Financial Analyst

Job Description

The Kraft Heinz Company is looking for Financial planning & analysis who will have the overall responsibility for financial planning of the BU P&L and Zero-Base Budgeting. This role provides insightful and value adding analysis and recommendations to the CFO and the Managing Director. As a key member of the finance function, this role drives a range of financial forecasting and budgeting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the AOP process and timeline, and partner with all functions to build strong bottom-up plan, building blocks, growth drivers, cost structures, risk and ops, and financial statements. Populate the templates required and share it with the region.
• Support in the monthly forecast (Q commitment, YEE closing), liaise with the commercial finance manager to ensure all PI and VE assumptions, liaise with the Ops finance manager to integrate the ops results in the P&L (actual and forecast), liaise with the packages’ owners on the YTD and YTG spend, and populate the Risk and Ops. Measures finance forecast accuracy and develop ways to enhance it.
• Ensure monthly closing actual results are in line with the forecast, validate the gaps, and provide reasons for deviations. Populate the monthly MPR with all the insights and decisions required.
• Prepare in-depth and insightful analysis for the business results, including identification of opportunities and risks together with recommendation for action plans.
• Report accurately and in time the weekly, bi monthly and monthly reports to the region.
• Controlling & analyzing the fixed costs and driving efficiencies through Zero based budgeting.
• Lead the automation of reporting activities (MPR, daily/ weekly reports) through the migration from power bi to tableau.
• Showing strong ownership of the results and clear understanding of the drivers and focus needed.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Hard Skills

• Education Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Work Experience 3-5 years in Accounting and Finance in FMCGs
• Language Knowledge Fluent in English
• Ability to travel
  
  
  

Professional Attributes

• Agility & enthusiasm
• Passion for improving and proactive nature
• Complex Analytical skills
• Communication Skills
• Result driven
  
  
  

Location(s)

El Tagamoa El Khames Commercial Office

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.