of finance or business management.
• Knowledge of FP&A - previous experience in a role providing numerical analysis and reporting. 3+ Years of relevant Finance/FP&A or Equivalent experience.
• Analytical skills and business acumen
• Experience working with large amounts of data.
• Previous experience working with SAP, EDW (Cognos) would be a benefit, but not essential.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with high volumes of financial data accurately.
• Ability to work as part of a remote team.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to listen effectively and articulate queries.
• Fluent spoken and written English. Other language skills may be a further benefit.   

If You Join Us, You Will Enjoy:

• Competitive salary package
• Free private medical services
• Flexible benefits from your favorite brands available on flexible benefits portal
• 25 vacation days/year
• Easter bonus
• Christmas bonus
• Sponsorship for ACCA certification
• Life Insurance
• Referral bonuses for new hires recommended by you
• WFH & Flexible Working Hours
• Discount price to purchase Goodyear tires
• Free access to the Bookster library
• Discount on products and services through agreed partnerships.