Finance Associate Co-Pilot Finance Associate Co-Pilot

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Bridgewater Township, NJ

18d•Remote

About The Position

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. As the Finance Associate, you will assist the Finance function and R&D Leadership Team on budget management to track delivery of Nutrition & Health R&D objectives and portfolio output within Budget and plans. You will ensure process efficiencies, implement improvements, and maintain an effective and compliant control environment. This role works closely with other Finance teams within Nutrition & Health and the broader R&D Community to create synergies and common WOWs. This is a remote role with anticipated monthly travel to our corporate office in Bridgewater, NJ. Top consideration will be given to candidates local to our corporate office.

Requirements

Master Degree in Business, Finance, or related field process oriented.
Proficiency in prompting and usage of AI tools (Co-Pilot)
Proficiency in Power queries and DAX and Power-bi Dashboard development.
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Package (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) is required.

Nice To Haves

Speed, independence, curiosity, proactivity, and willingness to learn are essential. Ability to receive feedback from different stakeholders and translate/apply them in the different ways of working.
Strong team player able to communicate complex business decisions to a diverse audience.
Highly proficient communication skills (both verbal & written) to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel.
Ability to provide constructive feedback to enable process improvements.
Organization and ability to effectively manage and prioritize workload to meet business needs.
Innovative and process orientated mentality with strong data management and analytical abilities.
Proven ability to develop and maintain solid intra- and inter-departmental / cross-functional relationships.
Ability to draw conclusions and make decisions with incomplete and ambiguous data.

Responsibilities

Assist Finance Lead in planning and coordinating R&D Budget (Internal and External), maintaining cost control and accurate reporting within Nutrition & Health Leadership team and across Categories by leveraging I2L, data analysis and reporting (including PCA in Management Letter).
Support E2E Fixed Asset Management process, from control on CAPEX Envelope, to timely capitalization of assets and Depreciation simulations.
Assist Finance Lead on obtain insights regarding I&R Financials and R&D Costs towards Business P&L (iNNS, %CMC, %COP1), to understand Return of Investment (ROI) and how accretive/dilutive the portfolio is.
Provide communication of budgeting cycle for quarter end and preliminary next-year budget.
On a monthly basis, prepare budget review meetings with the different R&D Leaders.
Conduct ongoing support to the Finance Lead, track relevant information, deliver on ad-hoc requests and create appropriate analysis.
Adhere to auditable processes and compliance.
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.