Financial Planning Analyst

About the Role

Job Purpose

You will As EMEA Retail Financial Analyst, you will report directly to the EMEA Retail Finance Business Partner. In our matrix structure, you’ll collaborate with the Retail FP&A Specialist, Retail Financial Controller, Retail Regional Finance teams, Bridgestone corporate finance and our Shared Service Center.

Working within a small headquarters team, you’ll engage closely with our network of equity-owned, franchise, and voluntary chain businesses. As Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for conducting financial analyses, preparing reports, and creating financial models to assist senior management in making informed business decisions. This role involves a deep understanding of financial statements, data analysis, and economic trends to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of P&L by regions and analysis on the profitability and operating expenses.
• Production of the corresponding monthly and quarterly reports to be shared with the involved parties.
• Taking part in the preparation of financial presentations and dashboards for management and stakeholders.
• Preparation and analysis of monthly variance reports.
• Production of variances reports (vs. Prior Year, vs. Budget, vs. Forecast) to provide the business with the visibility and information for decisions.
• Liaising with Bridgestone EMEA corporate finance teams concerning management accounting and variance analyses.
• Provide the financial overview of EMEA retail, generating insights which can be leveraged across the organization. 
• Actively participating in various financial projects (FP&A, governance, etc.), to improve the department capabilities.
• Maintaining and enhancing the tools used by the different stakeholders inside the company.
• Undertake ad-hoc tasks required of the finance department to support the needs of the various sites and Senior Management.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

• A master’s degree in management, finance or accounting is preferred.

Experience (years):

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, financial analysis or similar
• Good understanding of accounting principles is desired.
• Experience in a multinational company is plus.

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in MS Office tools is required. Advance knowledge of Business Intelligence tools is a plus.

Languages Skills:

• English: fluent (Group language)
• Other European languages can be considered as a plus

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• The position requires candidates who have strong analytical and financial skills to work under time pressure and deadlines. The ideal candidates should have the ability to understand the complex matrix.

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