Regional Finance Analyst: Drive Forecasts

Finance Analyst Job purpose Essential business activities expected from this position: - Coordinate Weekly, Monthly and quarterly sales forecast along with submission to Region - Analyze and comments the monthly results on Sales, Returns & Rebates, COGS and Gross Margin vs Budget and previous year and alert about variances - Perform Monthly analysis on COGS and profitability by Market, Customer, Brand, Line and SKUs, including price and volume analysis - Recommend and implement action plan for low profitability products/customers/markets - Guarantee the implementation and respect of overall pricing process - Calculate and track the monthly provisions on returns and rebates - Participate actively to the region budget execution until Gross Margin, make suggestion to improve performance and challenge countries assumptions - Prepare and publish the Regional Monthly closing dashboard - Act as strong liaising agent between Business controlling team and other departments. - Ensure quality and timeliness of reporting processes as per Group deliverables - Ensure implementation of dedicated reporting/ controlling requirements. - Ensure business controls are in place to safeguard business activities and that procedures and processes are documented and conform to Group standards and rules. - Perform ad hoc analysis and projects Key Performance indicators: - Qualitative : - Autonomy & Agility - Quality of internal and external relations - Relevance of information/reports/forecastsli> - Positive attitude and proactive approach - Quantitative: - Timely and accurate delivery of monthly KPIs, reporting and comments - Ensure postings accuracy in Middle East entities - Accuracy of information/reports/forecasts Qualifications and Education Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Controlling - 3/4 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Business Finance/Controlling experience - High Controlling and Analytical skills - Excellent knowledge of Financial reporting flows - Excellent computer skills, including financial tools and ERP - Excellent presentation and reporting skills - High Communication skills and assertiveness/ agility and business acumen - High attention to detail and accuracy - Confident, respect of deadlines and commitment Job Segment:

Financial Analyst, Financial, Finance