The Corporate Controlling function plays an integral part in the financial steering of the company. It includes all aspects of management reporting, financial planning, budgeting and performance management on a company level. The analyses and reports provide transparency to the Executive Board and drive both decision operational and strategic decision making and resource allocation across our Global Sales (markets and channels) and Global Brands (product categories and marketing) matrix organization.

This position is part of the Corporate Controlling Cash Flow and Operating Working Capital Team which sits in the sub-functional area of Financial Planning and Strategic Controlling. The team is responsible for financial controlling, planning and management of all Cash Flow items, including a particular focus on Operating Working Capital (Accounts Receivables, Net Inventory, Accounts Payables) and related key performance indicators (eg. IDL) with the objective to provide transparency and insights to the senior leadership team to steer and impact the company’s Cash Flow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enable fact-based and efficient decision-making process by providing insightful financial analysis and simulations and derived balanced recommendations to the Finance Senior Leadership/Executive Team
• Perform analysis and validate results to provide Corporate Controlling Senior Leadership/SVP required information in time for decision making
• Manage small sized projects and take over an active role in medium sized projects, implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment, setting up structures and creating sustainable and meaningful reporting and analyses
• Proactively support programs/projects and respective alignment within Corporate Controlling by acting as a business partner and/or solution provider as the situation requires and drive as well as ensure the implementation of common solutions
• Support the creation of regular and ad-hoc presentations
• Ensure result-oriented communication, information flow and seamless collaboration within the Corporate Controlling organization and other Finance Functions (e.g. Group Accounting, Treasury and Investor Relations)
• Drive continuous improvement in the area of own responsibility

Key Relationships:

• SVP Corporate Controlling and respective Senior Management/Leadership Team
• Finance Executive Team (SLT) and their respective PMOs
• Corporate Controlling teams (e.g. Corporate Reporting, Sales Finance, Market Finance)
• Treasury
• Group Accounting
• Investor Relations

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to synthesize large sets of information
• Advanced problem-solving skills (structuring, analysis, synthesis)
• Good understanding of FP&A, controlling and finance; knowledge of IFRS is a plus
• Analytical mindset and facility with numbers
• Ability to work independently within a global and changing environment, including completion of tasks of different complexity levels
• Good planning and organization skills, including project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills (stakeholder mgmt., influencing)
• Process orientated and end-to-end mind set driven
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills, specific analytics tools are a plus
• Innovative, action-oriented and solution-minded team player

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or qualification in Business, Finance, Economics or Accounting
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience within Finance or Management Consulting • Track record of outstanding performance in education and career