Sr Analyst ISC Finance Conversion EU

We are one of the world’s largest snacking companies, with operations in more than 80 countries, with approximately 90,000 employees globally and our brands are marketed in around 165 countries and with market-leading shares in chocolate, biscuits and gum & candy.

Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way

As Sr Analyst you are responsible for the decision support in Manufacturing Conversion costing, related budgeting process, cost accounting and key performance tracking across Europe. As main Business Partner to the Plant/Cluster controller you understand the overall performance of their plant(s). You enjoy working in diverse teams to obtain full plant specific knowledge and you act as first point of contact for ad hoc plant analysis. You master our complex matrix environment which involves people from different countries and categories. To question the status quo comes naturally to you by connecting the dots to lead any changes, improvements and training in this area.

Actuals reporting:

• Reviews evidence and reporting related to trials, scraps and other non-standard material usage, scrap valuation
• Analyses Deviations vs Plan of all conversion costs to ensure prompt capture of opportunities and timely identification of errors and risks aimed at mitigating business impacts and associated financial risks.
• Prepares cost estimates for strategic New Product Developments (NPD) coordinating the communication with responsible teams
• Coordinates year-end landing estimation for plants
• Calculates fix cost over/under absorption for plants

Planning/forecasting:

• Calculate losses + variance analysis for OP Planning Cycle
• Prepare and review the budgets for Plant conversion costs (DVL/OVC/DVE/FC) + variance analysis for budget purposes
• Supervises costing runs process (conversion cost allocation to individual SKUs to generate OP conversion rates in SAP, which will be the base for all IBR costing runs in a calendar year) during OP Planning Cycle
• Provides support to Plant Controllers on information necessary for the completion of budget/ forecast/ reports (in Standardized template)
• Validates volume during budget process