Group FP&A Manager

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.  

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission. 

Under the responsibility of the FP&A Director, you will work in close collaboration with the various Finance teams (Manufacturing, Country, Treasury, etc.) in order to participate in the monitoring and analysis of the Group's consolidated activity, and to control and challenge the elements contributing to the financial performance. You will participate in the production of reports and analyses for the Executive Committee and other governance bodies of the Group with the aim of strategic arbitration.

As such, your main missions are as follows:

Be a business partner for the Executive Committee and the Group Finance team:

• You will work closely with the Finance teams to gather the necessary analysis and explanations to understand and explain the Group's global P&L.
• You will contribute to the preparation of monthly/quarterly reviews for the Group Executive Committee by highlighting insights relevant to decision-making.
• You will be responsible for modeling different short, medium and long-term scenarios.

Lead and coordinate the Forecast/Budget/Business Plan processes:

• You will be responsible for the coordination/animation of the group forecasting processes (forecast/budget/Business Plan), the consolidation of data as well as the preparation of reviews with the Group Executive Committee.
• You will contribute to the target setting exercises during the Budget by ensuring compliance with the strategic orientations.

Conduct and recommend actions for continuous improvement:

• You will participate in the development and implementation of tools to help the finance team better monitor performance
• You know how to question the processes and working methods relating to closing and monthly and budget forecasts in order to be continuously in optimization to gain efficiency, accuracy and speed.
• You will participate in ad hoc projects (tools/processes) carried out within the FP&A department

Qualifications 

Minimum level of education and/or professional experience required:

• 5 to 10 years of experience in Management Control, ideally in a business unit and in mass consumption.

Professional skills / technical know-how required:

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills
• Ability to prioritize
• Rigour, organization and reliability
• Appetite for continuous improvement
• High internal customer focus and results
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of accounting, tax and legal rules
• Ability to challenge and convince

Specific skills (foreign languages, software, etc.)

• Fluent in English
• Ideally mastered HFM & JDE
• Perfect mastery of office automation tools, especially Excel.

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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