Commercial FP&A Analyst

About the Job

As Commercial FP&A Analyst, you are the bridge between raw financial data and our global financial plan. Working closely with the FP&A Manager, you will play a key role in the budgeting and forecasting processes for Turnover through Gross Profit after freight. 

This role requires more than just Excel skills; it requires a builder’s mindset. Next to being the process drumbeat, you will work to future-proof our processes and recommend optimizations to our systems, ensuring that our financial data is not only accurate but translates into clear, actionable insights for the commercial, pricing, purchasing and operational teams in every region.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning, Budgeting, & Forecasting

• Yearly Budget Process: Assist in the creation of the annual budget by being the drumbeat of the global process, from Turnover to Gross Profit after freight. You’ll work closely together with the regional stakeholders and department heads to validate, review and challenge drivers for future growth. You’ll support in the preparation of the budget reporting for the Global Management Team.

• Quarterly Forecasts: Maintain and update quarterly forecasts to provide an up-to-date view of the company’s financial trajectory.

• Scenario Planning: Develop financial models to simulate various business scenarios (best-case, worst-case) to aid decision-making.

2. Analysis & Performance Management

• Variance Analysis: Perform detailed analysis of Actuals vs. Budget and Actuals vs. Prior Year. Identify the root causes of variances (price, volume, mix, or cost) and recommend corrective actions.

• Profitability Management: Monitor the full Profit & Loss statement with focus on Gross Profit after freight, ensuring visibility into revenue trends, cost of goods sold trends and gross margins.

3. Financial Planning Process Design & Improvement

• Process Architecture & Evolution: Partner with the FP&A Manager and regional stakeholders to design, optimize, and future-proof our forecasting and budgeting workflows. You will help ensure our financial planning processes remain agile and aligned with the company's broader organizational transformation.

• Key User & Automation: Act as the primary functional expert (Key User) for our planning tools (such as Oracle EPM). In this capacity, you are the crucial bridge between the Finance and IT departments: you will translate commercial business needs into system requirements, maintain and optimize reporting templates, train your fellow finance stakeholders, and proactively drive automation to eliminate manual bottlenecks

• Data Cycle Ownership: Manage the end-to-end financial data lifecycle. You are responsible for ensuring seamless, accurate data integration between our operational reporting tools (BI) and our financial planning systems, guaranteeing high data integrity for all management reporting.

4. Reporting & Presentation

• Management Reporting: Support in monthly and quarterly management reporting packages (decks and dashboards) for the CFO, Global Management Team, and Board of Directors.

• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Support leadership with special projects and business cases (ROI / NPV analysis).

Your Profile

To succeed in this role, you should possess a mix of financial, process & data knowledge, combined with forward-looking strategic thinking.

• Education: Master’s degree in Business Engineering, Finance, Economics, or equivalent.

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, data analysis role for a finance department, or similar

• Personality: You are a reliable person with a genuine passion for discovering the true core profitability of a company in transformation. You are enthusiastic, curious by nature, and proactive in finding solutions.

• Tech Skills:

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint is a must.

  • Experience with Oracle EPM or similar planning tools is preferred (experience as a Key User is a strong plus).

  • Experience with BI tools is an asset.

  • Familiarity with programming languages is a clear advantage.

• Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken); knowledge of Dutc