Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

• Lead, coordinate and prepare the quarterly forecasting process for all Legal Entities located in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
• Provide efficient analysis on the results per Legal Entities that triggers Corporate’s effective making decision per country per Buseness Unit in EMEA region.
• Aligns expectations forecast to actual results
• Reconcile Intercompany accounts per Business Units & Legal Entities specifically for Intra/Inter cross charge, royalties and interest loans for EMEA region.
• Acts as business partner and liaison between all Business Unit Financial Planning teams and corporate tax country directors.
• Partner with the Financial Planning leads of the different Business Unit’s business segments in order to understand and determine.
• Assist the Corporate Tax team in providing critical legal entity profitability information during yearly business / corporate planning
• Coordinate EMEA Team for VAT, Indirect, and Indirect taxes  planning and variance analysis

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Economics with focus on finance and/ or accounting
• At least 5 years tax experience, international experience, focus on processes and proven leadership expertise
• Project management knowledge
• At least 3 years experience in implementation and management of ERP systems with focus in administration
• ERP systems knowledge (including SAP R/3 and Oracle) a must-have
• Hyperion knowledge (Enterprise/HFM) a must-have
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational and planning skills
• Strong English skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint), Internet and e-mail