Financial Business Partner

We are seeking a Financial Business Partner to join our team in Kyiv, Ukraine. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring financial stewardship of the business through cross-functional decisions, preparation, presentation, and influence of valuable analytical insights.

Responsibilities:

Areas that play to your strengths

• Guarantees full compliance with the Group Controlling guideline.
• Designs and sets up SAP and BI systems to mirror sales organisation responsibilities.
• Measures and reviews the cost-benefit ratio of proposed Off/On Premise activities.
• Ensures timely distribution of financial information to budget holders.
• Promotes efficiency in Controlling to minimise time spent on report generation.
• Supports the establishment of a true bottom-up planning process.
• Contributes to high forecasting accuracy of BP/RE and long-term forecasts.
• Builds a solid relationship with budget holders based on mutual respect and trust.
• Acts as a key financial counterpart for Off/On Premise teams.

Month End / Year End Closing:

• Maintains customer hierarchy in BI.
• Coordinates monthly JAT and Trade Marketing accruals.
• Analyses and explains variance of actuals vs Business Plan/Revised Estimate data.
• Prepares actuals report and shares it with key budget owners.

Planning & Forecasting:

• Coordinates Business Plan/Revised Estimate/Latest Estimate data with budget owners.
• Supports and challenges budget owners during the planning process.
• Prepares year-to-go best estimates and forecasts based on the S&OP process.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepares customer profitability report vs. RE/BP.
• Prepares monthly accrual reconciliation and commentary.
• Contributes to the inputs and insights of the promotional evaluation tool (PET) quarterly.

Business Partnership:

• Acts as a contact and business partner for key stakeholders.
• Works closely with Key Account Managers to prepare and assess joint business plans.
• Regularly reviews short-term promotional trade spends and understands delivery of customer profit and ROI.

Requirements:

• BComm or equivalent degree.
• IT literate with excellent MS Excel knowledge and proficient MS PowerPoint knowledge.
• Strong familiarity with integrated business analysis tools (SAP BI, Hyperion, etc.).
• In-depth understanding of promotional mechanics and related financial impact.
• Highly analytical, financially literate, and commercially savvy.

Travel: 0-10%

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine