Fp&a Manager

As Group Brand Companies BP&A Manager, she/he will report to the Group Brand Companies & Operations Controlling Director, part of the broader Group Business Performance team. Integrated into a 4 people team, she/he is contributing to the monitoring of the Group financial performance (P&L) and the close monitoring of his/her scope of responsibility (Brand Companies = affiliates in charge of manufacturing Pernod Ricard products) thanks to a deep sense of analysis and close communication with affiliates, an understanding of Business challenges, a participation to Group projects and initiatives, a strong collaboration with other HQ departments supporting Brand companies, and a good ability to present to Senior and Top management. The overarching objective is to support the Group value creation strategy by enhancing profitability (P&L and Cash).
- She/he will complete the following missions:

- Roles and responsibilities:

- Mission 1: Consolidation, restitution and presentation of the monthly P&L reporting and quarterly Rolling Forecast
- Understand and follow up of 6 Brand Companies P&Ls, notably SG&A/structure costs, in close coordination with Finance teams
- Responsible for consolidating data (actual, rolling forecast, etc.) regarding these 6 Brand Companies: ensures the respect of deadlines, the accuracy and consistency of financial information (respect of Group accounting guidelines), and the quality of business analyses.
- Contribute to monthly report to Executive Committee and Group Global Brands Director by providing a clear analysis of the financial situation
- Build 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
- Contribute to the rolling forecast/plan process (from planning and instructions to final presentation for the Board)
- Responsible for preparing presentations to top management (ExCom, ELT, Board ) with accurate data, sharp analyses and key take-aways
- Mission 2: Partner with Brand Companies on business and financial performance monitoring
- Monthly analysis of his/her scope of responsibilities
- 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 )
- Support to Brand Companies regarding instructions, calendar, reporting content, rolling forecast
- Close follow up of risks and opportunities, challenge affiliates on forecast accuracy and targets achievement
- Monthly physical or remote reviews with his/her affiliates on past and future performance
- Share best practices (financial, technical ) among affiliates
- Mission 3: Leading transversal project and preparation of ad hoc analysis to support decision making
- Provide Senior and Top Management and Board of Directors with ad hoc and value-adding analysis to help them monitor Group performance: Group Business Plan, Structure costs analysis, Innovation project, ROI
- Take part in or lead missions/tasks together with other departments, such as Operation, Tax (transfer prices), Polaris reporting tool, M&A, consolidation (IFRS implementation)
- Take part in the functional development of the information system used by Group Management Control
- Mission 4: Participate to the Group Financial Digital Transformation roadmap by leading or supporting specific projects
- Involved in some Transformation projects, e.g. Management Cycle, Smart Close, PowerBi (Datalens) or Polaris reporting tool improvements: leveraging HQ and operational experience, propose some improvements (tools, WoW, processes), challenge the status quo and participate actively to the dedicated workshops to issue recommendations and action plan
- Skills required:
Technical skills
- Strong knowledge of accounting, finance and IFRS
- Expert in Excel, VBA is a plus
- Capacity to quickly build some forward-looking models
- Knowledge of Pernod Ricard management processes and tools
- Ready to leverage new technologies such as Tagetik (Polaris)
- Basic knowledge of statutory consolidation and cash generation

Management skills
- Listening capacity, empathy
- Organization, anticipation, sense of prioritization and timing
- Diplomacy but capacity to stand up for his/her position

Other softs skills:

- Team player
- Transparent, trustful, strong sense of ethics and confidentiality
- Good communicator with all levels of the hierarchy
- Capacity to link financial performance and business performance
- Rigor, “figures-oriented analysis” capacity, accuracy and attention to detail sensitivity
- Reactivity, autonomy, proactivity
- Enthusiasm, curiosity
- Capacity to deliver with high standard under pressure
- Working language: English, French is a plus

Profile required:

- Education required: Engineer's school/ Business school/ Equivalent Univ