Finance Specialist

Company Description

We believe in the potential of everyone to give wiiings to people and ideas, regardless of gender expression, race, religion, affective-sexual orientation, origin, age and disability. In the world of Red Bull, everyone is welcome. 

As Finance Specialist, you will responsible for ensure compliance with guideline, distribute financial information and guarantee the understanding and comprehension of all users in order to generate efficiency in controlling, accuracy, realistic planning and commitment with budget owners.. 

Job Description

General:

• Ensure full compliance with the Group Controlling guideline.
• Promotes efficiency in Controlling in order to minimize time spent for report generation and increase time for analysis, commenting and insights.
• Supports the establishment of a true bottom-up planning process.
• Contributes to a high forecasting accuracy of business plans, revised estimates and long-term forecasts.
• Builds a solid relationship with budget holders based on mutual respect and trust.
• Supporting budget reallocations, acting as a facilitator to achieve objectives.

Month End Closing:

• Perform variance analysis of Plan vs. Actual.
• Ensures master data quality and verifies the consistency of the internal order hierarchies.

Report and Analysis:

• Prepares reports on aggregated or on detailed level by GKA and LKA comparing the profitability YTD, comparing PY vs CY vs RE vs Year to Go.
• Prepares and distributes BI and Local reports to users.
• Prepare the Trade Sales report;

Planning & Forecast:

• Assist on the coordination of the Business Plan/Revised Estimate data collection and BI input.
• Support, train, and challenge the budget owners during the planning process.
• Manage financial structure to guarantee compliance with the guidelines (IO and SIO master data; Local & Global Hierarchies).

Business Partner:

• Acts as a contact and sparring partner for the Key Account Managers, Brand Manager, Communication Manager, Sports Manager, Events Manager, Culture Manager, Consumer Collection Manager and Operations Manager.
• Works closely with the various contacts, has a service mentality but also challenges them, asks questions, gives suggestions and insights.
• Matches POS/VISIT placement plans to budget.
• Knows the contract terms of the media agencies, the media plan (classic vs flanker) and the status of spending commitments.
• Know the contract terms with Athletes & Opinion Leaders as well as Event Agencies (fixed vs variable contract components).
• Supports the Sales Managers with reallocations and scenarios simulations.
• Supports the budget owners in budget reallocations and ensure overall budget adherence.

• Provide training and serve as reference of the tool for all BI users.

Qualifications

Graduation Business Administration, Economics, Accounting; 

Experience at finance (Planning or Controlling);

Knowledge with integrate system (ERPs, Planning System, Business intelligence);

Excellent /Advanced Office Package Excel (mandatory), Word and Power Point;

Fluent English;

Spanish (Not mandatory but it’s a plus);

Good understand of financial impact;

Highly analytical and very skilled individual in the area of profitability analysis;

Ability to quickly identify and analyze risks & impacts and able to define alternatives;

Good communication and presentation skills. Capable of communicating precisely and effectively with internal stakeholders;

A structured and well-organized individual;

Must be self-motivated, self-directed and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment.

Additional Information

We believe in the potential of everyone to give wiiings to people and ideas, regardless of gender expression, race, religion, affective-sexual orientation, origin, age and disability. In the world of Red Bull, everyone is welcome.