Financial Analyst

Purpose of the role:This role, based in the Reporting & Analysis CoE, operates as an integral part of the Regional Ocean / TbM Ops Finance & Procurement Business Partnering team. It is responsible for delivering timely, high-quality analysis to support decision-making across regions, countries, and products. The role contributes to monthly and quarterly MOS deliverables, coordinates RoFo, Budget, and Business Plan inputs with business stakeholders, and supports analytical needs from both Regional and Central FBPs. Strong financial acumen and business partnering skills are essential to drive performance and enable continuous improvement.



Responsible for:



Financial Analysis for decision making

Follows local process & Global guidance for MPRs, OPR's and for QBRs and coordinates collection of the inputs from different teams

AnalyticsResponsible for the analysis and interpretation of budgets and forecasts, timely and high-quality financial reporting and analysis to key stakeholders. Proactively provide value-add analysis, financial information, performance management reporting and financial planning.

Budget/RoFoExecute local process considering global guidance. Translates the plan from CEN / Region into what and when is needed from Areas and Regional Teams. Coordinates across Areas and Region. Coordinates across functions/FBPs to ensure it all comes together.

Provide transparency on cost performance, including FTE and Productivity at a Product and at all granular levels

Drives value creation as a trusted partner to the Regional Ops and Procurement Finance

Solve complex challenges based on accurate identification of underlying factors, while being aware of the impact of how proposed solutions can contribute to wider decision-making

Special Projects - coordinate and run analysis for CEN, Regional projects / requests collaborating across functions

Proactively seek opportunities to improve analysis, reports, run simulations, gain business knowledge

Builds storyline and consolidates explanations (Area, Region, LnS/MCL/Ocean, SG&A).

Communicate changes to business rule governance, financial and business data definition

Supports SG&A Performance Management at the product level with the right visibility on SGA / FTE & Productivity.

Share and adopt best practices, drive improvement and uptake of standard reporting and insights produced within the COE

Coordinate monthly and quarterly MOS deliverables

Ensure all MOS deliverables are prepared, validated, consolidated and submitted on a timely basis

Engage with business and finance stakeholders on area or regional level (per product) to ensure timely and quality input

Act as the analytical anchor point for performance reviews and drive follow-up

Accountable for:

Respective product(s) meeting all its process obligations for target setting, RoFo and business performance on Operations & Procurement deliverables VUC / Savings gameplan / SGA / Productivity / Health metrics / Cost recovery

Respective product(s) meeting all its business plan submission deliverables on savings gameplan

Providing accurate, timely and relevant business information including for ad hoc requests

Providing routine and bespoke analysis

Drive and implement standardization

Consulted about:

Financial data insights, RoFo, budgeting, business planning and forecasting processes and analysis

Performance management insights on Operations and procurement financial metric deliverables (VUC & Gameplan)

SG&A insights and cost improvement opportunities for respective product(s) including productivity & FTE savings basis Op1 tech projects developments

MOS

Financial and business data definitions

Critical Competencies:

Strong financial and business acumen

Strong partnering skills

Strong analytical skills

Specialist in data analytics

Business modelling

Financial Management Reporting and compliance

Performance management

Communication and relationship-building

Process and change management

Strategic thinking

Self starter & hunger for knowledge