FP&A Lead CSD
Lodz, PL, 90-530
About the role:
The FP&A Leader will be responsible for analyzing financial data, developing budgets and forecasts, providing insights and recommendations and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business performance. This role requires strong analytical skills, exceptional communication abilities and the ability to work effectively in a remote and fast changing environment.
Key responsibilities:
● Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, and budgets for the factories
- Oversee the analysis of factory costs in interaction with local Business Partners
- Analyze financial data, identify trends, and provide insights to support decision-making
- Prepare variance analysis reports and present findings to management
- Collaborate with functional teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
- Conduct analysis and identify areas of improvement
● Performance Monitoring:
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide analysis to identify areas of improvement
- Conduct profitability analysis and recommend strategies to optimize factory performance
- Track and report on cost reduction initiatives and their impact on financial results
- Lead and manage the FP&A team, providing guidance, training and support to keep motivation level high and ensure quality performance and achievement of departmental objectives.
● Business Partnering:
- Collaborate with factory managers and cross-functional teams to understand operational challenges and opportunities
- Provide financial guidance and support to improve factory efficiency and profitability
- Partner with local plant controllers and business partners to promote best practices and influence positive change
- Develop financial models and conduct scenario analysis to support business partners in evaluating investment decisions
● Reporting and Presentation:
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for factory performance
- Create executive-level presentations to communicate financial results, forecasts and recommendations
- Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance reporting processes and data accuracy
● Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to streamline FP&A activities.
- Stay updated on industry trends, best practices and regulatory changes related to factory financial management
About you:
● Degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA preferred
● Proficiency in English, both written and oral. Additional European languages is a plus
● 7+ years of experience in Controlling and/or FP&A and/or Reporting with obligatory accounting understanding
● Prior experience in plant controlling desirable
● Very good data analytics and reporting skills
● Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools will be an asset
● Good operational knowledge of MS Office software with advanced Excel skills (Tables, Pivot Tables, lookups variants) will be an asset
We offer:
- Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
- Annual bonus based on your work results.
- Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
- Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
- Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
- PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
- Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
- Group life insurance.
- Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
- As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
- Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
- Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
- And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
- Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
- You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
- Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
- Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
- We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
- Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.
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