Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description

Title: Financial Planning and Analysis Location: Brazil Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate forecasts and budgets. Present trend analyses, manage changes and resolve issues. Provide transparency to methodology and confirm changes with business partners
• Develop and optimize complex financial models that accurately capture financial trends by category. Analyze data, establish assumptions and conduct what-if scenarios. Identify risks and opportunities and provide recommendations
• Design and execute complex ad hoc analyses as requested to answer questions regarding financial performance for multiple departments. Gather necessary data, summarize insights, create clear written communication documents to present findings
• Manage the preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports. This includes presenting variance insights, tracking cost savings initiatives and developing presentations
• Analyze monthly overheads and provide insights regarding overhead expenses
• Perform capital management activities including: tracking, reporting and forecasting. Collaborate with Accounting on completing capital requests and vetting business cases

Qualities

• Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated superior college performance (preferably in an analytical field).
• Experience within a financial planning and analysis group and working knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
• Strong analytical ability- deal with ambiguity, synthesize complex data and draw business insights.
• Creative problem solver that can identify patterns from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive and actionable analyses.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects within tight timelines.
• Ability to effectively communicate point of view to management and cross-functional teams.
• A detail-oriented approach- must pay close attention to details and error check own work.
• Ability to work independently and exercise independent judgment.
• Trustworthy with confidential information.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel as well as the ability and eagerness to learn software applications (i.e. SAP, Hyperion Essbase, One Stream, Power BI).
• Experience in protein, consumer products or foods-related industries is a plus.