Vacancies FP&A Analyst

Job Purpose

• The FP&A Commercial analyst reports to the Head of Regional FP&A Commercial and works closely with the Commercial Navigator creating an impact by providing high value adding analysis to the Commercial organization
• Supports the Commercial Navigator in generating insights particular in the area of sales and margin management performance cell analysis deal support and A&P effectiveness
• Supports the global FP&A commercial processes like planning and budgeting that support the strategic objectives of AkzoNobel
• Supports continuous improvements and standardization initiatives

Key Activities

Generating insights and analyzing trends

1. • Analyzes current and past trends in key performance indicators; monitor performance indicators highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
   • Calculates price volume mix impact per channel/segment/customer and highlights areas for margin improvement
   • Monitors brand product customer profitability
   • Tracks NPI progress
   • Supports the review of A&P and other discretionary S&D cost effectiveness
   • Develops financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives (pricing sale force effectiveness cost to serve etc)

Planning and Budgeting

1. • Drives the continued development of the QRF and other planning and forecasting processes
   • Consolidates inputs from the commercial teams and navigators for submission of QRF and Budget into the required platforms
   • Measures forecast accuracy and highlights to the Navigators areas for improvement

Continuous improvement:

1. • Proactively seeks opportunities to improve and standardize data reports to gain efficiency
   • Eliminates simplifies standardizes and automates outputs in a structured and consistent manner
   • Shares best practice among the team and other regions
   • Support the implementation of BI and other IT initiatives

Collaboration

1. • Commercial navigators in the region
   • ISC FP&A in the region
   • Functional controlling
   • Commercial FP&A analyst from other region
   • Global Reporting and Analytics team

Experience

• 10-12 years experience as analyst or as controller in a business environment and/or functional area
• You are ambitious and see this function as part of your development to become an all- round Finance professional in AkzoNobel.
• You are curious eager to learn and always searching for improvement opportunities (process wise)
• You have affinity for numbers and systems and have strong analytical skills combined with a critical but constructive attitude
• Experience in building automated reports and models is a must; excellent financial and analytical skills
• strong HFM ERP and BI systems experience
• Strong analytic skills and the ability to analyze organize summarize and articulate complex financial information for decision making
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner
• Able to prioritize and work with multiple supervisors
• Strong can-do mentality and drive to accomplish tasks in an environment with multiple stakeholders
• Self-starter hands on mentality and team player
• Being able to make independent interpretation draw conclusions and propose solutions
• Able to reduce complex and/or large volumes of data to a readable high level
• Accurate organized and disciplined in order to achieve high quality output and to meet strict deadlines
• Experience in change management in a finance environment is preferred