Role Overview:
The Global Financial Reporting Ledwill act as the primary contact and FP&A reporting specialist for the assigned region, representing the Global Reporting Hub. This position combines the responsibilities of supporting key regional business partners with their reporting needs and advocating for Global reproting standards, tools, and governance on a global scale.
Key Responsibilities:
Standardization and Alignment:
- Guide the standardization of reporting, documentation, and ensure regional adherence to global FP&A report standards and processes.
- Manage relationships with business stakeholders and handle regional reporting requirements.
- Oversee data extraction and transformation processes to generate standard reports (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly) from large and unstructured data sets, establishing efficient processes as required.
Data Visualization and Analysis:
- Utilize Power BI and/or other visualization tools to create professional, dynamic reporting dashboards for the region.
- Perform data analysis and produce ad hoc reports to support regional business partners, including necessary queries, data extracts, analysis, and validation of results.
Process Optimization and Governance:
- Streamline and optimize internal work processes.
- Ensure compliance with governance workflows around management reporting.
Competencies and Skills:
- Ability to work independently with accuracy and timeliness.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced knowledge of standard reporting processes and global reporting standards, particularly with Power BI.
- In-depth understanding of financial data systems, data standards, and the ability to anticipate reporting needs of business partners.
- Knowledge of planning processes, global planning standards, and finance concepts.
- Problem-solving skills and understanding of continuous improvement concepts.
- Ability to collaborate with technology teams to develop data sources and models for Power BI dashboards.
- Understanding of market and product hierarchies and the company's franchise structure.
- Awareness of cultural differences in a global company and effective communication with global counterparts.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
- Proficiency in standard desktop software (Excel, PowerPoint, databases, etc.).