VIE USA - FP&A Finance Business Partner USA

Job description

Your mission

Pierre Fabre Laboratories (subsidiary in Parsippany) offer an exceptional opportunity for 18 month for a motivated and ambitious individual to gain experience in the US and accelerate their career in finance with this FP&A role.

This position will support the development of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) activities for Pierre Fabre USA, including annual budget, monthly forecast/close, and Brands’ performance monitoring.

The FP&A team is part of the Finance function, with primary business partners being the Commercial and Marketing teams and Operations.

To this end, your main missions will be the following ones:

Financial Planning & Analysis (50%)

·  Support the FP&A Manager in the management and execution of the financial planning process, for both the annual Budget and the monthly Reforecasts (revenue and operating expenses)
·  Report on actual results against targets, analyze and comment on variances and assist in guidance on future trends

Commercial/Business Analysis (25%)

·  Work closely with the Commercial teams and Key Account leads, to track and monitor retailers’ chargebacks monthly
·  Serve as finance partner for Commercial and Marketing teams by providing them with insightful reporting and analyses to make well informed decisions
·  Develop and maintain tools, leveraging existing data, to provide indicators on our Brand and Channel performance (includes but is not limited to profit by sku, sell-out trends, Gross-To-Net by channel and discount analysis etc.)
·  Develop and maintain ad hoc analyses in collaboration with the Business owners to support new commercial and marketing projects/initiatives and validate margins

Financial Controlling & Reporting (25%)

·  Prepare monthly net sales/P&L packages for Business Owners and local Management
·  Work closely with the Accounting team to ensure the accuracy of the books on a monthly basis (accruals, cost allocations, account reconciliations etc.)
·  Prepare ad-hoc reporting for Headquarters

Ad-hoc Projects & Analysis

·  Participate in special projects as assigned by CFO and CEO and conduct ad-hoc analysis that is actionable to support decision making

Who you are ?

Master’s degree in finance, Management Control from Business School, IAE, Engineering School, University with a minimum of 2 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, or audit accounting.

Critical thinking and intellectual curiosity

High attention to detail. We are looking for someone that reviews materials with logic, scans and corrects for errors. Consistency and accuracy are of greatest importance

Excel and PowerPoint efficiency. Someone that streamlines reporting and presentations, quickly puts together ad hoc requests, draws connections within data to understand purpose

Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team

Ability to meet assigned deadlines

Exposure to multidimensional reporting applications (SAP BI, Hyperion SmartView/Essbase) a plus

Fluency in English mandatory

We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.