Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Main activities and responsibilities

Mission 1: Consolidation, restitution, and presentation of the monthly P&L reporting, yearly/half year and Rolling forecasts and Strategic plan processes

• Responsible for consolidating data (reporting, rolling forecasts…) on its P&L lines and scope of responsibility: ensure the respect of deadlines, the accuracy and consistency of financial information (respect of Group accounting guidelines), and the quality of business analyses in relation with different affiliates
• Monthly support to General Management in monitoring and analyzing Group organic growth and main P&L ratios in relation with BP&A managers and affiliates
• Help building some forward-looking analysis to recommend strategic resources allocations and P&L arbitrages to Top management, leveraging historical performance, knowledge of affiliates business and Group strategy
• Participate to the rolling forecast process (from planning and instructions to final presentation for the Board)

Mission 2: Support and advise one Group direct affiliates and Brand BU with performance monitoring

• Monthly analysis of affiliates’ and Brand BU P&L reporting
• Monitoring of non-financial performance (market share, pricing, trade inventories)
• Implementation of all optimization projects and changes in reporting (new appendix, new account, etc…) in line with Group standards and requirements
• Continuous improvement of reporting comments quality and relevance (template, content, feedback to affiliates…)
• Close follow up of risks and opportunities, landing management, challenge affiliates on forecast accuracy and targets achievement
• Regular physical or remote business reviews with affiliates

Mission 3: Support transversal project and preparation of ad hoc analysis to support decision making

• Participate to ad-hoc analysis for other departments: Commercial Finance, Global Market, Global Brands, Tax, Operations, M&A, statutory consolidation, HR… on transversal topics: innovation, E-commerce, Revenue Growth Management, Transfer prices, Group Recharges, …
• Lead some Finance projects such as Datalens powered by Polaris, Essbase, Product cloud improvements…. List non exhaustive as new projects will pop up

Mission 4: Assistance to financial communication team to prepare external communication

• Take part in the Financial Communication Data elaboration and check
• Prepare detailed qualitative and quantitative information (by brand and market) to support external messages and to help Top Management answer questions

Mission 5: Drive the development and enrichment of reporting tool and P&L accounting principles

• Enrich management reporting guidelines (P&L) and ensure alignment with Group Accounting Guidelines
• Anticipate impacts of any change required in reporting process (new product, new affiliate, change in currency)
• Strong involvement on the digitalization of the reporting being the new Reporting and Planning tool (Polaris) and the Business Intelligence related platform (local BI for affiliates and Datalens)

Required experience and skills

• Education required: Engineer's school/ Business school/ Equivalent University Degree
• Work experience required: 2-3 years in leading Audit Consulting Firm or as Financial Analyst, if possible, in the FMCG sector

Rigor, “figures-oriented analysis” capacity, accuracy, and attention to detail

Organization, anticipation, sense of prioritization and timing

Technical skills

Knowledge of accounting and finance. Expert in Excel, VBA is a plus

• Capacity to quickly build some forward-looking models
• Knowledge of Pernod Ricard management processes and tools is a plus
• Ready to leverage new technologies (Tagetik, Essbase)

Project management

• Capacity to deliver with high standard under pressure
• Diplomacy but capacity to stand up for his/her positions
• Languages: Fluency in English and French

Wait, there ’s more…We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home (2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events…

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