Global Controlling Supervising Associate- Finance Operations

Job Description:

Global Operations: Business Analyst & Reporting Specialist

Position overview

The Business Analyst & Reporting Specialist partners with senior stakeholders to deliver actionable financial and operational insights that inform strategy enhance performance and support global finance objectives. The role combines strong commercial acumen with analytical rigor to proactively identify trends risks and opportunities translating complex data into clear decision-ready narratives.

In addition to core business partnering the role leads the development and evolution of Power BI reporting solutions ensuring scalable high-quality outputs that enable timely data-driven decision-making. The position also supports emerging AI-driven reporting capabilities and contributes to Managed Services and Center of Excellence (COE) initiatives helping establish standardized efficient and future-ready reporting processes.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and adaptable professional who thrives in a fast-paced global environment balancing stakeholder engagement with technical execution and continuous innovation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver timely accurate and actionable financial and operational insights that support decision-making.
• Perform financial and operational analysis to identify trends risks and opportunities; support budgeting forecasting and scenario modeling to guide business strategy.
• Design develop and manage Power BI dashboards and performance reporting in partnership with stakeholders; ensure outputs are insightful scalable and aligned to business needs.
• Translate complex financial data into clear stakeholder-friendly narratives; provide concise commentary on key business drivers KPIs and variances.
• Support the evolution of AI-driven reporting capabilities including automated insights and narrative generation to enhance the efficiency and impact of reporting.
• Contribute to Managed Services and Center of Excellence (COE) initiatives through standardized reporting process improvements and support for close-out and transition activities.
• Respond to ad hoc requests with tailored analysis projection models and forward-looking insights to support strategic discussions.
• Build strong relationships across global finance teams; lead cross-functional workstreams share knowledge and help expand analytics and reporting capabilities.

Skills and competencies

• Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• Advanced Power BI skills for data visualisation and reporting.
• Exposure to AI tools such as Copilot and Power Automate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English proficiency required).
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective delegation multitasking and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and lead workstreams through facilitation strong communication and collaboration (no direct reports).
• Strong listening consultative influencing and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to work well under deadlines.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required; MBA CA ACCA or equivalent highly desirable.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI; MS SQL preferred. Hyperion SmartView and Essbase experience is a plus.
• SAP experience preferred.
• 9 years of experience in finance processes and policies including reporting and analysis.
• Experience working in a globally deployed accounting organisation.