Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

About This Role

This role contributes to the ELSB, ELSP Marketing & Sales Finance Organization, focusing on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting financial data. The analyst will update budgets and forecasting models, identify trends and problems, and communicate insights to drive financial performance and optimize business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze orders, revenues, rebates, and margins to identify key performance drivers, explain favorable and unfavorable variances, and highlight trends affecting topline volume and profitability
• Review backlog and revenue coverage to identify risks relating to delivery delays, backlog accumulation, and timely conversion of orders into revenue
• Assess overdue receivables by customer, considering aging and historical payment patterns to identify potential non-payment and collection risks
• Prepare and maintain forecasts for topline key performance indicators, including orders, revenues, rebates, backlog, and overdue receivables, and explain material changes in assumptions and outlook
• Analyze performance against budget and forecast across sales channels, customers, and business lines, explain key variances, and highlight significant risks and opportunities
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to review and validate performance data and forecast assumptions, follow up on topline KPIs, and monitor agreed actions
• Validate the accuracy and consistency of business and financial information through reconciliation, exception analysis, and follow-up of identified discrepancies
• Provide management with timely information by consolidating and summarizing data, preparing reports, and presenting analyses, findings, and recommendations
• Improve productivity and reporting effectiveness by developing automated solutions, eliminating duplication, and coordinating information requirements across stakeholders
• Perform controls within the area of responsibility and maintain appropriate documentation and audit trails

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related subjects
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the areas of business, finance, operational controlling and/or accounting
• High motivation to work in a dynamic environment with orientation towards process improvement/simplification with ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and confidence in information produced
• Ability to work well under pressure (meeting deadlines with highest quality)
• Strong communication skills
• Proven ability to efficiently collaborate with various stakeholders
• Fluent in English

Nice to have:

• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel, including Power Query and macros, and/or Power BI, to support efficient data analysis, reporting and automation solutions