Context & Environment

Management and responsibility of management information, controlling and reporting functions for Lubricants Business.

Activities

• Production of the annual budget and long-term plan (five year plan), collating information from all business areas, checking consistency & preparing final presentation slides
• Supporting Lubricants business areas in the field of financial controlling – providing information and analysis to enable a better understanding and improvement of business results
• Continuous evaluation of and reporting of sales, margins, fixed and variable costs through data retrieval, preparation & collation
• Ensure timely reporting of all deliverables to Head Office
• Manage Lubricants internal controls ensuring all are adhered to develop, implement and manage procedures and policies to ensure effective control within the department
• Present information to senior members of the organization highlighting key points including involvement in Business Reviews (report preparation, presentation and identification of action plans with Lubricants General and Sales Managers)
• Ensure management information provided agrees to financial accounts submitted to Group ensuring consistency within Finance
• Undertake relevant tasks in order to assist in the production of the monthly result and to ensure these tasks are completed respecting anticipated timelines, as determined by Paris Head Office
• Key User for Information Systems relevant for Financial Planning and reporting (mainly SAP and BOXI)
• To promote tools and systems of work that provide support to General Managers regarding volumes, margins and delivery costs by way of monthly reports over varying timeframes including analysis of sales, margins and profitability by channel, customer and product and performance comparisons to budget
• To promote tools and systems of work that distribute cost center reports to budget holders showing comparison to budget per month and YTD, investigating discrepancies where required
• Regular forecast, budget and monthly account preparation for submission to Head Office finance teams
• Guarantees full compliance with the Group Controlling guidelines and Audit requirements
• Providing cover for other finance staff members when away

Candidate Profile

• Takes opportunities to improve performance and processes as required.
• Strong technical skills with good understanding of management accounting
• Good understanding of operational processes (sales, logistics, manufacturing, purchasing, inventory management).
• The ability to support and influence senior stakeholders.
• Capacity to professionally manage confidential information.
• Part/Fully Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent),
• Strong analytical skills with a willingness to develop and learn including attaining a professional qualification.
• Team player, great communicator with professional approach, a problem solver with an enquiring mind
• Ability to work autonomously at times, to meet internal and external reporting deadlines and be accountable
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
• SAP Knowledge (Desirable)
• Excellent excel skill is essential

Additional Information