● Accurate, timely and insightful financial and non-financial performance analysis at country/cluster level to facilitate monthly country reviews. Monitor and analyze financial performance, trends, and variances.
● Design, plan and communicate the budget, forecast and 5 years plan for the country in close collaboration with the Group FP&A defined finance cycle in the relevant region
● Ensure country P&L, Balance-sheet and cash accuracy in order to derive corrective actions in case of deviations against the agreed country performance targets
● Act as business partner for the region by challenging business decisions, assumptions, through fact based support and rigorous reviews.
● Ensure Group standardization, harmonization, processes and KPIs and implemented within the region and facilitate exchange of good practice among the countries. Ensure financial accuracy, consistency, and compliance with internal policies
● Align with relevant GEC members, functional heads, and countries CFOs/Head of Controlling to continuously optimize the processes and to ensure proper financial control and risk management within the region
● Act as business partner for the Group function being the link with finance and countries. Challenging business decisions, assumptions, through fact based support and rigorous reviews and provide financial insights to better steer the business.
MAJORS AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
● Month end closing – full P&L and Balance sheet analysis, overview of KPI, R&O and variance analysis. Drive monthly closing, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning processes
● Closely working with local controllers/CFOs as business partner to support decision making within the region.
● Provide clear visibility on KPIs, profitability, Balance Sheet, and Operating Free Cash Flow (OFCF) performance.
● Playing an active role in major project and transformation in initiatives within the countries by identifying risks and opportunities and proactively support decision-making
● Standing member of country BPR, responsible for the deck completeness, analysis and decisions tracking and propose new insights and improvements of the deck to better steer business
● Business case evaluation for relevant project/initiatives within the region / Function in close collaboration with Strategy team and other areas.
● Ensure the finance cycle implementation (Budget, Forecast and 5-year plan) supervision for the region
● Gather and analyze BPR material and make sure decisions are formalized and tracked
● Closely working with Group FP&A to ensure compliance with finance cycle, method, processes and deadlines
● Lead a godfather-topic from some specific area of expertise: Risk Management, Procurement, Pricing, Ops,…
● Entry point for all HQ functions for the region finance relevant topics, more specifically to the functional area assigned by acting as finance business partner.
● Ensure financial accuracy, consistency, and compliance with internal policies
● Challenge business assumptions and support strategic initiatives with financial analysis
● Develop and improve reporting tools, dashboards, and controlling processes