Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

In Olympic Brewery , part of the Carlsberg Group who is one of the leading brewery groups in the world, our greatest asset is our People!

Our People in every position, role and corner of Greece, represent the source of inspiration that drives us forward and helps us consolidate our strong position in the brewing industry and live our daily purpose, to Brew for a better today and tomorrow!

Demonstrating commitment to our Diversity & Inclusion Policy we are an employer who recognizes that employee diversity is found in any social identity, and we aspire to provide recognition and development for all employees. Therefore, we want to attract and develop talented people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience, while striving to provide a working environment which amplifies diversity and inclusion.

During this period, we seek to recruit a professional for the following position:

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

for our Finance Department

based in our headquarters at Kifisia 

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will be the owner of the complete Profit & Loss/Balance Sheet/Cash Flow forecasting of the company, while responsible for the analysis of the overall monthly financial performance. Moreover, he/she will be a valuable business partner, primarily to sales and marketing, supporting the profitable growth & ROI agenda of the company, and provide accurate & insightful forecasts and analysis of business performance.

What you will be doing:

• Drive P&L/BS/CF forecast process (budget, estimates, mid-month etc.), coordinate input from all departments, consolidate results, analysing variances, provide explanations and proactively identifying Risks & Opportunities
• Provide business partnering mostly to the commercial departments; Monthly meetings with Sales Directors & ASMs/KAMs, Marketing Director & managers, and create tools, channel/brand specific reports, OPEX overviews, ad hoc tasks etc.
• Budget control, reporting and support to all budget holders for discounts, BM/TM & OPEX, but also CAPEX.
• Provide analysis and explanations on the business performance and variances of Actual versus Budget, latest Estimate, LY etc., including presentations to regional and local management team.
• Drive Promo evaluation & Zero Base budgeting processes aiming to maximise return of commercial investments
• Lead financial performance and operating cost management culture, through driving savings and efficiencies
• Comply with recurring Group requirements ,with regard to budgets & forecasts, as well as 3 year plan and ad hoc tasks
• Support and provide financial figures and analysis for commercial & business reviews,and other presentations.
• Secure internal overview for management team (management reports, profitability cube/tool updates, ad hoc tasks etc.).
• Standard control and monitor of tasks (i.e. validate volumes, discounts, BM/TM and OPEX) by developing own and optimize robust processes
• Support cross functional processes (e.g. S&OP, P&L trainings etc.).
• Analyse business cases for larger initiatives (brand/channel activities, new products, new processes/plans etc.)
• Responsible for development of department employees

What we are looking for

• University degree in Finance/Accounting is required
• MBA or MSc in Finance/Accounting will be considered as an asset
• Approximately 5-8 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in the FMCG industry
• Fluency in Greek and English, oral & written
• Full proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word/Excel/Powerpoint); power user of MS Excel
• Experience with SAP and HFM will be considered as an asset

What you can expect from us

We foster an open communication and feedback culture in order to deal with our daily challenges. In addition to this, we also offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Continuous training
• Opportunities for development

Are you interested on becoming a dynamic member of our Finance Team?

All applications will remain confidential.