Job Overview
To strengthen our Finance Beverage Team, we’re looking for a Global Beverage Controller in our Headquarter in Fuschl am See.
As part of the Beverage Controlling organization, you contribute to a profitable and cash-conscious development of our Beverage Business. You’ll closely monitor the developments in our Beverage Business (Volume, P&L, BS/CF etc.) & present these developments to our HQ Finance Management Team. You are a key role in the strategic alignment process and ensure realistic, accurate and hiqh-quality financial plans. During business planning you’ll give strategic input on the status of our financial plans and advice on any necessary changes. You act as a strong business partner for our Finance Management Team & closely cooperate with other Beverage Finance functions (Sales Controlling, Operations Controlling, Marketing Controlling, Corporate Controlling etc.).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Areas that play to your
strengths
All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with:
PLANNING
Annual Strategic alignment/Schattenplan process: Being the owner of the Schattenplan file including development, maintenance etc. Contributing to internal Schattenplan review meetings. Collecting and consolidating input from our Area Finance Managers and keeping the file up to date during the whole process. Providing analysis and insights to Board presentations.
Driving the agenda for Business Plan preparation meetings: Maintaining and enhancing our analysis file & coordinating a timely preparation of error-free presentations by applying robotics. Giving feedback on Indirect Costs & Other Income/Expenses in the meetings. Providing meeting minutes after each BP preparation meeting.
Supporting the Head of Area Finance Management – Beverage Business in the preparation of our Business Plan & Revised Estimate Management Letters including commenting on parts of the P&L.
Preparation of the internal Finance Beverage planning calendar and monitoring of planning status with all key stakeholders ensuring that due dates are kept.
Performing assigned planning checks.
MONTH END/ YEAR END CLOSING & ANALYIS
Responsible for month end closing and year end closing for Red Bull GmbH including all assigned tasks.
Reporting & Analyses: Preparation of month end closing and year end closing analysis for our different regions and/or markets. Presenting main developments to our HQ Finance Management team in monthly meetings. Providing additional reporting packages to the Area Finance Management Beverage Business Team. Submitting analysis to Corporate Controlling.
Latest Estimate: Collection and consolidation of relevant information from all our Area Finance Managers. Reviewing information & presenting Latest Estimate to our HQ Finance Management Team and submitting final version to Corporate Controlling.
GLOBAL TOOLS
Apply an End to End (from country to HQ) efficiency mindset for all planning and reporting processes in the Beverage Business.
Maintenance and further developments of our key reporting tools (eg. Beverage Finance Dashboard).
Continuously drive efficiency by optimizing files, processes, way of working in order to minimize time spent for report generation and increase time for analysis, commenting and insights sharing.
Use robotics and/or VBA for repeating and time-consuming tasks for being even more efficient.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND TEAM MANAGEMENT
Support and train local Finance Beverage organizations through global tools, global standards, trainings/academies and other communication platforms.
Keep the internal Controlling Kit & our e-learning module up to date and enhance it with new topics.
Maintain a highly efficient and engaged Beverage Controlling organization & develop, supervise and manage one Direct Report.]
Experience
Your areas of knowledge and expertise
That matter most for this role:
- 5-10 years of relevant experience within Controlling
- Excellent Controlling and Finance knowledge
- Experience with SAP R/3, SAP BI and Hyperion as an advantage
- IT literate; Experience with a Robotic Process Automation software is a plus
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with a strong disposition towards accuracy
- Good communication skills, self-motivated and openminded
- Organizational talent, Self-responsibility
- Performance orientated
- University degree in Business Administration/Finance
- Fluent English