• Lead Global Financial Planning process, delivering the quarterly forecasts, Firm annual planning and the annual 5-Year Plan process.

• Compile global financial data via Excel-based process, integrating actuals/forecast input from business owners and make recommendations.

• Guarantee integrity of the data through comprehensive controls, including clarification of roles and responsibilities of these controls.

• Coordinate monthly actuals proofing process, with the support of the finance team.

• Responsible for the quarterly Marketing Budget approval process, coordinating between CEO and Budget Owners.

• Back-up Finance Team members for various financial processes (e.g. actuals proofing, ad-hoc analysis requests, etc.)
• Optimize finance forecasting/reporting through process re-design and including system interventions where needed.

• Be recognized as Finance expert for the KNIME data consolidation & processing system.

• Relevant university degree or equivalent

• Relevant and extensive experience, with focus on Financial Planning, Controlling and Reporting

• Experience with international commercial business operations (multiple sites, currencies, etc.)

• Affinity with and good knowledge of financial systems, preferably SAP, PowerBI, KNIME

• Competent in using all Microsoft tools, in particular MS Excel

• Solid accounting and internal controls skills

• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills; attention to detail.

• Accountable for results. Able to work with limited guidance.

• Demonstrating significant personal initiative and autonomy.

• Strong team player; proven abilities in cross-functional collaboration.

• Curious, creative, insightful. Can challenge status quo and recommend/design/implement new processes. Continuous improvement mindset.

• Excellent written & oral communication skills.

• Fluent in English. Other languages are advantageous.