Job Location: Watermael Boitsfort
Watermael Boitsfort (south of Brussels)
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
Main Responsibilities:
As Financial Controller you will cover several areas of responsibility :
Budgeting and forecasting
You will actively coordinate and participate in budgeting and forecasting in close collaboration with the local departments. Further, you will support the Financial Reporting, Controlling Manager and local team in Advertising and Promotions, Selling and Administrative analysis. Other aspects are the preparation of the Brand Profitability, Cash Flow and routine analyses on financial statements or financial information (sensitivity analysis, performance analysis, variance analysis, cost-benefit analysis, effect analysis, etc.).
Actual and month-end closing
You will preparate the monthly overheads and A&P Closing, recommend expenditure requests for designated accounts, prepare provisions, and monitor mirroring accounting and controlling modules. Also, you will work on preparation and presentation with the Controlling Manager of the monthly closing to help the company understand trends and make decisions. Additionally, you will prepare the DCF deck analysis and suggest improvements to the local team.
Annual reconciliation of supplier agreements, Intercompany and Transfer prices
To provide administrative support to the all the departments, you will analyze and review annual supplier agreements with the different vendors and ensure that agreements/ Purchase Orders and Invoices are properly reported in the books. You will collaborate in the preparation of the quarterly Supplier reconciliation along Finance department. Also, you will participate actively on definition and maintenance of Intercompany contract process and transfer prices with the Group.
Database management
To ensure database management and data integrity in reporting systems, you will manage databases and ensure the integrity of data within the reporting systems, including Oracle Essbase, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, SCOP, SAP ECC and SAP4HANA.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate with a Master’s degree in Economics / Business / Controlling with a 2 year experience in a management control department. A background in FMCG or Retail is a plus.
Knowledge of Budgeting, Forecasting, and Database Management is also advantageous. You should have advanced skills in Excel, and knowledge of Power Pivot or Power BI is a plus.
The position requires strong organizational, analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential, as well as a collaborative and productive mindset and team spirit, good communication skills to work together with and challenge key stakeholders. You should be result-driven with a good balance between pragmatism and detail orientation.
Advanced Excel skills are essential, as well as proficiency in English and French.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
