Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job title

Financial Analyst - Junior level

Location

France

Reporting to

Commercial controller France & Benelux

Job purpose

Sales and financial analysis ensuring management reporting with focus on process and business development, monitoring the sales performance versus historical trends, forecast and budget, preparing and monitoring profitability analyses.

Main Responsibilities

Prepares, analyses, and communicates key financial information and provides support to the Finance Manager and Commercial Controlling team regarding financial reporting and other related issues.
Supports the business with accurate and commercially focused reporting on sales performance, margins, forecasting and product profitability;
Builds strong relationships and collaborate with local finance and regional controlling team;
Supports the annual price renewal process to ensure the business improves price performance whilst aligning with customer contracts;
Development of a solid forecasting process based on trend figures and sales information;
Development of customer-specific dashboards;
Assists the finance and controlling team with budget preparation and financial planning processes and budget review for compliance and opportunities;
Strategic planning and examination of the installed instruments;
Standardization of management reporting and creation of meaningful analyses for the sales department;
Further development of existing analysis tools and systems for sales;
Automation of recurring processes and reports;
Partner with Commercial Support Analysis and deputised as required to support business continuity and relationship with external logistic suppliers
Ad-hoc Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly reporting activities

Qualifications/Experience & Mobility

A recent Graduate or Part Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA with at least 2 years commercial analyst experience
Fluent written and spoken in English, Italian would be an advantage;
Advanced Level Microsoft Excel (Macros and VBA)
Basic SAP knowledge (CO-PA and FI modules);
CRM and BI tools experience would be an advantage
Strong ability to self-organize, prioritize and structure activities with a high degree of care & reliability;
Very good analytical skills to manage complex business processes;
Excellent skills in the identification and presentation of results-relevant issues;
Strong commercial attitude, analytical and problem-solving skills, autonomy and accountability, team-working;
Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines;
Flexibility and willingness to undertake some European travel