Senior Associate / Associate Specialist

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Associate / Associate Specialist - Planning Forecasting Analyst with strong analytical skills and finance acumen to help deliver the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for markets within the Planning Forecasting Hub.

Success in the role requires the ability to think critically and constructively challenge key stakeholders. You will be instrumental in producing high quality, accurate and timely forecasts, plans and analysis that give management confidence and support decision making, while highlighting risks and opportunities. Along the way, you will build broad finance experience and a network of colleagues across our markets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the PF promise to drive financial Plan commitments, ensuring reliability of forecast to support market guidance and smart resource allocation (PF Standard scope, agreed exceptions and analysis requests):
• Reporting: PL and Flash Sales performance commentaries and Price-Volume analysis, explaining variances to Plan, Last Year and forecast
• Forecasting: own the market forecast update including new product launches, consolidate Risks Opportunities, and prepare presentations for management review
• Planning: annual Plan activities including managing the plan calendar and coordinating submissions and sign-offs
• Analysis: respond to ad hoc business requests
• Prepare management reports to support decision making. Be a point of contact for questions on reports
• Partner with senior Planning Forecasting team members and embedded teams to reflect a realistic and ambitious outlook, with potential swings clearly articulated. Provide insightful intelligence on business performance drivers, anticipate risks and propose interventions to meet targets
• Work with the Close and Control hub to ensure accuracy of financial results and support financial compliance and financial risk management
• Create healthy accountability, ensuring promises are clear and delivered on time and in full to your customers. Navigate the cross-functional matrix and form an internal network, working closely with in-market Finance teams, area teams and the Close and Control hub, being both a reliable partner and an effective customer of the services you depend on
• Simplify how we work and drive globally aligned ways of working. Reduce non-standard work, and continuously improve agility and efficiency in planning, budgeting and forecasting through digital fluency and the adoption of AI in standard ways of working
• Build healthy, trustworthy relationships and role model a ONE Finance mindset

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience of supporting a full planning and forecasting cycle
• 3 to 5yrs of experience into planning and forecasting.
• Strong analytical skills, with confidence working in spreadsheets and systems such as SAP and Microsoft Power BI, and the ability to turn data into clear, concise commentary
• Understanding of financial systems and processes, with an interest in digital, AI and automation .
• University degree in Finance or Business (or equivalent)
• Ability to connect with and influence business stakeholders
• Studying towards or holding a professional accountancy qualification.

Skills

• Business Reporting Tools
• Critical Thinking
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Digital Fluency
• Financial Controlling
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Influencing Without Authority
• Stakeholder Management

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