Financial Controller

Job Title: Financial Controller - IT

Location: Global opportunities

Reports to: Head of Global IT Controlling

Contract: Full-time and permanent position

Job Description:

The role of the Financial Controller - IT is a critical component in the global financial management structure. As a business finance partner to Tech teams, you will be responsible for controlling including planning, forecasting, analysing and challenging financial KPIs. This involves supporting wider Global Tech Controlling responsibilities on controlling of Corporate Tech spend and Tech spend globally.

You will also support European Tech operations and initiatives. Major Projects include Point of Sale (POS) and D365 ERP initiatives and scope will evolve with Business Priorities over time and on projects from Design and Build phases through to Rollout and Run.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the full budgeting and planning process for selected Transversal and Major Projects and Initiatives with significant Tech involvement. Business partnering in close proximity to Project teams on Controlling including planning, forecasting, analysing and challenging financial KPIs, as well as supporting wider Global Tech Controlling responsibilities for consolidation into Global reporting requirements.
• Managing the worldwide reporting of IT resources on Tech costs within Major Projects and Initiatives in terms of cash (build, run), P&L (OPEX, CAPEX), FTEs (internal, external), as well as specific analyses on significant Tech involvement (e.g., programs, CSR, market benchmarks).
• Delivering accurate and timely management reporting as well as analysis and key insights.
• Contributing to the development and improvement of financial systems and controlling processes.
• Ensuring financial review, consolidation, and validation of IT investments on Major Projects and Initiatives with a particular focus on the development of business cases and quantified value analyses.
• Continuing the evolution of financial systems (primarily, CRAFT for IT) and process to meet business and project requirements for the financial analysis and used by all entities globally for the financial analysis and planning of their IT portfolios.
• Providing financial analysis, reports and presentations to senior management (ad hoc, monthly, quarterly, yearly).
• Consolidating, reviewing, analysing and challenging the financial trajectory of the 3-year IT MTP (Divisions, Regions, Corporate) according to the global IT strategy.
• Reviewing capital expenditure requests related to Major Projects and Initiatives before submission for sign off, as well as post mortems on existing projects.
• Support issuing worldwide financial guidelines on Major projects and tailoring to Tech project level when needed.
• Supporting the intercompany IT recharges process with the local accounting team and reconciling main recharges accounts.
• Assisting the purchase order process with the main IT stakeholders.
• Overseeing, establishing, and analysing budget, reforecast, and actuals on Transversal and Major projects. Monitoring actuals vs budget/ plan, analysing deviations and their drivers, and tracking ongoing progress of projects and initiatives.
• Contribute to managing Global IT agreements and corresponding invoicing activities, as well as the worldwide IT cost reallocation model.
• Support to the Head of IT departments; assisting closely the Global CIO and CIO office to support the success of the IT strategy and IT transformation agenda.
• Working closely with the Global/Regional CIO/s and team/s, on budget presentations, providing insight, analysis, and facilitation of decision-making in line with IT strategy.
• Contributing to the management of IT contract elaboration, review, and approval process including advising on financial aspects related to significant contract negotiations.
• Animating the community of IT controllers.

What You Will Bring:

• Masters degree in Finance with 5 to 8 years of experience in Finance and controlling positions
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills. Knowledge of Hyperion, TM1, D365, SAP desirable but not essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the confidence and ability to communicate effectively with senior management
• Strong analytical profile with the ability to zoom in (detailed and being hands-on) and zoom out (strategic and forward-looking).
• Capacity to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer creative as well as pragmatic solutions to solve problems.
• Intellectual curiosity and international outlook.
• Ability to manage remotely.

You Are Energized By:

• Working at a global level but collaborating closely with regions and divisions.
• A multicultural environment.
• Broad exposure to various projects, businesses, contexts, and geographies.
• Working in a highly collaborative environment.