Planning & Reporting Analyst (Finance) at Danone

Job Purpose:

• Ensure timely, complete and accurate business reporting and financial forecast to monitor risks and opportunities. Support SSA Cluster Financial Planning & Analysis to ensure strong capabilities and animate co-piloting best practices within the cluster.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning

• Assist with the animation of the CBU financial performance cycle and monitor monthly Risks and Opportunities
• Consolidate and ensure accuracy of CBUs financial forecast process
• Analyse variances to forecast, root causes and assist with the implementation of corrective action plans
• Animate Co-piloting best practices, relaying existing ones to the CBUs and proposing new ones from the CBUs of the region.
• Assists in the Co-ordination and update of the local Business Intelligence tools and drive continuous improvement within the Region
• Organise IS/IT finance tools governance to drive platforms harmonization and process efficiency.
• Drive cross- CBU process harmonization with convergence roadmap when significant level of effort required and engagement plan.
• KPIs Finance CBU’s and costs monitoring with benchmark within Region and follow up of main CBU’s action plans for improvement.
• Prepare summary of actual results and variance analysis for the month/quarter and present to the FP&A Manager
• Active participation in the budget/forecast process at regional level & submission to Zone Preparing and provide regular P&L pre-closing update vs Forecast
• Co-design and further development of existing FP&A processes and procedures Provide ad-hoc analysis and support as needed, including specific projects (Power BI, Essbase) Reporting
• Ensure completeness, accuracy and timely delivery of CBUs business reporting for month-end closing, quarter end reporting and Zone performance reviews Expanding existing and creating new analytical tools and financial and business models, Qualification and Experience required
•  Undergraduate or post-graduate degree (or equivalent), preferably in finance/accounting/data analytics.
•  Minimum 2-3 years of work experience with Financial and Performance management, data analysis, financial planning or other controlling focus
•  Advanced-level Microsoft Excel required, or intermediate-level skills with a strong desire to grow in this area. The role requires the ability to manage complex spreadsheets and formulas and operate very quickly in Excel.
•  Strong customer service orientation toward other stakeholders Experience and Skills Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting and budgeting.
• PowerBI knowledge an advantage
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to communicate well
• Sound understanding of the P&L and associated input costs across the value chain especially in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to navigate in a fast-moving, complex environment
• Ability to adapt and keep pace with the demands of the finance business landscape.

Target Profile

• Making decisions: Forming sound, evidence-based judgements, making choices, assessing risks, and taking accountability for results.
• Resilience: Being flexible and adapting positively, to sustain performance when the situation changes, workload increases, tensions rise or priorities shift.
• Focused on Stakeholders: Consulting with, listening to, and understanding the needs of those who your work impacts, and using this knowledge to shape what we do and to manage others’ expectations.
• Committed to excellence: Setting high standards for oneself and others, guiding, motivating and developing them, to achieve high performance.
• Result orientated, driven and passionate
• Analytical/conceptual thinking incl. helicopter view + deployment /stratification of data Base strategic decisions on business priority
• Base strategic decisions on business priority
• Strong interpersonal skills