Business Analysis & Controlling Transversal Operations Lead

• Grade: L3-2
• Hiring Manager: Viktoriya Akhmetova
• Location: Budapest, Hungary
• Remote working is possible, limited travel is expected
• Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job

Our Team:

You will be a part of the Europe Business Analysis & Controlling Center of Excellence (CoE) within the Opella Global Finance team, aimed at building a best-in-class BA&C organization supporting European countries of the EULA Region. This CoE, strategically located in Budapest, provides high-quality finance services for Commercial Operations, ensuring improved processes, tools & enhanced user experience, strengthens business focus and BA&C expertise, as well as promotes simplification, harmonization and automation within the Opella Finance organization.

The main focus of the BA&C CoE team is P&L execution, including Actuals closing, forecasting, reporting & analysis as well as partnering to local Finance Performance Leads & Business stakeholders.

Job Purpose:

• Build & lead a high-performing team of BA&C analysts (6HC) to drive centralization and standardization of controlling processes (including monthly closing & forecast) in the region, while ensuring the daily business continuity across countries and markets. 
• A key role in animation, coordination & coaching of the team, driving BA&C RACI implementation in the region.  

Main responsibilities:

Transformation Management

• Support transformation project related to centralization and standardization of controlling processes evolving from a country-based controlling to transversal controlling processes in close cooperation with BA&C Process Excellence & Solutions Lead.
• As per core model ensure proper implementation of BA&C RACI.
• Work closely with the BA&C partners and country Finance Performance Leads to identify & eliminate gaps in controlling processes.
• Drive continuous improvement on the ways of working: define, propose and apply best practices from within BA&C or external best-in-class practices.

Task Management

• Accountable for the efficient, high quality and compliant controlling processes related to Structural Costs & COGS budgeting and forecasting as well as closing and reporting.
• Ensure that this end-to-end processes are highly efficient, cost-effective, high quality and agile in order to meet internal customer satisfaction (FPLs, BA&C partners) and achieve operational KPI targets.
• Ensure Compliance and Internal Control standards are met. Perform necessary controls and act as a role model, in line with all ethical & compliance rules.

People Management

• Manage and arbitrate planning and priorities of team workload.
• Animate, coordinate & coach the team.
• Supervise and monitor the individual performance of his/her team (individual development plan, training plan, objectives, career development).
• Be a role model for the team.

Stakeholder Management and Communication Role

• Create a culture of cooperation, collaboration and teamwork across regional BA&C and FPLs’ teams within the countries and ensure a smooth interface & communication to the relevant stakeholders.
• Organize, attend and contribute to the functional and coordination meetings.
• Monitor to ensure budgeting and reporting within Global calendar.
• Other ad hoc projects.

About you

• Experience: 8-10 years' service delivery and management in finance controlling environment, Very strong expertise in financial processes, Prior experience of working in a global environment. Proven record of successful team leadership through transformation.
• Soft skills: Strong Leadership skills, Capability to negotiate and convince, Strategic thinking and process impact understanding, Ability to influence in a context of high resistance to change, Ability to understand and simplify complex processes, Strong analytical skills to resolve critical issues and ensure projects stay on track, Effective collaboration skills with peers, stakeholders, and partners across the organization, High level of interpersonal/ communication skills with an ability to communicate and present at different levels of the organization, Transversal mindset and ability to work across processes, geographies, languages, cultures, business maturity levels, Highly capable working in multiple systems and tools.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in Excel, ERP (e.g., SAP), reporting tools (e.g., TM1) and data visualization platforms (Power BI, Qlik sense, etc.)
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance is required, ACCA and/or CIMA, CFA is preferred
• Languages: fluency in English is required, 2nd foreign language knowledge is preferred (French, German, Italian)