We are looking for a talented and accomplished Business Analyst to support the business strategy for ensuring sustainable and profitable growth. Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting and forecasting. Focus on cost and margin optimization.
CHALLENGES
Switch from internal clients to external clients dealing with people having different financial skills and needs (AMs, Ops leaders, Sales etc).
Build financial models that can be used by Non-Finance.
Filter/translate operational data into a measurable financial action plan.
ABOUT THE JOB
As a real business partner to the senior leadership team, the Business Analyst handles budgeting and forecasting processes annually, quarterly, monthly, and weekly. Thanks to the BA Specialist's excellent interpersonal skills, strong relationships can be built across all levels of the company and challenge operational assumptions. Deep dive analysis can be produced, and a set of actions proposed at clients, sites, countries, or regional levels to drive efficiency and improvement. The BA supports pricing and Capex business cases and provides benchmark and analysis about market trends.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Administer the Budget/Forecast Cycle;
Liaise with the Accounting team to facilitate period-closing processes;
Organize the Daily Margin Tracker in partnership with Ops teams;
Ensure adherence to the calendar, consistency, and quality of financial performance information;
Proactively spot and highlight trends & variances to produce analysis;
Understand and evaluate drivers behind variances to Budget/Forecast/Prior period;
Offer support to Site management, Accounting, Regional FPA, and Accounting teams, both in business-as-usual processes as well as ad-hoc requests;
Generate non-standard financial reports (business cases, sensitivity analysis, pricing-related tasks, Capex requests) etc.
KPIs
NOV
EBITDA
Accuracy
Deadlines: closing, tracker, forecast, budget
eNPS (Sit & Tell for managers)
JOB INTERACTIONS
Inside Foundever:
GMs, Ops, AMs/Sales/Pricing, PMOs, Procurement, HR/FAC/IT, Accounting/Controlling, Reporting, WFM, IT Finance
Reporting relationships:
Direct manager: FP&A Manager
Functional manager: FP&A Manager
Outside Foundever:
Client
Financial Auditors
Analysts
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Schedules: Monday to Friday, 9h to 18h #LI-Hybrid
Availability to work in a hybrid model from one of our sites (Lisbon/Porto)
Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Business Analyst
Education:
University degree in Finance (Accounting, Controlling or similar) or Economics (Trade, Business or similar) is a plus.
Degree in Mathematics/Statistics or/and Courses in Process or IT systems is also an advantage.
Languages:
Excellent command of English (spoken and written).
Portuguese language is a plus.
Tools:
Excel and MS Office
Finance Systems
Oracle and/or SAP-based solutions (nice to have)
Exposure to PowerBI and SQL is of value.
Competitive wagesPaid professional trainingPrivate healthcare & dental insurance (after six months of employment)Growth opportunities through various development programsFun and engaging company-wide initiatives, including our EverBetter wellness programJob stabilityLife-long skills and experienceGo further with FoundeverWe believe in memorable associate experiences. Here, you can improve your quality of life and grow your career.
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