Business Controller: Nutricia at Danone

ABOUT THE JOB

• Support Business Controlling processes such as closing, forecasting and a key emphasis on reporting, which will form a big part of the role  for Danone SN South Africa.
• Be the financial Business Partner for the Sales, Planning and Marketing teams
• Ensure alignment and correctness of fixed costs
• Ensure correctness of data and provide meaningful insights &reports, identify risk & opportunities and act as sparring partner for your stakeholders
• Setup and monitor relevant KPIs and identify actions to mitigate variances
• Support topline performance through ad hoc analysis by generating recommendations on topics such as promotions, ROI optimization, pricing optimization, customer strategy and P&L, trade terms effectiveness
• Drive continuous improvement of tools and reports in the Finance organization
• Work closely with Danone Business services to ensure accuracy of data and reports on a monthly basis
• The role will work on the full scope of the P&L

ABOUT YOU

• Completed studies in relevant field (Business Administration, Finance or Economics) with 3 years of relevant working experience within a similar Financial Controlling roles
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Flexibility, openness and willingness to grow & learn
• Entrepreneurial thinking
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel
• Experience with SAP, Essbase, PowerBI or similar is a big plus
• Proficiency in spoken and written English