Junior Controller
Job Location: Zagreb
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role:
Participating in the preparation of business reports and analysis.
Supporting in monitoring business activities: purchases, sales, inventories, fixed costs.
Supporting Senior controller and CFO in financial analysis and reporting, as well as controlling the accuracy of accounting data and maintaining business data.
Managing prices and price simulations.
Main Responsibilities:
Planning
Prepare and upload company’s yearly and session plans.
Producing excel templates and presentations required by the area/group based on the planning area/group calendar.
Analyzing the different planning scenarios and highlight to the Management Team the difference vs. previous year and previous planning scenario.
Monthly closure activities
Carrying on all monthly closure activities in SAP for the Controlling part and conducting regular variances analyses vs. previous year and planning scenarios.
Creating ad hoc and regular analysis about delta of costs vs. planning scenarios (COGS, OVH, A&P) and profitability analysis by brand/SKU/client.
Estimating the profitability of new projects required by Marketing/Sales.
Prepare new price list for permanent and seasonal products according to the commercial calendar.
Reporting
Processing data and creating requested reports (Weekly, Actual, Consolidation…)
Preparing specific internal reports and reports for Area with reference to turnover, margins, and overheads.
Who we are looking for:
Economics bachelor’s degree is a must
Minimum 2-3 years of proven experience in Finance & Accounting / Controlling in a multinational environment
MS Office knowledge
Strong knowledge of Excel
Excellent SAP knowledge
Smart view / HFM experience
P&L knowledge
Strong analytical skills and problem solving oriented
Be excellent at interpreting data
Ability to organize and meet deadlines
Team player
Result-oriented approach
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.