Senior FP&A Specialist

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN.
We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

Your daily tasks may include:

• conducting thorough financial/business analysis to support decision-making, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and trend analysis
• preparing initial drafts of presentations/financial analysis based on provided data, linking external data sources to ppt to ensure the quality of presented numbers, recognizing business patterns and therefore any non-standard deviations in presented data, performing initial root cause analysis on visible variances/changes by contacting respective business owners
• optimizing own performance to increase productivity, recommending changes of process standards and procedures, identifying areas for process/report standardization
• ensuring adequate and dedicated support to responsible business controller
• supporting business control during business discussions by being an active part of relevant governance
• monitoring controlling datasets by tracking activity, resolving problems, ensuring data consistency and recommending actions
• defining and coordinating preparation of relevant organization planning, budgeting and forecasting in line with local & global governance,
• validating accuracy of plan data and business information and reports by performing reconciliation and review of exceptions
• understanding financial impact of changes to plan made by business control function and accordingly taking ownership of adjusting those in reporting tools
• ensuring processes and controls within own area of responsibility are designed and implemented in line with group and unit requirements
• maintaining proper audit trail and documentation, ensuring SOPs are prepared and updated, ensuring service delivery is within the agreed SLAs and KPIs
• cooperating with FP&A business controller on analyses, planning and forecasting
• performing any other task assigned by TL within the scope of functional responsibilities.

You are a good match if you have:

• bachelors or master’s degree in finance or accounting
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience including minimum 5 years performing finance analysis
• experience of working in service delivery model environment
• experience in working with BI systems
• experience in working with ppt (ThinkCell is nice to have)
• very good understanding of financial statement and accounting principles.

You are a perfect match if you also have:

• CIMA or ACCA
• LSS certificates
• ability of translating finance messages to non-finance audience
• can work with checklists/in a structured way; performs standard checks on received data
• performing root-cause analysis on potential errors in large databases
• high attention to detail
• practical application of process understanding from the content and technical (IT) perspective
• business acumen
• good communication (verbal and e-mail), problem solving and analytical skills as well as proven ability to prioritize tasks and achieve objectives
• ability to work in fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple work assignments simultaneously and knowing how to balance getting the
• details right while still moving fast
• stakeholder management
• process improvement mindset
• ability to work independently.

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