About the Role:
Financial Planning & Analysis team @ Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut is in constant growth, we are strengthening our Financial team with 2 new additions.
To be part of this team you need to act as the analytical engine of the Finance organization, performing analyses and providing relevant financial information, expertise, as well as insight to Finance Business Partnering and management.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide meaningful, consistent, and comparable analytics as well as reports by driving and maintaining financial reporting guidelines and standards. Build analytics to deepen understanding for decision-making processes and steering the business.
Act as a service provider to Finance Business Partnering with a sound understanding of business performance drivers. Support on ad hoc financial analyses and prepare business case inputs.
Lead planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities as well as deploy world-class financial processes across the business. Consult with various Finance and IM / IT
committees to anticipate as well as address potential reporting issues. Focus on sharing best practices/knowledge and continuous improvement of analytics as well as reporting. Aim for simplification, rationalization, and efficiency.
Leadership & Management Competencies
Drive to Deliver
Initiative / Dedication
Implementation skills
Adaptability
Dealing with People: excellent stakeholder Management, Effective Team player and leadership
Strategic Vision
Driving Change
Analysis & Concept
Functional Activities
Lead, coordinate and monitor the preparation of budgets/forecasts and strategic planning processes.
Monitor, evaluate, and report performance against budgets/forecasts
Prepare periodic re-forecasts for the business and management
Provide financial data and information for CAPEX projects and business cases
Develop, implement, and maintain standard definitions, analyses, and reports (templates)
Calculate and report various performance metrics / KPIs including cash flow, margins, and costs
About You :
Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar
English business proficiency (written and spoken)
High-level Technical proficiency (e.g., SAP – ERP systems, Excel)
Valid European Union work permit
3-8 years’ experience in finance with an emphasis on analytics,
Experience in a multinational company
Experience in B2B and/or food or Beverages industries will be an asset
The position will be based in Wieze-Lebbeke, Belgium
Travel is required for 20% of the time