Missions
Présentation de la société :The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.6 billion in 2022.
Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!
Poste et missions :
The Financial Analyst – Purchasing is responsible for providing financial analysis and P&L management for the Purchasing department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Monthly Closing and Reporting for Purchasing:
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial closes in compliance with IFRS standards.
- Collaborate with the Accounting and Purchasing teams to prepare and manage accruals and journal entries.
- Identify and reconcile discrepancies between systems and reports.
- Provide financial support to the Purchasing team (focused on Raw Materials, Packaging, and Fresh Apples categories) .
- Deliver insights on business performance through monthly, and annual reports, monitoring trends and budget variances.
- Track and analyze performance against budget, (Purchase Price Variance) P&L and related KPIs.
- Monitor obsolescence expenses (e.g., depreciation) .
- Track and provide insights into inventory valuation, sharing key takeaways with cross-functional teams.
o Support budgeting and reforecasting activities for Purchasing functions.
o Provide detailed P&L analysis and financial modeling for project-specific activities.
o Build forecasts and estimates to assess "year-to-go" and landing.
o Manage monthly updates on risks and opportunities in collaboration with the Purchasing department.
o Offer financial guidance to the Purchasing team in building key assumptions (e.g., standard costs, secondary costs) .
Strategic and Business Support
o Act as a business partner to drive continuous performance improvement and savings validation.
o Support strategic projects to updates financial KPIs (Savings, free cash flow impact, ROIs) .
o Support Private Label sales team in providing P&L and costings.
Tools, Systems, and Process Optimization
o Develop efficient methods to reduce manual work and enhance collaboration using tools like Power Query and Power BI.
o Collaborate with the IT team to establish a consistent and accurate data hub to expedite month-end closing.
o Streamline internal controls processes and workflows using tools such as Power Automate and Approvals.
o Support projects to improve cost tracking in production ERP (VIF) .
o Develop or revamp existing worksheet to augment automation efficiency.
Profil recherché
- Master’s degree in Finance, Business (with an Accounting focus) , or a related field preferred.
- 3 years of relevant accounting and financial analysis experience.
- Strong accounting and financial reporting experience in an operational environment.
- IFRS/US GAAP.
- Experience with Big Four audit firms is preferred.
- Prior experience working within a manufacturing environment highly preferred.
- Expert in MS Office, especially Excel, Power Point.
- Power query and power BI.
- Quick learner.
- Accounting skills.
- Attention to both detail and high level of accuracy.
- Analytical and problem solving.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills.
- Team player.
- Excellent time management skills; able to prioritize.
- Able to quickly pivot and be agile in thinking differently.
- Comfortable working on a fast-paced business.
- Comfortable working in an international environment