The Financial / Business Analyst supports management, especially the Controller / Financial Director and/or the General Manager / Chief Operating Officer (COO), in decision making regarding Finance & Control and Business matters, with investigations, analyses, reports, presentations and advice.
He/she performs economic research and analysis for use in the development of business strategies and tactics and in the subsequent appraisal of the results. The Financial / Business Analyst may also prepare statistical studies and (economic and financial) forecasts for business conditions and trends and draws relevant conclusions.
In a more generalist role as (Business) Analyst, he / she conducts analysis to identify trends and insights and to develop reports, campaigns and models concerning
business issues. The Analyst advises and challenges the business based on this information. He / she uses business information market knowledge to develop tools and models required for insights and to enable decision-making.
In a junior position, a Financial / Business Analyst may support a more Senior Financial / Business Analyst at Divisional or Corporate level.
The Financial / Business Analyst supports decision making from a financial perspective analysing in a wide variety of business processes from various perspectives, such as costs, revenues, profitability etc. and assists in preparing proposals regarding CAPEX projects and (at divisional or corporate level) M&A projects.
At divisional / corporate levels, the Financial / Business Analyst will have contact with the Business Managers and discuss purchasing criteria, accountabilities of the different parties, etc. which might imply that the Business takes another course in an M&A process. He may have a strong influence on a value of several hundred million euros.
The Financial / Business Analyst will deliver an analysis of different scenarios of how to reach forecasted goals, he/she tunes in to the business and functional disciplines to obtain ideas, data and insights in order to support the strategy of the organisation.
Job Description:
* Data collection and insight generation
* Uses data and analysis in problem identification (bottlenecks, efficiencies, insights, etc.) continuously searching for data sources to conduct analysis valuable to Nutreco, continuously enhancing the problem analysis / identification in terms of relevance, quality and insights, based on business requirements.
* Collects, analyses, coordinates and selects internal and external data and researches for further analysis, in order to have an optimal set of data and research results available, which provides the relevant business area with desired information and/or further analyses or reporting.
* Discovers ways in which business value can be drawn from analysis and develops trusted information with true insights. Visualizes the analysis and transforms the analysis into valuable and relevant insights for business.
* Advice
* Advises colleagues and management (pro-actively and on request) on data and insight analysis, opportunities and market developments, in order to optimally inform and advise internal stakeholders and customers about analysis and related insights.
* Planning & Control cycle
* Supports the business with the planning & control cycle, including the preparation of the 3 year development plan and annual budgets, and the reporting of actual results:
o Communicating guidelines and instructions, and creating templates to facilitate the planning and reporting processes.
o Participate in the financial review process between the OpCo(s), Division and Nutreco Corporate.
o Performing financial analysis of actual performance compared to plan and last year.
o Preparing management information, such as monthly reports and presentations on various topics.
o Assisting in the preparation and analysis of annual and half year figures.
* Market Developments / Investments
* Assesses market developments using analytics and data insights, so that knowledge and insight of developments in area of expertise is up-to-date and ensured in the long term.
* On request of the business, performs analysis of capital expenditures, credit applications, divestment proposals and other events with a major financial impact, by:
o Performing investigations and analyses in line with corporate guidelines.
o Preparing cover notes and presentations.
* Analysis / Analytics
* Conducts and merges complex internal and external analysis. Carries out structural and ad hoc analysis and advanced analytics in order to transform data and research into useful information, which offer useful insights and recommendations to the designated business area.
* Develops and provides ad hoc financials analysis that add value to the business and contribute to the delivery of the Divisional strategy.
* Provides assistance to functional counterparts in the OpCo / Division as required on matter involving cost determination issues, valuation, distribution of overhead, treatment of costs and product pricing.
* May conduct special studies and analysis such as cost impact of proposed changes in facilities, systems and processes.
* Compliance
* Supports and promotes the Division wide compliance to corporate policies, especially relating to the Finance and Administration functions.
* Professional Development
* Contributes to further professionalising the (Finance) function, including signalling of areas of improvement and implementing solutions.
Our organisation: Skretting is a global leader in providing innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions and services for the aquaculture industry. Skretting has production facilities in 18 countries on five continents to manufacture and deliver high quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. The total annual production volume of feed is close to 2.5 million tonnes. Our mission is Feeding the Future.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Skretting is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Skretting is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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