Business Analyst - FP&A

Position Summary:

The Ag Services and Oilseeds FP&A Business Analyst partners with the Commercial, Operations, the respective Finance Director and Corporate service functions to establish and execute on short, medium and long term strategic financial plans of the company and its alignment with the global corporate strategy. This includes the annual strategic business plan, financial planning cycle, monthly financial forecasting, and tracking of key initiatives, and/or analytical support of financial results. The candidate will be hands on supporting the respective business in accomplishing their strategic financial and business objectives. This position will be responsible for coordinating planning/forecasting and tracking business objectives by providing business intelligence and insightful information to monitor financial strategy. Key success factors for this role include teamwork, strong analytical and communication skills, and ability to quickly adapt to changing business and project needs.

Role & responsibilities:

• FP&A: Support in the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Data Analysis: Utilize advanced Excel skills to perform complex data analysis, incl. financial modeling, trend analysis and variance analysis.
• Reporting: Create and maintain financial reports and dashboards in PowerBI to provide insights to management.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with departments to gather relevant financial data, analyze performance and provide recommendations.
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as requested by management.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and enhance efficiency through automation and best practices.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Education: Minimum Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
• Experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in FP&A, Controlling, corporate finance or related field.
• Language: English fluent required.

• Technical skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including experience with complex formulas, pivot tables and macros.

• Strong experience with PowerBI for data visualization and report creation.

• Knowledge with Hyperion (Essbase, Smartview) or/and computer programming language e.g. python is desired.
• Analytical skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.