HQ FP&A Senior Analyst

General job description:  

Reporting directly to the Head of FP&A at Pernod Ricard HQ, the Senior Business Analyst will act as a financial business partner to HQ departments combining both operational support with delivering actionable insights to senior management. The role will actively contribute to the performance management cycle and play a key role in HQ’s Finance transformation initiatives. 

Main activities and responsibilities: 

• Provide best-in-class financial business partnering to HQ departments 

• Independently lead financial processes with relevant stakeholders, including presenting to department leadership 

• Develop a deep understanding of departmental projects and ambitions to challenge financial assumptions 

• Promote financial excellence, coordinate cross-affiliate initiatives, and ensure compliance with HQ standards 

• Actively contribute to PR HQ’s performance mgmt. cycle (on a rotating basis) 

• Manage month-end closing of PR SA’s consolidated results and quarterly rolling forecast submissions in the Group EPM tool 

• Prepare presentations on key P&L variances and rolling forecast assumptions for HQ management. 

• Support year-end recharge processes through detailed analysis of departmental spending. 

• Own other recurring / ad-hoc tasks 

• Act as a data steward for HQ, ensuring data integrity across local and group tools 

• Drive revamp of local BI tool 

• Conduct ad-hoc cash management analyses. 

• Collaborate closely with other Finance teams to deliver financial excellence initiatives 

• Master’s degree in business, Engineering, or equivalent, with a specialization in Finance 

• Minimum 3 years of experience in FP&A within a corporate environment or consulting 

• Strong proactivity and curiosity to drive continuous improvement 

• Commitment to efficiency and operational excellence 

• Ability to adapt communication to stakeholder seniority; excellent interpersonal skills in a collaborative, international environment 

• Fluency in both English and French

• Proven autonomy and agility for effective business partnering 

• Rigorous approach to ensure quality of analyses to top mgmt 

• Solid understanding of accounting principles (P&L and balance sheet) to support monthly closing and cross-team discussions 

• Ability to draft concise presentations highlighting key insights and decision points 

• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with ERP, EPM, and BI tools: knowledge of Power BI, JDE, Tagetik are a plus