SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST AND CONTROLLING

Position

You will provide management with a clear and forward-looking understanding of business performance, connecting financial results with the commercial and operational dynamics that drive them.

Through robust planning, performance analysis and executive reporting, you will turn financial information into relevant insights, helping the organization assess its progress, anticipate potential developments and define appropriate actions. Working closely with senior business leaders, you will act as a trusted finance partner and contribute to informed, fact-based decision-making across the organization.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, periodic revisions and Three-Year Plan projections, ensuring the robustness and consistency of the underlying financial and business assumptions.
• Coordinate the collection, validation and consolidation of financial and operational inputs, working closely with commercial, functional and finance stakeholders.
• Analyze business performance across the main P&L components, evaluating the interaction between sales development, margins, investments, operating expenditure and profitability.
• Prepare monthly performance reporting, highlighting material deviations versus Budget, Forecast and Previous Year and explaining the business drivers behind the results.
• Develop forward-looking analysis and financial scenarios to anticipate potential performance developments and evaluate related risks, opportunities and business implications.
• Identify relevant trends, emerging performance gaps and value creation opportunities, translating the analysis into practical recommendations for management.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to Commercial Regional Managers, functional leaders and senior executives, supporting business reviews, planning discussions and key decisions.
• Prepare high-quality executive reports and presentations, structuring complex financial and operational information into clear messages, relevant conclusions and focused recommendations.
• Present business performance analysis to senior management and Executive Committee members, communicating with clarity, confidence and an appropriate level of synthesis.
• Develop ad hoc analysis and business cases related to strategic initiatives, commercial developments, investments, profitability and other management priorities.
• Review Advertising & Promotion expenditure and other relevant business investments, assessing budget evolution, financial impact and consistency with expected business outcomes.
• Contribute to month-end closing activities, ensuring the completeness, consistency and timely availability of financial information in coordination with accounting and the relevant finance teams.
• Oversee the accuracy of controlling dimensions and reporting structures, enabling reliable analysis across markets, channels, products and organizational areas.
• Drive the continuous improvement of planning, reporting and performance management methodologies, identifying opportunities to strengthen analytical quality, efficiency and decision support.

Profile

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field.
• 5- 7 years of relevant experience in controlling, financial planning and analysis, business performance management or commercial finance, preferably within a structured international environment.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, monthly closing, management reporting and P&L analysis.
• Solid understanding of the financial and operational factors influencing sales, margins, expenditure, investments and profitability.
• Proven experience in developing financial scenarios, management insights and recommendations based on complex business information.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present executive-level analysis to senior management or comparable governance bodies.
• Advanced proficiency in Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Power BI or other reporting and data visualization tools is considered an advantage.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial planning or reporting platforms is considered a plus.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken; knowledge of additional languages is considered a plus.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and strategic mindset, with the ability to interpret complex financial and commercial information and identify the most relevant implications for the business.
• Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to present financial topics clearly, concisely and confidently to senior executives and Executive Committee members.
• Strong synthesis capabilities, with the ability