VIE - Junior Financial Controller

VIE - Junior Financial Controller

Ferrero

Brussels, Belgium

Main Responsibilities:

Budgeting and forecasting

You will actively participate in budgeting and forecasting in close collaboration with the local departments. Further, you will support the Financial Reporting, Controlling Manager and local team in Advertising and Promotions, Selling and Administrative analysis. Other aspects are the preparation of the Brand Profitability, Cash Flow and routine analyses on financial statements or financial information (sensitivity analysis, performance analysis, variance analysis, cost-benefit analysis, effect analysis, etc.).

Actual and month-end closing

You will support the preparation of the monthly overheads and A&P Closing, recommend expenditure requests for designated accounts, prepare provisions, and monitor mirroring accounting and controlling modules. Also, you will work on preparation and presentation with the Controlling Manager of the monthly closing to help the company understand trends and make decisions. Additionally, you will prepare the DCF deck analysis and suggest improvements to the local team.

Annual reconciliation of commercial agreements

To provide administrative support to the all the departments, you will analyze and review annual supplier agreements with the different vendors and ensure that agreements/Purchase Orders and Invoices are properly reported in the books. You will collaborate in the preparation of the quarterly Supplier reconciliation along Finance department.

Database management

To ensure database management and data integrity in reporting systems, you will work with several databases and tools, such as Oracle Essbase, Cloud, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, SCOP.

About You:

We are looking for a candidate, eligible for a VIE contract, with a Master’s degree in Economics/Business/Controlling with a first experience (internship, apprenticeship) in a management control department. Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and database management is appreciated. A previous experience in the FMCG or distribution sector is considered a plus. The position requires strong organizational and analytical skills as well as a results-oriented mindset with a good balance between pragmatism and attention to detail.

To ensure efficient collaboration with key stakeholder good communication skills are key.

Advanced Excel skills are essential, as well as proficiency in English and French.