Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist (Supply Chain)

Şişecam; Tuzla; On-site; TRY 1,946,000 - 2,920,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational glass and chemicals company is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist for its Supply Chain FP&A Team. This role involves providing analytical support, generating management reports, and owning the budgeting process for the supply chain. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years of FP&A experience, and advanced Excel modelling skills. Join us at our headquarters in Tuzla, Istanbul.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of FP&A experience in a multinational company.
• Understanding of financial statements and reporting to senior management.
• Familiarity with complex supply chain networks.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and financial modelling support for critical business decisions.
• Generate management reports for decision making and review performance monthly.
• Own the budgeting process for supply chain.

Skills

Analytical approach

Attention to detail

Commercial mindset

Effective presentation skills

Advanced Excel modelling

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance

Tools

SAP

S4/HANA knowledge

Job description

Sisecam was founded in 1935 to establish Turkey’s glass industry in line with the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a great leader respected worldwide. Today, Sisecam is a major global player in the fields of glass and chemicals. Sisecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production – including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, and glass fiber. Currently, Sisecam ranks among the world’s top two manufacturers of glassware and the top five producers of glass packaging and flat glass. Sisecam is one of the three largest soda ash producers in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals.

Sisecam plays a leading role in the flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, chemicals, automotive, glass fiber, mining, energy and recycling business lines. Sisecam operates production facilities in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India, and the USA in addition to Turkey.

Sisecam who takes firm steps towards its goal of becoming one of the world\u2019s top 3 manufacturers in its main fields of activity, with its competent human resources and smart technologies, and uninterruptedly continues to transform its digital infrastructure and culture by considering the future necessities. Sisecam who has 90 years of experience, more than 24 thousand employees, production activities in 14 countries on four continents, and a sales network of more than 150 countries, continues its growth journey in line with its "Global Excellence" strategy and with an inclusive approach that supports the development of company\u2019s entire ecosystem. Sisecam takes responsibility for protecting the planet, empowering society and transforming life with its CareForNext strategy, which is compliant with and centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Sisecam uses all its experience and competencies to promote sustainable development in every aspect.

We are looking for Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist to join Supply Chain FP&A Team and located in Şişecam Headquarters, Tuzla / Istanbul;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Engineering, ideally Industrial Engineering or Management Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance
• Minimum 3 years of FP&A experience in a multinational company with a global manufacturing footprint or complex supply chain network
• Experience with global audit and management consulting firms focusing on the manufacturing industry is a plus
• Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Familiarity with complex supply chain networks, global or local, understanding of optimization concepts, and global commodity markets
• Ability to present complex matters in a simple and effective way, comfortable with direct communication with senior business leaders
• Understanding of financial statements and ability to effectively present performance to senior management is a must
• Commercial mindset and business acumen, good understanding of global affairs, and in-depth knowledge of relevant industry dynamics
• Attention to detail, analytical approach, questioning mindset capabilities, and a good team player
• Advanced Excel modelling and financial simulation skills is a must
• SAP, S4/HANA knowledge in relevant modules of related functions is an asset
• Interest in developing technological skills is a must as a requirement of routine tasks

Job Description

• Provide analytical and financial modelling support for critical business decisions, working closely with supply chain teams
• Generate management reports to provide clear and precise information for decision making, review business performance on a monthly basis, and provide recommendations to the senior leadership team
• Generate monthly financial forecasts by conducting meetings with functional managers, analysis of historical performance, and macro predictions
• Own the budgeting process for supply chain, design the model based on business operations, review and validate operational plans of departments, and generate the financial budget
• Prepare business performance (Budget/Forecast/Actual comparison) reviews, including financial statements as well as KPI’s, operational metrics, and prepare commentary
• Provide financial insight for and act as a stakeholder in key business processes such as logistics, operational planning, procurement, etc.
• Supporting financial effects calculations in the supply chain function by actively getting involved into such projects
• Drive digitization initiatives in the respective area by designing, building, and testing analytical modeling solutions