FP&A Analyst

Job Description

As the FP&A Analyst, you work within the
OPEX COE which offers you a great opportunity to participate in the overall finance transformation roadmap setting standards for the financial processes related to Global DTC Marketing spend .

Your main responsibility is to ensure proactive and timely high-quality forecasting, reporting and analysis of the costs. You will support the business partners in decision making and provide required reporting to senior business and FP&A stakeholders.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Supporting the month end close process from an FP&A perspective with variance analysis focusing on Marketing cost
• Performing detailed reviews of actual spend with finance business partners and budget holders
• Summarizing key findings to support discussions and decision making with the business
• Assisting in the production of the monthly forecast submission and updating of related systems
• Supporting the annual budget process, including the design of templates and the critical review of planning assumptions
• Supporting the financial review of key initiatives focused on driving business performance, including the creation and analysis of business cases
• Providing insight of financial performance through accurate , timely and relevant reporting
• Interpretation and clear communication of results, reports and analysis
• Continuous review and improvement of management information
• Raising queries to FP&A colleagues based on analysis and insights into Management Information
• Performing ad hoc tasks and reporting related to cost management and governance meetings as appropriate
• Maintaining and improving the processes supporting financial planning and analysis activities

Qualifications & Experience…
• 2 + years of working experience preferably with experience in FP&A department
• Solid understanding of forecasting and budgeting
OPEX process
• General accounting knowledge (accruals, prepayments, costs recognition)
• CIMA/ACCA qualified or education in progress desired
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong MS Excel (power query, power pivot) & PowerPoint skills
• Strong oral and written English communication skills
• Assured self-starter on relevant projects and work is a plus
• Strong IT affinity to drive required digital agenda in FP&A (EPM ie . Hyperion, SAP BPC, SAP Analysis , AO, SmartView, PeopleSoft, BI tools ie . Power BI)

What's in it for you...
• Contract of employment
• Hybrid work model, f lexible working hours
• Free access to Max
• Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• Casual dress code
• Parking space available for booking

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