MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The main responsibilities of this position are:

Monthly and Quarterly Closings:

• Guarantee the P&L integrity of the whole region and from a financial perspective.
• Monitor all expenses & commitment: prepare and justify accruals, follow up the ordering, invoicing, and approval process.
• Monitor the analytical allocation of all expenses with a particular focus on cost centers and internal orders.
• Produce a consolidated regional P&L and analysis by customers.
• Measure and analyse gaps between YTD results and budget / Prepare YTG analysis -> Rolling forecast & Landing.
• Follow up all budgets (Media, Communication, and General Overheads).
• Follow up the Capex budget and amortisation.
• Monitor and follow up with credit control team on any customer litigations.
• Reporting & consolidation: HQ and group, including Magnitude (Group reporting tool), SAP etc.
• Monitor, follow up and request intercompany invoices to all stake holders.
• Rebill any staffing & CAPEX cost shares, upon agreement negotiated by the Commercial / Retail team.

• Challenge Gross to Net sales (including discounts and returns) projections with the Commercial team.
• Prepare, coordinate and challenge budgets and re estimates with the Commercial, Retail, Training and Marketing teams.
• Consolidate the P&L for the whole region.
• Prepare Budget meetings and strategic presentations with the Managing Director.
• Treasury, CAPEX and amortisation forecasts.
• Reporting & consolidation: HQ and group, including Magnitude, SAP & Fx rate simulation.
• Other Topics:
• Business partner of the UK team and support with any ad-hoc analysis to measure profitability of activations.
• Key user for My Easy Order (Purchase Order and Expenses tool).
• Support the UK subsidiary by taking an active part in IT and financial projects: tests, reconciliations, procedures.
• Set up tools and processes to support all Accounting and Finance topics.
• Support with the implementation of internal control rules & processes.
• Prepare all CAPEX investments requests and follow up the approval and accounting process.
• Profile:
• Master’s Degree in Finance, FP&A or Economics.
• Business oriented with a keen attention to detail.
• Knowledge of basic accountancy.
• Minimum of 4/5 years’ experience in business controlling within a fast paced, high growth environment.
• Business partner, autonomous and results oriented.
• Fluent French speaker essential
• Strong IT skills including: MS Office, Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, (TM1, M3 and SAP are a plus).
• Highly organised, efficient and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive with a flexible approach.