Business Unit Controller, BU Nestle Professional

Job description

Are you ready to join a multinational company and a dynamic team for great achievements? Do you like unique challenges and experiences? Do you want to use professional competencies and skills? We offer an attractive and dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development, reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.

Nestle Ukraine, worldwide leader in Food and Beverage industry, successfully working and developing in Ukraine, is announcing an opening for the Business Unit Controller in Kiev.

Main responsibilities:

· Support through constant communication with Business about performance, achievements, possible risks and measures to be taken;
· Provide accurate, timely and transparent information all along the business process to Country Business Manager and his team in order to let them take sound decision both in Ukraine and Moldova. Ensure that robust planning system is in place;
· Perform actual closing actions within agreed timing: monthly process in SAP, accruals verification and posting, preparation of analysis of actual versus target and propose correction actions;
· Develop simple and measurable KPI, that measure progress against plan and key objectives;
· Prepare presentations to Business and related teams with established transparency of information within productive and proactive decision making environment;
· Establish efficiency/effectiveness analysis (pre- and post- analysis) of main Marketing spending. Perform financial evaluation / business simulations: new products launches, promotional activity analysis;
· Control over the budget of the department with support in the evaluations of spend. Provide accurate, timely and transparent Customer Contribution Statements (both planned and actual) in order to support sales function root to the market decisions;
· Participate actively in monthly business planning process (MBP) UA&MD with Supply chain, Sales and Marketing: challenge decisions in order to achieve the most realistic decision, calculate GAP versus plan;
· Conduct daily checks, including compliance with IAS standards. Audit participation, pre-audit checks and follow-ups at the request;
· Support in follow-up of budget;
· Continuously improve analysis (COGS, PFME, TTS, OPFE, PRO) by creating tools for users to optimize the integration between various functions and available information;
· Prepare and ensure completion of Price Authorization Forms (PAF's);
· Participate in the continuous improvement of Controlling processes & tools (accuracy, speed, analysis);
· Inform in a timely manner CBM of all potential irregularities and concerns, provide back up for certain Controlling functions as and when necessary and appropriate other specific assigned projects and activities;
· Strictly follow confidentiality of received information and entrusted documentation.

Main requirements:

· 4+ years of relevant experience;
· Higher University degree (Finance and Control);
· Experience in Finance & Control (minimum 3 years);
· Relevant background in multinational environment;
· Knowledge of SAP is a must;
· Fluent in English;
· Analytical thinker;
· Good communication & interpersonal skills;
· Proactive behavior in order to reach commitments;
· Open minded, change agent.