Sr Analyst, Financial Control Sr Analyst, Financial Control

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Solon, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Sr Analyst, you will be the key finance lead for Total Frozen (Pizza, Snacking & Meals) PFME and coupon management. Responsibilities include leading the planning, forecasting, and management of Product Fixed Marketing Expense (PFME) and Consumer Price Reductions, as well as ensuring accurate and timely P&L recognition and overall analysis on financial impact. The position is responsible for ensuring PFME effectiveness measures and tools are used to optimize PFME spend effectiveness. This will include significant cross functional partnership across multiple stakeholders with divisional and corporate Marketing teams, Procurement, IT, and other corporate Finance groups.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance, with preferred Finance and Marketing emphasis.
BA/BS with major or minor in Accounting or Finance, or BA/BS degree with coursework up to and including intermediate accounting.

Responsibilities

Lead annual divisional PFME budget planning including working with finance and marketing leadership to gain alignment on budget breakouts
Work with marketing teams to manage timeline to define campaigns including, brand allocation and spend type assignment of funds for accurate P&L recognition
Responsible for execution of budget in CRM SAP and coordinating approval with division finance. Responsible for updating budgets in SAP throughout the year to reflect shifts in budgets and close of budgets at year-end.
Track budget shifts throughout year and impact on annual plan
Lead periodic PFME budget review and reconciliation meetings with budget owners including Year to date and Year to Go spend
Work with marketing to determine timing of PFME spend
Review coupon redemptions trends and effects to budget
Provide reporting related to historical spend by division, brand, spend type
Coordinate with PFME P2P (Procure to Pay) on vendor payment status and impact to budgets
Manage annual budget close including management of year end risks and opportunities and communication to marketing of timelines.
Prepare Monthly Forecasting for PFME and Coupon spend for Total Frozen. Ensure alignment and communication across divisional Finance and Marketing.
Provide tracking of evolution of PFME and Coupon Forecast
Identify Risks and Opportunities to Achieving Annual Forecast
Provide Variance Analysis of forecast to actuals by division, brand, type of spend, and budget owner
Provide Updates to division including reporting on variances, budget risks and opportunities, timing and calendarization of spend, and year-to-go available PFME and Coupon funds
Maintain analysis of SAP budget totals versus DF amount
Ensure accurate PFME P&L recognition
Act as point of contact for PFME and Coupon audit reviews
Use inputs to including updates as part of the divisional MBP process. Updates to division will include reporting on variances, budget risks and opportunities, timing and calendarization of spend, and year-to-go available PFME and Coupon funds.
Provide PFME and Coupon Benchmark reporting across businesses
Establish PFME investment measures across businesses
Maintain PFME investment measurement data
Guide marketing through PFME investment measures and data requirements
Guide marketing to tools to measure proposed and current PFME investments
Link PFME investment effectiveness measures with trade effectiveness measures