Operations Assessment Center 2023

Job description

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Monitor the management of several areas of management/activity (commercial, industrial, Brands, procurement, supply chain, etc.) with a degree of autonomy, experience and/or a broader scope than the one(s) of a Financial Analyst.

• Draft the Plan, Budget and Trends for his/her area of activity.

• Produce or supervise the monthly reports for his/her area of activity.

•Optimize the costs and efficacy of actions undertaken in accordance with the Standards and good practices set down by Internal Control by maintaining constant links with his/her contacts (e.g. customer benefits, value analysis, cost analysis, POS advertising, CSV etc.).

• Monitor costs and carry out all analyses required to identify risks and opportunities and to propose the appropriate actions.

• Participate in developing teams.

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

MASTER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS (controlling, accounting) & INTERNAL CONTROL

• Uses the financial documents and ensures they comply with internal (Management standards) and external standards (GAAP/IFRS)

OPTIMIZE COSTS (FINANCE)

• Applies costing methods to model and evaluate performance in his/her domain of activity (sales, marketing, OPEX...)

BUDGET FOR GROWTH (FINANCE)

• Develops budgets and financial forecasts (trends) in collaboration with the business: P&L, balance sheet, and working capital

• Understands how these elements relate to achievement of overall business & financial targets

• Seizes transfo. levers in Fin. to increase contribution of Fin. to overall effic. & sustain growth of OA: processes, eco models re. new bus…

EFFICIENT USE OF REPORTING AND CONSOLIDATION (FINANCE)

• Ensures financial reporting is aligned with the Group's standards

PLAN AND ANALYZE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

• Anticipates and identifies opportunities, risks and solutions to close the gap.

• Sets objectives, goals & targets

• Recommends changes in a strategic direction

• Calculates and interprets financial results

ACT AS A PROACTIVE BUSINESS PARTNER (FINANCE)

• Uses OA know. & market & fin. expertise to understand, improve, challenge & provide strat. reco. contributing to overall effectiv. of bus.

MAXIMIZE SYSTEMS & DATA MANAGEMENT

• Leverages knowledge and intuition around systems/data management to provide insight into critical issues (SAP, Compass, Magnitude...)