Title: Commercial Cluster Finance Business Partner
Are you dynamic, a keen innovator, a trend setter, or a disruptive thinker? Then Kellogg Europe is the place for you because at Kellogg’s we focus on agility, growth, and innovation.
Our colleagues in the Finance team are looking for a new Commercial Cluster Finance Business Partner.
As we’re putting our hearts and souls into the future of food, we’ll be looking at you to provide FP&A/Category/Business units support, value added analysis and insight to assist the business in efficient management and control of our planning cycle.
HERE'S A TASTE OF WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
• Ensure accurate & timely submission of FP&R process deliverables for the cluster/country/region (forecasting/ budget, etc.)
• Collaborate with FP&R teams to challenge, identify & lead the implementation of standardization / simplification initiative driving a sustainable process centric organization
• Deliver against SLA/KPI end to end performance & process targets
• Provide financial management support, value added analysis and insight, timely financial statements visibility and understanding, challenging & collating risks and opportunities (i.e. brand building, innovation, etc.)
• Ensure completion of all related budget, forecast and actuals processes, deliverables, and requirements for cluster/country/region
• Builds standard/ad-hoc reports using SAP, Anaplan, BPC, and delivers them by agreed deadlines
• Understands consolidation and reporting principles and ensures consistency of the numbers presented to the stakeholders
• Owns the Category/Business units’ roll-ups for budget, outlook, and actuals
• Balance sheet reconciliation (Accruals, Prepayments GL accounts) in Candecy system after month closing showing visibility on aged items
• Ensure DTPs (Desktop procedures) are up to date at all time (files, system used, shared location, SharePoint, stakeholders)
• Ad hoc project work as required
YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Management
• Minimum 5 years of technical knowledge in the following areas: Financial Planning & Analysis, Controlling or Reporting
• International experience (project based or international assignments)
• ERP usage (minimum +3/4 years) – preferable SAP/Anaplan
• Excel level – medium to advanced
• Knowledge of Power Pivot/ Power Query, SQL
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet Cash Flow
• Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills, and attention to detail
• Takes ownership for his/her own work and actively seeks for improvement opportunities
• Language skills – advanced level of English
Growing and nurturing the world starts with our employees, which is why our tailor-made career growth programmes are just what you need to set yourself for success.
With our extensive benefits package including flexible working – ‘Locate for your day’ which enables you to take control of your work/life balance, we really have our people at the heart of the business.
We strive to create a world where people are not just fed but fulfilled and a workplace where everyone can voice their opinions and are empowered to be their true selves. It’s each and everyone’s unique flavour that make up Kellogg’s recipe for success and the diversity of ideas, experiences and beliefs that fuel our future ready momentum and embolden our make it happen culture.
We are a diverse Employer, a foundation member of the Leading Executives Advancing Diversity (LEAD) Network, dedicated to meaningfully accelerate gender parity and drive inclusion in the European retail & Fast-Moving Consumer Goods value chain and we are committed to reaching 50:50 gender representation for all leadership level roles by 2025.
Please note that we will only accept applications that are made to us via our Careers site. If you experience any difficulty when applying, please contact european.recruitment@kellogg.com