Business Controller WEE FF

Job title:

Business Controller WEE FF

Company:

Givaudan

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and imagination, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In France, discover the empowered passionate professionals who made history creating our legendary perfumery school. Feel the heritage. Acquire knowledge and experience, gained in our renowned European Creation Centre, or from any of our 17 innovative sites across the country. Every day, your commitment, your humility, and your risk-taking will shape our future. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.Business Controller WEE FF – Paris, France – Your future position?As a Business Controller WEE FF in our Paris site, you will support the strategies and development of Commercial with sound financial and operations controlling together with interpretive and predictive analysis to allow decision-making by commercial management, leading to improved productivity and enhanced profitability for the division, in order to deliver performance objectives.Your main responsibilities will include:Financial Performance Review

• Perform monthly performance analysis versus target/prior year (Sales, Margin and OPex analysis, headcount and overall business performance)
• Analysis of profitability by customers and work closely with the commercial and pricing team to find opportunities of growth contribution
• Build with the regional head, the commercial team, the creative team the annual sales and opex budget in alignment with the global Controlling team.
• Ensure data accuracy, timeliness and meaningfulness of Commercial financial and KPI data through regular reviews. Perform audits to ensure compliance to policies&procedures
• Perform ad-hoc and pro-active analysis to support the Commercial & Creation organisation

Financial Partnering

• Provide guidance to Commercial & Creation team, identify opportunities and develop corrective actions together to meet financial and non-financial targets
• Develop in collaboration with Regional Commercial Controller the annual operating targets by market
• Assist in the development of the regions commercial 5 years business plan and annual operating budgets in alignment with regional & divisional goals & initiatives

Processes and Tools

• Work closely with Regional Commercial Controller for improvement, streamlining and automation of reporting processes
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives in the region (KPI setting, automation, Standardisation of performance analysis tools, Definitions & Tools) and maintain regional Lean KPI tool
• Participation in the deployment of best practices and tools among teams.

About you:Academic Background

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Business Economics, Business management

Professional Experience

• 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in the areas of controlling/finance with international background
• Experience in a similar industry is a plus (FMCG, Fragrance & Beauty, Luxury)

Technical Skills

• Fluent in French and in English
• Strong working knowledge on MS office applications ( excel and ppt)
• SAP knowledge (Finance and Operation Modules)
• Sound understanding of financial analysis and controlling techniques
• Analytical skills

Soft Skills

• Strong business sensitivity
• Strong interest for the perfume industry
• Ability to work in a creative environment
• Rigor
• Organizational skills
• Individual and team priority management skills
• Excellent communication skills – with different levels of the organisation

Our Benefits for you:

• Annual salary on 13.5 months
• Health Insurance – mandatory (“mutuelle”)
• Profit Share
• Annual paid leave (40 days)
• Saving Plan – optional
• CSE discounts and offers
• Meal coupons

#LI-OnSiteAt Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.Remote working: On-siteAt Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your WorldDiversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Expected salary

Location

Paris

Job date

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:58:40 GMT

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