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Barry Callebaut Manager, FP&A CEE in Lodz, Poland
Manager, FP&A CEE
Location:
Lodz, PL, 90-530 Zurich, CH, 8005
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
About the role:
The Manager, FP&A Central Eastern Europe, is responsible for leading and overseeing the team of FP&A professionals, covering the FP&A tasks for Region Central Eastern Europe and reports to the VP, Global FP&A.
Key responsibilities include preparing high-quality financial analyses and insights for business steering, delivering management reporting to key stakeholders, leading the MTP, budgeting and forecasting processes for Central Eastern Europe and offering ad-hoc support to the regional stakeholders. Additionally, the role involves in actively managing margins to supporting pricing and sales decisions, analyzing working capital performance, owning margin reconciliations and taking the lead in monitoring and driving regionally managed expenses.
The Manager, FP&A Central Eastern Europe acts as a promoter of Finance digitalization and standardization initiatives and enables the transition into a new finance operating model.
The scope of the role oversees:
Region Central Eastern Europe (chocolate)
Volume (FY23): 300k MT
Sales (NSV in FY23): 1bn CHF
Margins (NCM in FY23): 127m CHF
Key responsibilities include
FP&A Operational Excellence & Team Enablement:
Responsible for leading the Central Eastern European FP&A team. Ensuring they are able to:
Prepare high-quality financial business performance analysis and insights to steer business for the region
Deliver management reporting to the Regional CFO, President, RLT and other regional stakeholders.
Drive active margin management and support FBPs, pricing and sales with insights to steer business decisions to achieve targets
Own margin reconciliation of the region (from pre-calc to P&L), in alignment with accounting, FP&A, Risk Management and other finance stakeholders
Perform commercial analysis and deliver insights to support execution of regional strategies
Monitor actual sales & marketing expenses against budget and provide variance analysis
Provide ad-hoc support for financial questions from regional management
Planning, Forecasting and KPI Development:
Lead the planning process (MTP, budgeting, forecasting) for the region, including alignment with FP&A teams for GSS and GCA
Collaborate with senior leadership to define the required commercial and regions’ KPI’s, aligned with strategic objectives
Collaborate with Data Analytics and Governance and other FP&A teams to develop standardized reporting formats and frequency to provide timely insights to stakeholders.
Working Capital Management:
Perform DSO analysis and deliver insights related to working capital improvements
Drive initiatives to improve working capital performance of the region. Support implementation of Supply Chain Financing in alignment with Group Treasury.
Collaboration and Process Improvement:
Collaborate with the Data Analytics and Governance and other FP&A teams to leverage central tools and resources whenever possible, regularly review FP&A processes and systems to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
Stay updated on industry trends and technological advancements relevant to FP&A for continuous learning and development.
About you:
Bachelor’s / Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar
English business proficiency (written and spoken)
Minimum 5 years of experience in senior finance positions, or relevant experience at such level
Leadership skills in managing people and networking with various stakeholders in the company
Open minded and curious, eager to continuously learn and explore various aspects of finance
Analytical / hands-on / flexible but even more important very solution oriented and performance driven to achieve the targets
Knowledge about SAP, BW, as well as most common reporting and analytical tools
IFRS knowledge
Ability to influence and engage cross-functional stakeholders
Excellent analytical, quantitative and data visualization skills with a strong attention to detail
Curious mindset
Willingness to continuously optimize, improve; challenging status quo
High energy levels, speed, positive attitude
Willingness to operate in a fast-paced, intense environment with multiple stakeholders
Team player and ability to deal with stakeholders on all hierarchy levels
Hands-on approach
Outstanding communication skills
Travel requirements: Approx. 5-10% of the time, mainly for RLT or functional meetings
We offer:
Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
Annual bonus based on your work results.
Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
Group life insurance.
Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.
Preferred location is Lödz, Poland
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
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