Financial analyst

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Job Title: Financial Analyst

Location(s): Heidelberg or Dordrecht - Hybrid Working Model

About the Role

The Functional Controlling Center of Excellence aims to provide exceptional in-depth business analysis and insight to partners across the business. We support the finance business partners with the closing-, budget- and forecasting process, review, and report on investment projects, drive the driver-based analysis and provide expertise in the area of specialist financial analysis. As a central part of the Management Reporting, Planning and Analysis team we additionally drive continuous improvement of all related processes. The team consists of 20+ colleagues working from 10 different locations.

The purpose of this role is to provide meaningful decision support to the financial business partners and businesses around journal performance, and as well support ad hoc analyses and projects within the team. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Assess journal performance based on financial and non-financial KPIs, providing reviews, advice, and challenging business in decision-making
• Prepare multi-years forecasts of journal P&Ls, and provide recommendations
• Interact with various business departments to define parameters and assumptions for modelling the (Journal) performance review
• Optimize the existing process and workflow, automating the forecasting tools to improve efficiency, implementing the continuous improvements
• Conduct In-depth data analysis, explore and report the insights around journal performance areas
• Support predictive modelling initiatives, e.g. predictive journal model
• Take up coordination, preparation, and communication of projects tracking reports
• Support ad-hoc analysis requests
• Interact with MRPA Teams (Financial Business Partners / Functional Controlling / Management Reporting) and Business

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance or related field and/or comparable qualification (e.g. Certified Chartered Accountant or Registered Controller)
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams in a complex, changing environment to deliver value-added results to the organization
• Knowledge of the (journal) publishing industry highly preferable
• 3+ years of experience in Controlling
• Depth and breadth of technical finance knowledge
• Business case and financial modeling skills
• Demonstrated ability of SAP finance/controlling system environment as well as excellent Excel and Analysis for Office skills
• Data science knowledge is a plus
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Relationship builder
• Strong analytical skills
• Taking ownership, problem solver with a hands-on mentality
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with both senior business management and senior finance management

Note for candidates in the Netherlands: As per our local policy, please be aware that this role will be open only for internal candidates within the first 2 weeks. Afterwards, external applications will be progressed.

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