Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization
The general purpose is to be the specialist (SME) supporting the budgeting, forecasting, and cost monitoring, reporting process. These functions support the business in achieving financial targets and strategic objectives through analysis of key indicators. This is facilitated by creating transparency about business performance via cost (center) controlling, business controlling, and performance management.
Reporting involves collecting data, providing ad hoc analysis, and generating standard reports. It also includes defining report requirements, classifying, harmonizing, and standardizing data sets, while ensuring timely delivery and high data quality through plausibility checks and cross-checks.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and participate in budgeting, forecasting, cost monitoring, and reporting processes.
- Ensure data quality and integrity across systems and tools.
- Assist in partnering with the business within the assigned area.
- Help create transparency in budgeting, forecasting, and cost monitoring.
- Participate in projects, support implementation, and sustain achievements.
- Support the development of communication packages to present results, recommendations, and solutions.
- Identify and address issues in existing systems or processes.
- Apply advanced analytical tools.
- Deliver outputs following established procedures to support departmental targets.
- Perform variance analysis.
- Conduct standardized reporting and ad hoc analysis.
- Assist cost center managers with financial tasks such as investment, recruitment requests, or cost recharges, if required.
- Develop expertise in assigned systems and processes to support the team and business partners.
Key Relationships
- SEA Cluster FP&A team
- SEA Country FP&A team
- Emerging Market Region Hub team
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Result-oriented mindset.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Knowledge of reporting tools and willingness to learn new systems.
- Effective time management skills.
- Strong communication skills for internal organization.
- Good analytical skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma in accountancy/business or equivalent degree.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in finance, controlling, or related fields.
- Understanding of system landscape.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), with experience in Power Pivot, Power BI, Think-Cell preferred.
- Proactive, growth-oriented, curious, and meticulous attitude.
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