Global Business Performance Senior Analyst

General job description:  

Integrated into a team of 15 people, Global Business Performance Senior Analyst is contributing to the monitoring of Group financial performances (P&L) thanks to a deep sense of analysis, an understanding of Business challenges, participation to Group projects, a good knowledge of financial tech platform, and a good ability to participate to presentation to management. 

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 process 

• Anticipate closing needs (perimeter, adhoc, MDH…) 

• 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 

• Share best practices (financial, technical…) among 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):