Senior FP&A Specialist - EMEA

• Prepare budgets and forecasts for Supply Chain units and monitor their implementation to ensure alignment with business objectives

• Monitor cost development, perform cost centre controlling, and support budget holders in managing their financial responsibilities

• Contribute to month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparation of accruals, reconciliations, and financial commentary

• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements, corporate policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations

• Automate, expand and further develop cost tracking and reporting using ERP and/ or BI tools

• Support data quality improvement across operational and financial systems

• Develop cost-per-activity insights (e.g. cost per product, cost per delivery)

• Conduct special analyses and ad-hoc requests

Qualifications:

• Academic degree or equivalent diploma in relevant subject matter (Economics or Finance)

• CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent accounting certification is a plus

• 6-10 years of experience working on similar position in FP&A or any other relevant field

• Excellent communication skills with strong intercultural skills and understanding

• Solid experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including cost centre controlling and profitability analysis

• Strong commercial finance skills, including preparation of business cases for investments, tenders, and commercial deals, as well as performance analysis using business KPIs

• Proficient in preparing management reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, and familiar with group reporting standards (IFRS) and compliance requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentation

• Familiar with ERP systems, ideally within an SAP environment; experience with SAP BI tools is considered an asset

• Exposure with planning and forecasting tools such as Anaplan is a plus