Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The general purpose of FP&A is to be a business partner and financial consultant to local business as well as to other local and regional stakeholders by creating transparency and providing recommendations to enable fact-based decision making and drive effective & efficient achievement of financial and strategic targets.

The overall purpose of this role is to be the business partner to channels, drive budget and forecasting processes. The cornerstone activity of this role is driving consistency and alignment of planning, reporting and methodology for the channels in alignment with globally defined processes. In addition, cross-functional activities such as driving cost efficiencies, establishing a consistent reporting environment and optimizing business decisions to maximize profitability are key responsibilities of this position.

This role ensures that local and regional channel teams are provided with top-notch and highly relevant information, analysis and trade-off alternatives for their business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage planning and execution of annual budget process and periodical forecasting process giving guidance, clear assumptions and methodology to the channels to ensure accuracy and work closely together with regional and country teams

• Generate monthly business review with detailed explanation and analysis of channels evolution - deep understanding of channel’s actual numbers, development and KPIs evolution to provide insights and transparency to the Sr Manager Controller, FP&A Director and Channel Sr Director       

• Influence channel/store P&L by analyzing performance and investment strategies, including roll out plan, capex control and its execution to maximize profitability and optimize brand presentation                                            
• Generate support and optimize business analysis & business plan thinking through channel organization to ensure profitable business and sustainable growth and enable fact-based decisions

• Drive or participate in discussions, projects and analysis looking for business opportunities to improve Operating Profit and financial KPIs

Key Relationships:

1. Finance Community
2. Channels Teams
3. First Line Management
4. LAM Regional Team

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive business understanding of processes and structure
• Combined broad theoretical and practical knowledge incl. company policies and practices
• High degree of customer orientation
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources
• Ability to manoeuvre in consistently changing environment
• Ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of business drivers
• Ability to think and act strategically and develop operational plans
• Understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years’ work experience in FP&A, Controlling or other Finance function preferably within the Consumer Goods industry
• University degree in Business Administration, ideally with focus on Finance or Controlling
• Excellent understanding of system landscape (especially SAP, BI, Excel)

Business fluency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken)