OverviewAre you a qualified accountant in Practice (BIG 4 background ideally) ready for that move into industry?
Whilst advertised as a contract role, there is a strong possibility the role could become permanent. You will be part of the European Commercial Finance team for one of the business divisions.
You will be controlling the budget of the regional support function, driving cost efficiency across the region, and analyzing financial performance.
You will be in constant collaboration with peers and business leaders across Europe.
Qualifications3-5 years of experience in the Finance function (FP&A or controls), ideally from an Auditing background.You need to be a pro-active person, team player with an international mindset.You should demonstrate strong analytical skills and attention to detail to perform in this role, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.Effective communication, both written and oral, is key.Strong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and IFRS principles.Knowledge of Oracle is advantageous.ResponsibilitiesRegional support function cost control (25M€ people costs)Manage monthly closing and interchanges.Perform monthly analysis.Prepare quarterly rolling forecast.Track cost-saving actions.Drive cost awareness and cost-conscious behavior.Your key stakeholders are the budget holders (business VPs) and the European management team.Improve the efficiency of the monthly controlling process.Improve the accuracy of quarterly forecasting.Regional P&L analysis (800M€ sales, 90M€ support function cost).Monthly prepare regional support function analysis in cooperation with local country controllers.Perform quarterly organization/cost efficiency benchmarking across the region.Develop/redeploy cost efficiency dashboard.Ultimately, develop in-country cost blueprint (direct and allocated costs).Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly business reviews.
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