Sr Analyst Finance - Decision Support

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The Decision Support Senior Analyst (Consolidation) is responsible for providing standardized, analytical reporting to drive fact-based, efficient decision making at Nestle USA (NUSA). The role reports directly to the Decision Support Director and supports the end-to-end financial reporting cycle within NUSA, including Period End Close (PEC) reporting and the NUSA Monthly Business Process (MBP) coordination.

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Represent NUSA as the PEC subject matter expert and ensure alignment between Decision Support, Corporate Controlling, Divisions and Functions
• Create and publish NUSA sales and profit reports for various levels within the organization (Corporate, Division), including Volume/Mix/Rate (VMR) analyses, sales variance reporting (RIG/Pricing/OG), and cost analyses/bridging.
• Manage VMR report, be the SME for explaining the VMR logic, support analysis across NUSA using the VMR tool
• Suggest and execute improvements on existing standardized PEC and MBP reporting, including transitions to our Power BI powered financial reporting suite (FinSights)
• Collaborate with the Decision Support Integration and Transformation team and IT to further evolve reporting capabilities and drive continued system and process improvements
• Support data integrity efforts by acting as the primarily liaison between NUSA and Master Data
• Support Decision Support FP&A team with monthly Dynamic Forecast submission to Nestle S.A.
• Support NUSA Corporate Decision Support initiatives and perform ad hoc requests for the Decision Support Director, as necessary

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting / Finance or similar field
• 4+ years prior experience in Accounting / Finance
• Proficiency in English and language of the market (where applicable)

• Knowledge of Nestle Accounting & Costing Standards and reporting standards/guidelines.
• Good knowledge of business principles and standard methodologies to ensure sustainability of business and support continuous performance improvement
• Understanding of business environment, NUSA product portfolio, and brand profitability
• Working knowledge of finance systems used by NUSA F&C, incl. Oracle and SAP/BW
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, VBA preferred)
• PowerBI experience preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ideal

• Strong analytical skills (quantitative as well as qualitative) including prior experience in variance analysis, data mining and root cause analysis
• Strong attention to detail to maintain the trust of our stakeholders
• Strong ability to optimize and facilitate the application of business processes and data flows to drive business performance transparency
• Clearly and effectively communicate professionally with stakeholders in written and verbal form
• Ideal candidate is results focused, a self-starter with strong initiative, naturally inquisitive, able to think independently and has a desire to make a difference

Job ID:343062

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