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Are you an experienced Financial Planning and Analysis Executive ready for the next step in your career? Do you think that taking more responsibilities will be an attractive challenge for you? If so, this Financial Planning and Analysis Executive position could be the ideal role for you. We are seeking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Executive to be part of the finance function, on behalf of our client, a sustainable business in FMCG sector.

benefits

The company offers the following benefits for this Financial Planning and Analysis Executive position:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Career Opportunities
• Friendly working environment 

responsibilities

Role Propose: The Role reports to the Finance Mgr. of theCluster, ensuring management of financial planning and analysisactivities, identification of risks andopportunities and safeguarding comprehensive, timely and credible outputs inFinancial Planning, Forecasting and Reporting across all countries of theCluster.

As a Financial Planning and Analysis Executive, your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate, control, analyse and compile the annual Budget and periodic Forecasts, as well as Financial Performance Reporting at Cluster level.
• Provide regular and ad hoc support to Markets’ Finance Teams to ensure timely execution of monthly report deliverables to the Cluster & the HQ’s.
• Collect input from the Markets and prepare comprehensive consolidated Executive Summary Reports.
• Undertake regular and ad hoc analysis of business metrics to understand main drivers of actual performance and forecasts.
• Identify, capture and report regularly business Risks & Opportunities arising from performance review and their implications on upcoming performance milestones (quarter, full year, next year etc.).
• Work closely with all Market Finance Mgrs. and define commonly mitigating actions in case of material deviations; follow-up the effectiveness of the initiated actions.
• Evaluate and verify the agreed Financial Reporting so that Senior Management has accurate and timely information to support effectively the decision processes.
• Support towards the delivery of the rolling forecast process covering P&L account, Balance Sheet/ Working Capital and CapEx, together with a process to monitor and improve ongoing forecast accuracy.
• Guide and coordinate the preparation of reliable, meaningful and accurate Business Plans and Forecasts at Cluster level challenging thoroughly the planning assumptions used.
• Review & adjust the Planning process and procedures in collaboration with all Stakeholders.
• Manage related or ad hoc projects; evaluate findings, prepare reports/presentations and make recommendations to Senior Management about the financial implications of proposed investments and transactions.
• Attend and participate in relevant Finance and cross-functional meetings.
• Create commonly used templates and share Cluster best practices

requirements

As the ideal candidate for the Financial Planning and Analysis Executive position, you should possess:

• Economic/ Engineering Master Degree.
• 6 years’ experience as a minimum in similar position in FMCG sector, preferably in a multinational company.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written.
• Sound background and knowledge on Accounting, primarily Management Accounting and Financial Analysis, while IFRS knowledge is a valuable asset for the position.
• High level of knowledge and experience in MS Office and an advanced user of Excel.
• Good knowledge & experience of ERP applications, preferably on SAP R/3, will be considered as an additional asset.
• Analytical thinking, planning and organizing skills, strong numerical acumen and ability to communicate at all seniority levels.
• Ability to compile efficiently business executive summaries, presenting the key take-outs in a clear way.
• Ability to work effectively within tight deadlines, under pressure and in a complex environment.

information

If you are interested in this Financial Planning and Analysis Executive job vacancy, apply now. For more information, you can contact with Marianti Kalahani at +30 216 6001323. 

In case that your application advances to the next stage, you may be automatically invited to submit a video, answering a few interview questions.

Please note that for transparency and equity reasons, only those applications made online via our site will be assessed. After the screening of all the CVs received, we will only contact the candidates who meet the requirements of the job to arrange an interview. ​ All applications are considered strictly confidential.