Fp&A Analyst Jobs

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Job Purpose

• Supports the Commercial Navigator in generating insights, particular in the area of sales and margin management, performance cell analysis, deal support and A&P effectiveness
• Supports continuous improvements and standardization initiatives
• Supports the global FP&A commercial processes, like planning and budgeting that support the strategic objectives of AkzoNobel
• The FP&A Commercial analyst reports to the Head of Regional FP&A Commercial and works closely with the Commercial Navigator, creating an impact by providing high value adding analysis to the Commercial organization

Key Accountabilities

Generating insights and analyzing trends

• Analyzes current and past trends in key performance indicators; monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Develops financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives (pricing, sale force effectiveness, cost to serve etc)
• Tracks NPI progress
• Supports the review of A&P and other discretionary S&D cost effectiveness
• Calculates price, volume, mix impact per channel/segment/customer and highlights areas for margin improvement
• Monitors brand, product, customer profitability

Planning and Budgeting

• Measures forecast accuracy and highlights to the Navigators areas for improvement
• Drives the continued development of the QRF and other planning and forecasting processes
• Consolidates inputs from the commercial teams and navigators for submission of QRF and Budget into the required platforms

Key Activities

Continuous improvement:

• Support the implementation of BI and other IT initiatives
• Shares best practice among the team and other regions
• Proactively seeks opportunities to improve and standardize data reports to gain efficiency
• Eliminates, simplifies, standardizes and automates outputs in a structured and consistent manner

Collaboration

• Commercial FP&A analyst from other region
• Functional controlling
• Global Reporting and Analytics team
• ISC FP&A in the region
• Commercial navigators in the region

Experience

• Able to reduce complex and/or large volumes of data to a readable high level
• Accurate, organized and disciplined in order to achieve high quality output and to meet strict deadlines
• You are curious, eager to learn and always searching for improvement opportunities (process wise)
• Self-starter, hands on mentality and team player
• Being able to make independent interpretation, draw conclusions and propose solutions
• Able to prioritize and work with multiple supervisors
• Experience in ‘change management’ in a finance environment is preferred
• You are ambitious and see this function as part of your development to become an all-round Finance professional in AkzoNobel.
• Strong ‘can-do’ mentality and ‘drive’ to accomplish tasks in an environment with multiple stakeholders
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner
• Strong HFM, ERP and BI systems experience
• Strong analytic skills and the ability to analyze, organize, summarize and articulate complex financial information for decision making
• You have affinity for numbers and systems, and have strong analytical skills combined with a critical, but constructive, attitude
• Experience in building automated reports and models is a must; excellent financial and analytical skills

Education

• 8-10 years’ experience as analyst or as controller in a business environment and/or functional area

Competencies

Accepting Direction

Accepting Responsibility

Acquiring Information

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 29925