Cost Clarity Senior Analyst

Brambles; Antwerpen; Hybride; EUR 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Brambles, the owner of CHEP, seeks a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to strengthen cost clarity and pricing insights across Europe. You will partner with commercial finance, pricing and business teams to drive profitability in a multinational context.

You will support budgeting, forecasting and advanced financial modelling, delivering actionable insights and enabling smarter commercial decisions across 27 countries. The role offers hybrid remote work and a dynamic, international team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in finance, commercial finance or business analytics.
• Experience working within multinational organisations.
• Experience supporting commercial decision‑making through financial analysis.
• Experience managing complex financial models and large datasets.

Responsabilités

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis to support profitability reviews and forecasting.
• Prepare budgets, monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to provide actionable insights for pricing and operational decisions.
• Provide analytical support for business case development and cost analysis.
• Drive process improvements in financial tools and standardized reporting.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Financial modelling

Commercial acumen

Communication of complex analyses

Stakeholder management

Project management

Independent working

Outils

Excel

Power BI

Description du poste

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our[Hybrid Work Model] https://urldefense.com/v3/ https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https3A2F2Fwww.youtube.com2Fwatch3Fv3DA17SyZVJM8826t3D46s&data=047C017Cdante40sayitloud.us7Cbd0520a38f5b4cf5217908d9e4eacb6c7C2c02d76e40374bffa2b1c104fbb1ce917C07C0 7C6377925193525846817CUnknown7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn03D7C3000&sdata=5sr43hFkHrq3lpQyYEY80aZ3n3plQMib95NSRWnCmmw*3D&reserved=0 ;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!HDu-1JFExg!FoxqXcTulynadywQlhAnaeT17qHc8fKzsePLX5SECcnm3He2vUvGwJ3ux48jDtkusbE$).

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, including profitability reviews, variance analysis, and financial modelling, to support business decisions and optimize performance.
• Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., supply chain, commercial, sales) to provide actionable insights that enhance financial decision‑making and operational outcomes.
• Provide analytical support for business case development, cost analysis, and evaluation of strategic initiatives to ensure informed decision‑making.
• Drive process improvements by supporting the implementation and optimization of financial tools, automation efforts, and standardized processes.
• Perform post‑investment reviews to assess the performance of strategic initiatives and recommend corrective actions where needed.
• support efforts to improve reporting, forecasting, and financial data quality, ensuring timely and accurate consolidation of financial information.
• Support ad‑hoc financial analysis and special projects, including pricing strategies, cost savings initiatives, and performance tracking, to drive business improvements.

Position Purpose:

The Senior Commercial Finance Analyst plays a key role in advancing CHEP’s Cost Clarity program across Europe.

The role enables better commercial decision‑making by improving customer profitability insights, embedding cost transparency within commercial finance processes and delivering scalable solutions across 27 countries.

The position combines finance modelling, advanced analytics and business partnering to improve pricing decisions, customer segmentation and profitability while supporting CHEP’s European our sustainable Growth strategy.

Skills & Knowledge:

Essential

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Advanced Excel.
• Power BI.
• Financial modelling.
• Commercial acumen.
• Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently in a matrix organisation.

Desirable

• Advanced Power BI.
• Cost allocation methodologies.
• Data visualisation.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in finance, commercial finance or business analytics.
• Experience working within multinational organisations.
• Experience supporting commercial decision‑making through financial analysis.
• Experience managing complex financial models and large datasets.

Languages:

English

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Adaptability, Budget Management, Business Case Development, Cost Analysis, Empathy, Experimentation, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Process Improvements, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Variance Analysis

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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