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FP&A/Sales & Brand Finance Manager

Function:  Finance
Location: 

Athens, A1, GR

Work Arrangement:  Hybrid

Job Title: FP&A Sales & Brand Finance Manager

 

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands .With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

  

THE ROLE

Acts as a financial and strategic consultant of the Greek business

Responsible for owning the financial plans development and the budgeting process, providing insights and variance analysis of the results. Driving profitable growth with brands & customers, guiding and controlling Trade Investments and Marketing Expenses with ROI mentality.

Partners with  CFO, Market Lead Team, Trade Marketing & Brand teams, and Division Finance organization.

Reports to Cluster CFO 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

 

  • Lead the preparation and submission of the financial forecast updates (Annual Plan, Profit Forecasts, Monthly Net Revenue Forecasts, Sales Updates, etc)
    • Support the S&OP process with business analyses
    • Own technical tasks of financial forecast submissions
    • Own financial planning calendar at BU level and ensure timely submission
  • Coordinate Month End and Actuals process and analysis
    • Lead preparation of the Monthly Business Update (MBU) 1-Pager
    • Own Actuals reconciliation and validation incl. variance analysis
  • Act as single point of contact for the business teams on all financial planning and general analysis topics
    • Coordinate gap closing / profit protection plans on BU level
    • Prepare Business Updates for Senior Management
    • Perform Ad-Hoc reporting and analyses based on business needs (incl. Strat Plan)
  • Own SOX compliance tasks in the context of Gross to Net and revenue recognition, ensuring full compliance with U.S. GAAP

 

SALES & BRAND FINANCE

 

  • Understand customer business models to support go to market / channel strategy development
    • Support the trade marketing team in customers related analysis: annual Trade Terms and Customer JBP negotiation; customers’ profitability analysis; Customer P&L/Cost to Serve reporting
    • Share actionable business reports on how key customers are performing in-market
  • Coordinate the month-end process for trade investments funds:
    • Calculate brand and account-driven entries
    • Perform variance analysis;
  • Perform pay-out analyses of proposed new activities, programs or new brands and drive local marketing spending ROI and Promotional ROI insights
  • Coordinate the ongoing marketing budget tracking process:
    • Ensure month end process for marketing expenses is in place
    • Perform Ad-Hoc reporting and analyses
    • Support marketing furniture Capex forecast and corresponding balance sheet controls
    • Ensure that key control mechanisms are in place
  • Be an active member of the multifunctional team:
    • Co-lead Strategic Revenue Management plans development and implementation;
    • Participate in S&OP planning process transparent discussion of risks and opportunities
    • Coordinate and enable the ongoing budget tracking process
    • Perform Ad-Hoc reporting and analyses
    • Provide business insights on key competitors
  • Establish an efficient network with other markets and Corporate team
    • Act as single point of contact for the Greek business teams on all financial planning and business analysis topics
    • Participate in monthly FP&A Network calls
    • Share and reapply best practices from regions/markets and division

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum 3 years of FP&A or finance experience (with understanding of month-close process and how it impacts P&L and B/S), preferably coming from a FMCG multinational organization
  • Profound MS Excel skills (Power BI skills highly regarded) and comfortable working with big data and various financial and reporting systems (SAP, Hyperion and Microstrategy), good financial modelling skills.
  • Analytical thinking, strong ownership to take initiative and to drive action and results
  • A sense of humor and a flair for constructive debate
  • SAP SD knowledge
  • Self-motivated, high level of transparency and integrity, enjoy working in fast evolving business environment

 

BENEFITS & CULTURE

At the Wella Company, we passionately treat our business like our own and act accordingly. We dream big and stretch ourselves to go beyond, being ambitious for our consumers, customers and ourselves. This is what keeps us growing. We know that business, social responsibility and sustainability do form a virtuous circle and we are on a mission to prove it. We constantly challenge ourselves to make courageous choices and drive positive change. Because we know that, as a team, we can have a real impact and create the extraordinary for customers, consumers and beyond.

In return, we offer an attractive remuneration package plus generous product allowance and a successful team-focused environment which encapsulates our values – Collaboration, Creativity, Courageous, Connected and Committed.

 

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