KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the successful enablement of a standalone Ice Cream company geared for future success with the best FP&A team in the industry.
- Part of a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team led by the Ice Cream Performance Controller; reports to the Global Business Performance & Analytics Manager.
- Work closely with the Global Business Performance & Analytics Manager, Global Performance lead, and BP&A Director for implementation of the new performance framework.
- Manage end-to-end Performance Management & Controls reports development, BAU, new requirements, and P&L of the team.
- Implement all FP&A requirements for Ice Cream data to ensure accurate finance information.
- Collaborate closely with the Ice Cream D&A team to implement Global Performance & Finance teams needs and ambitions.
- Serve as SME support for the Global D&A team to ensure smooth execution and testing of capabilities.
- Manage change requests and UAT of products/reports.
- Analyse and articulate monthly business commentaries, data insights, and analytics for management.
- Evaluate existing business reporting and identify improvement opportunities to enable impactful data-backed decisions.
- Work cross-functionally to tie analytics output to other teams work.
- Proactively share analysis and insights within the team to promote ongoing learning and development.
- Ensure adherence to SLA and drive user satisfaction and adoption.
Team Management:
- Manage vendor partners on a day-to-day basis to keep projects on track.
- Provide regular updates to the BP&A Manager.
- Foster a culture of collaboration within the team and partner ecosystem.
Collaboration and Communication:
- Work closely with other functional teams to implement data and AI initiatives.
- Communicate data insights and analytics to management.
Project Management:
- Oversee projects from conception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and budget.
- Familiar with Agile methods, project planning, and timeline management.
Budget Management:
- Handle data/AI budget and resource allocation.
- Track and report financial performance of AI/automation and data initiatives.
Customer & Channel Performance:
- Implement customer and channel reporting as per Analytics Manager's plan for consistent tracking and reporting of sales channel performance.
Cabinet Performance:
- Extract actionable insights from cabinet performance to support decision making, considering the large and growing fleet of cabinets.
Performance Management & Reporting:
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation to enhance Ice Cream performance reporting effectiveness.
- Assist in implementing performance management reporting & analytics suite for unified reporting & insights.
- Work with Ice Cream Group Controller team to align FR and MR consolidation for faster, accurate, and fit-for-purpose performance management.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
Experience & Qualifications:
- 4+ years in Data & Analytics, with at least 2 years in Finance, Performance Management with D&A/FET/Market Finance.
- Direct Ice Cream business experience with knowledge of Performance Management, Analytics & Reporting.
- Hands-on understanding of Ice Cream business uniqueness vs. other Business Groups.
- Analytical thinker with passion for slicing and dicing data to find impactful insights.
- Owner's mindset with strong ownership and quality delivery focus.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, computer science, statistics, or related field; Master's preferred.
- Experience presenting to senior Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
- Experience driving P&L improvements and closing gaps vs. targets.
- Finance Business partnering experience.
- Experience running Business Intelligence & Analytics operations at scale.
- Experience working on large-scale data projects and with global, cross-functional teams.
- Proven track record delivering data-driven insights that drive business value.
- Ability to deliver ad hoc analyses and tailored solutions quickly.
- Lead and manage third-party consultants to ensure timely, accurate month-end reporting with high quality.
- Optimize team's P&L through effective resource allocation.
Skills Required:
- High degree of flexibility and ability to quickly understand new topics.
- Resilience under pressure and challenges.
- Strong analytical skills, Excel modelling skills, and attention to detail.
- Strong engagement, presentation, and communication skills.
- Financial academic background or equivalent experience.
- Cross-functional knowledge.
Must Have Competencies:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity and professionalism.
- Strategic thinker with a proactive approach.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- SME functional knowledge.
