Job Description

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, including profitability reviews, variance analysis, and financial modelling, to support business decisions and optimize performance.
• Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., supply chain, commercial, sales) to provide actionable insights that enhance financial decision-making and operational outcomes.
• Provide analytical support for business case development, cost analysis, and evaluation of strategic initiatives to ensure informed decision-making.
• Drive process improvements by supporting the implementation and optimization of financial tools, automation efforts, and standardized processes.
• Perform post-investment reviews to assess the performance of strategic initiatives and recommend corrective actions where needed.
• support efforts to improve reporting, forecasting, and financial data quality, ensuring timely and accurate consolidation of financial information.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects, including pricing strategies, cost savings initiatives, and performance tracking, to drive business improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Cost Analysis

• Generate insightful analysis on repair volumes, raw material usage, Transportation and Plant costs to drive performance discussions and support decision making.
• Maintain oversight of CAPEX Budget and utilisation
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to evaluate Supply Chain contracts/renewals
• Support the planning and development of business cases, including the preparation of financial modelling for new projects and measuring returns through post investment reviews.
• Progressively review granularity of data and sources used and the opportunities for further cost optimization
• Collaborate with AMETA Continuous improvement team to deliver the right level of reporting

Financial Planning

• Drive a high quality, insightful and accurate Direct Costs forecast and provide insightful variance analysis (cost bridge/walk) on the actual result, including actions taken to mitigate the forecast variances.
• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset in challenging the status quo and delivering impact to stakeholders and BU.

Reporting

• Perform month end closing activities and deliver right level reporting requirements within deadlines
• Manage stakeholders to ensure inputs required to complete month end deliverables are received when required
• Deliver how cost savings initiatives are tracking with clear understanding of drivers of the variances
• Support group transformation initiatives through the provision of specific metrices based on the frequency required

Measures:

• Deliver monthly reporting requirements within deadlines in a structured manner supported by data and outlining clearly drivers of actual results against targets/previous year
• Deliver Budgets and Forecasts as per team workplans discussed and agreed (deliverables and deadlines)
• Delivers in a way that is a product of strong work ethics
• Effectively manage and carry monthly reviews sessions, inputs and assumption gathering from non-finance stakeholders for projects/business case.
• Can back-up assumptions and approach

Key stakeholders/contact:

Country Leadership Team

Local Operations – Functional Head and Operations team

Regional FP&A and Continuous improvement

Regional Procurement – Direct & Indirect

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Adaptability, Budget Management, Business Case Development, Cost Analysis, Empathy, Experimentation, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Process Improvements, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Variance Analysis

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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