Supply FP&A Senior Analyst - Africa

Job Title: Supply FP&A Senior Analyst - Africa

Contract: permanent

Location: Budapest

About the Function

Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.

Whether we’re utilising our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture.

About the role

• To take full responsibility for the day to day management of the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area from accounting, reporting and controlling perspective

• Prepare quality reconciliations through deep understanding of the figures supported, reported

• Continuously monitor the respective P&L and/or BS accounts for any inconsistencies

• Prepare and post accruals to ensure the month-end results show the clear and fair picture

• To ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with CARM processes

• To maximize benefits of globalized system processes

• To exploit SAP to its maximum

• To contribute ideas, energy, enthusiasm and support to the continuous improvement of the process. Simplify and standardize processes across the region end-to-end.

• Contribution in the month-end closure, yearly planning processes

• Liaising with external Auditors and coordinating the audit work

Role Responsibilities

• Day to day management of the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area from accounting, reporting and controlling perspective.

• Provide pro-active decision support for business partners to optimise the business unit’s financial performance within the overall corporate strategy. Delivering value add analysis, thorough understanding of movements on accounts, the business reason behind those, and collection and presentation of risks & opportunities.

• Interpret reports and data using a range of techniques and tools and communicates to business and financial colleagues, providing technical support and advice to business partners. Continuously monitor the respective P&L and/or BS accounts for any inconsistencies.

• Ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with global processes and standards.

Experience / skills required

• University / College degree in finance / business
• Degree educated in relevant finance / business
• 1-2 Years in Financial Accounting / Reporting, and/or Financial Controlling experience is strongly preferred
• Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating environment from professional services audit background
• Experience in a Shared services environment is considered as an advantage
• English excellent – special language required for Countries where the official language is different
• MS applications
• SAP S4HANA and SAP BW
• BFC and / or MSTR is an advantage

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Diversity statement

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.