Senior Analyst, Sourcing FP&A

About the role:

The Risk FP&A Analyst plays a planning and analysis role to the business, harnessing accounting, financial and risk data to deepen business understanding and to support the decision-making process for the Regional Cocoa and Non-cocoa Sourcing teams. You will require a strong multifunctional partnering skills with Regional Sourcing, Choco FP&A, Risk, Pricing and IM/IT teams. The Risk FP&A Analyst should continuously improve processes and financial data integrity and support a global harmonized approach leveraging the Power BI and other technologies to enhance financial reporting and analytics capabilities.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting FP&A and Risk activities relevant to the results of the Cocoa and Non-cocoa Sourcing team related to P&L and B/S

• Analyzing and reporting raw material position moves from physical contracting, derivative hedging and processing; special monitoring of the global price list business and contract positions with the biggest customers

• Perform the inventory valuation, run sense checks and analyze the drivers of valuation movements

• Responsible for the calculation of actual raw material profits

• Support the Finance BP FBP on Gross Margin reconciliation process for Regional EOM closing procedure

• Compiling management reporting for Finance BP & Regional Sourcing lead and support related presentations (i.e. Internal reviews Actual or Planning data)

• Provision of meaningful, consistent and comparable analytics and reports, actively collaborating with business stakeholders to help corrective actions

• Support ad-hoc analysis for new sourcing initiatives, provide support information from relevant data sets for taking decisions

• Collaborate in a matrix organization with Risk management, Regional Chocolate Finance, Sourcing & Pricing teams, IM department

• Best practice sharing and efficiency improvement of analytics and reporting processes

• Continuous improvement on the scope of the role 

About You:

• Higher education: Master in Finance    

• 7+ years finance experience ideally developed in physical soft commodities trading / food processing industry

• Required strong analytical skills supported by very strong capabilities in MS Office & SAP R/3, B/W & B/O, Analytics systems i.e. Power BI

• Experience with FP&A, finance controlling, risk positions

• Detail oriented - ability to manage big datasets and ensure accuracy of reports is a key consideration for this position

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

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