Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst - 100%

Position summary

The FP&A Analyst supports the budgeting and forecasting processes, business performance reviews and conducts business analyses to support strategic decision-making. The analyst is expected to build and maintain a good network with colleagues across various business functions to stay updated on relevant changes and anticipate trends early.

The FP&A analyst reports to the Senior FP&A Manager and it is a 100% onsite and permanent role.

Key responsibilities

• Support and contribute to the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and monthly performance reports at both entity and consolidated group level.
• Continuously monitor relevant market developments (including methanol, ammonia, natural gas) to proactively identify business challenges and opportunities and effectively communicate these insights to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Analyse financial performance, identify variances, and provide actionable insights to management.
• Maintain and enhance financial models and planning tools (such as IBM TM1 or similar) and support other users as required.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and across regions with finance teams and business departments to collect, validate, and ensure the consistency of data used in forecasts and analyses.
• Work on corporate projects that provide business insights and help identify relevant focus areas.

Required Qualifications

• University degree or relevant work experience in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• 3 – 5 years of experience in FP&A, controlling, auditing or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles (IFRS).
• Strong Excel skills (including Pivot tables, Lookups, Modelling).
• A strong attention to detail, accuracy and effective presentation of data/information.
• Strong and effective written and verbal English skills.
• Problem-solving skills, used to work within tight deadlines.
• Proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and build relationships in other geographies, cultures and diverse teams.