- Overseeing the financial health of the Region by managing budgets and ensuring performance in accordance with predetermined standards - Help shape strategy and business decisions by providing management with fact-based business analysis - Measure and improve operational efficiency and effectiveness - Evolve into becoming a business partner to the organization
- Budgeting and forecasting: Develop and manage financial budgets and forecasts to support the organization's financial planning and decision making including:
- Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and monthly trend process
- Engage with Operations to accurately translate, capture, challenge assumptions (procurement/strategic/structural)
- Oversee month-end closing of accounts including management reporting of performance and deviations to plans including:
- Calculate accruals for cost / cost reduction items
- Monitor accrual balances by periodically reviewing late postings • Analysis and management reporting
- Analyze and explain deviations between actuals and plans
- Act as a business partner to all departments in the Region
- Prepare management reports (REM, MPC, Area visits, etc.)
- Participate in company-wide cross-functional projects (e.g., cost saving projects, new systems/processes, etc.)
- Support on queries from Controlling / Accounting in HQ
- Performance tracking
- Support in development and tracking of KPIs and cost saving measures
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and risks
- Data Science
- Act as a Data Scientist for the team, supporting the team with Business Intelligence and analytics
- Develop financial models using data-driven insights, implement machine learning to analyze large datasets
- Leverage on data analytics tools to extract insights and drive business decisions
- Compliance: Ensure business activities are in compliance with the Company's policies and standard operating procedures.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/business administration/data science
- Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in financial analysis and planning and/or data analytics
- MS Office
- Knowledge in SAP preferred
- Business Intelligence tools preferred
