Description:
Are you an experienced high performing Business Controller with sound experience in regional financial planning and analysis within an International concern in the Liquor Industry? Our Global client requires minimum five years' experience with a good understanding of global finance business operations, analytical & mathematical expertise, problem solving and a strong interest in sales and marketing. This position will manage new projects and key topics driven in Europe, providing the team with new ideas & new technical solutions. REQUIREMENTS- 5 years experience in business controlling and/or finance - LIQUOR / FMCG industry.
- Relevant degree qualification, English fluent, French is advantageous
- Strong financial planning and analysis skills.
- Experience in generating process documentation and reports.
- Good business understanding, interested in sales and marketing.
- Strong knowledge of Excel (macro, programming), PowerPoint, multi-dimensional tools (ESSBASE, EOS, Microsoft database type) are necessary.
- Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills
- Integrity and rigor are a must, as well as pro activity and team spirit.
- Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure
- Strong customer service orientation
- Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations
DUTIES
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
- Prepare ACTUAL monthly reports - Revenue, Variance, Mid-Month, Month End forecasting.
- Coordinate business reporting (monthly shipments/depletions/stock tracking)
- Develop, maintain accurate & user-friendly performance tracking tools (Power BI and others)
- Aggregate reporting & insights to identify risks & opportunities vs forecast.
- Coordinate efficient information flow & coordinate customer risk queries
- Partner with FD in preparing Business Reviews and adhoc analysis.
- Lead financial forecast processes
- Build LE/Budget/R&O forecasts for Regional Office
- Support Regional Team in a five year plan update and Brand Planning.
- Consolidate monthly reporting files to analyse Actual vs Forecast
- Coordinate the tracking to ensure efficient process across European marke
- Follow up Regional A&P budgets vs Actual, prepare monthly and end of year accruals
- Perform audit on invoices received (reality check) and keep record of justification.
- Manage Risk & opportunity to monitor FY landing estimate versus budget/
- Lead forecast processes for European regional office and SA market
- Build and consolidate monthly reporting files to analyse forecasts
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual reporting providing monthly follow-up
- Prepare monthly & end of year accruals for Regional office and Company.
- Manage Price list update process to ensure efficiency and control, monitoring price impacts and gap versus budget/
- Lead price lists continuous improvement to drive consistency across Region
- Maintain prices accuracy in the central price list and in the Distributor platform database
- Develop dynamic ways to visualize big data sets to empower Management for effective decision taking (with various tools such as Power BI etc.)
- Improve ways of working on existing internal reports to gain efficiency.
- Support the team to create pertinent presentation for Senior Executive meetings
- Ad-hoc analysis of business results for different stakeholders
- Be a business partner of the new projects/key topics driven in Europe providing the team with new ideas, new technical solutions and concretize the analysis to achieve the business objective.
Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience
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Requirements:
- 5 years experience in business controlling and/or finance - LIQUOR / FMCG industry.
- Relevant degree qualification, English fluent, French is advantageous
- Strong financial planning and analysis skills.
- Experience in generating process documentation and reports.
- Good business understanding, interested in sales and marketing.
- Strong knowledge of Excel (macro, programming), PowerPoint, multi-dimensional tools (ESSBASE, EOS, Microsoft database type) are necessary.
- Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills
- Integrity and rigor are a must, as well as pro activity and team spirit.
- Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure
- Strong customer service orientation
- Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations
- Prepare ACTUAL monthly reports - Revenue, Variance, Mid-Month, Month End forecasting.
- Coordinate business reporting (monthly shipments/depletions/stock tracking)
- Develop, maintain accurate & user-friendly performance tracking tools (Power BI and others)
- Aggregate reporting & insights to identify risks & opportunities vs forecast.
- Coordinate efficient information flow & coordinate customer risk queries
- Partner with FD in preparing Business Reviews and adhoc analysis.
- Lead financial forecast processes
- Build LE/Budget/R&O forecasts for Regional Office
- Support Regional Team in a five year plan update and Brand Planning.
- Consolidate monthly reporting files to analyse Actual vs Forecast
- Coordinate the tracking to ensure efficient process across European marke
- Follow up Regional A&P budgets vs Actual, prepare monthly and end of year accruals
- Perform audit on invoices received (reality check) and keep record of justification.
- Manage Risk & opportunity to monitor FY landing estimate versus budget/
- Lead forecast processes for European regional office and SA market
- Build and consolidate monthly reporting files to analyse forecasts
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual reporting providing monthly follow-up
- Prepare monthly & end of year accruals for Regional office and Company.
- Manage Price list update process to ensure efficiency and control, monitoring price impacts and gap versus budget/
- Lead price lists continuous improvement to drive consistency across Region
- Maintain prices accuracy in the central price list and in the Distributor platform database
- Develop dynamic ways to visualize big data sets to empower Management for effective decision taking (with various tools such as Power BI etc.)
- Improve ways of working on existing internal reports to gain efficiency.
- Support the team to create pertinent presentation for Senior Executive meetings
- Ad-hoc analysis of business results for different stakeholders
- Be a business partner of the new projects/key topics driven in Europe providing the team with new ideas, new technical solutions and concretize the analysis to achieve the business objective.
30 Apr 2025;
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