Senior Manager Finance SCM

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The general purpose of this role is to be a financial consultant and work closely with the business partners in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization to drive performance and enable fact-based decisions. This role supports and steers the business to achieve operational performance, financial and non-financial targets as well as the defined company strategy. This is supported by the creation of transparency about business performance, analyzing & benchmarking, providing insights and making recommendations.

Within the SCM Finance team, the role acts as a general FP&A function coordinating, managing and continuously improving planning, reporting and analysis activities as well as tools and capabilities from a global lense. In addition, it also fosters global governance to ensure quality and consistency across the SCM Finance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand key SCM cost drivers and provide end-to-end (inbound to outbound) visibility for business partners and Finance stakeholders to drive improvements and actions
• Manage standardized execution of financial processes by aligning with stakeholders on timelines, templates and submission details, working closely with the SCM Finance market teams to ensure transparency, consistency and high-quality results. Drive harmonization and standardization of information sets while ensuring best in class delivery in terms of timing and quality
• Develop and implement adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions at different recipient levels with strong focus on storytelling and consistency
• Manage & execute standardized regular reporting and ad-hoc analysis, tailored to different reporting layers, striving for efficient and consistent usage of data sets, leveraging and continuously improving state-of-the-art tools and processes
• Develop, drive and track SCM Finance initiatives and projects
• Secure global financial governance by providing and ensuring the application of standardized cost definitions from a SCM end-to-end perspective with focus on the Global Logistics Accounting Structure and Cost Accounting Policy
• Closely guide and collaborate with GBS organization to capitalize the operating model
• Drive transition of SCM Finance processes and tools during Trans4rm project and related Digitalization initiatives, ensuring relevant requirements are addressed and implemented
• Own, manage, and control monthly, quarterly and year-end closing tasks
• Shape collaboration with markets and HQ teams within given framework, fostering a continuous learning and growth mindset

Key Relationships:

• SCM Finance teams and SCM business teams (global & markets)
• Corporate Controlling
• Commercial Finance
• Group Accounting
• Non-Trade Procurement
• HR SCM
• Global Business Services (GBS) SCM

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication, analytical and conceptual skills
• Considerable financial controlling abilities with strengths in reporting and consolidation
• Strong storytelling and presentation skillset
• Business fluency in English (written and spoken)
• FMCG and/or SCM acumen is a plus
• Result orientation, pro-activity, and high degree of flexibility within challenging and complex environment
• Enjoy working in a dynamic and ambitious multinational team
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI as a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University Degree in Finance / Business Administration / Accounting
• Minimum 5-7 years' work experience in FP&A / Finance area in sizable and multinational environment