Mars is looking for Senior Finance Business Partner for Maternity leave cover.
Your role:
In line with the Finance Reinvention philosophy of value creation, innovative business partnering through digitization and simplification via smart financial operations, Senior Finance BP will play a pivotal role ensuring delivery of Unit long term Strategy and short term KPIs. This role is focused on the transformation and partnership ensuring business continuity and transparency in line with Five Principles.
Job responsibilities:
- S&OP+ leadership and continuous improvement of Integrated Reconciliation forum
- Co-pilot and assist Management Team and business via providing and raising to attention of Management Team critical business topics, managing MBR agenda, and providing recommendations to take right decisions in order to effectively navigate business and deliver targeted performance
- Constant tracking of actual performance, getting understanding of deviations, communication of current performance to higher leadership and drive IR forum and other S&OP+ forums to deliver expected performance through valuable and actionable recommendations
- Drive the maturity of the IR forum through S&OP+ audit and build the team, that makes high-quality recommendations to business (e.g. coordinate Business Finance team, engage new members of S&OP+ to collectively drive overall business agenda, partnership and collaboration
- Be an advocate of S&OP+ and S&F governance and compliance
- Track Markets’, Brands’ performance, as well as Strategic KPIs and promote the implementation of gap closing or reinvestment process through landing directions on IR/MBR. Track Earnings forecast accuracy vs. actual period result, prepare clear cycle reconciliation vs. previous cycle - get understanding on Topline and Bottom line drivers
- Raise the awareness of the Transfer prices and MBR exchange rate effects on business by closely connecting to Regional Supply Finance hub
- Provide the quality input to the Regional IR/MBR (aligned with CFO and S&OP+ leaders and Management Team)
- Manage PBR (Period business reviews) and QRP (quarterly rhythm of performance) aligned with functional directors, CFO and GM
- Drive change management according to Finance Reinvention guidelines and overall FP&A transformation
- AEP/VCP/NCM (Annual Execution Plan, Value Creation Plan, New Consumer Model) according to the ongoing transformation and close collaboration with Regional Team and senior leaders
- Drive and facilitation of Resource Allocation processes/Stretch/ R2500 (Short, Medium and long term strategy), including close cooperation with S&OP+ community to reach consensus business model and investment choices
- Closely oversee Overheads RA process and non-sales overheads transformation according to finance Reinvention in line with digital agenda
- Navigate One demand team on Overheads spend and budgeting for short, medium and long term
- Restructure any technical processes in accruals of D&E and Overheads in line with SFO transition deadlines and guidelines, ensure clear communication plan
- Actively participate in the new Period Close model implementation according to Finance Reinvention
- Actively act as Digital Tools deployment champion and owner to raise adoption and usage of digital tools
- Participate in the overall transformation and development of processes in S&F department to ensure business continuity, communication to stakeholders, clear roles and responsibilities and team engagement
Requirements:
- Broad experience (4-6 years) in Finance (Financial Modeling, Budgeting and controlling, Financial operations, Reporting)
- Experience in managing / navigating the business to ensure short term and long term strategy and KPIs delivery
- Experience with financial systems (e.g. SAP, Helios)
- Excellent Presentation skills
- University degree level with background preferably in Economics/Finance, MBA is an advantage
- Advanced user of MS Excel, MS Office, Power BI
- Fluent English
Terms:
- Decent, competitive and stable salary
- Food allowance
- Mobile compensation
- Medical insurance for the associate and his/her family members