FP&A Analyst

at  Bridgestone

REQUIREMENTS:

Education (type & level) :
Master degree in Finance, Accounting or Business.

Competencies:

• Passion for business performance and optimization.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and reporting skills. Can go from advanced Excel functions to insightful PowerPoint decks with ease. Has the capacity to analyze complex problems and makes decisions in a timely manner
• Exceptional communicator. Strong presentation skills and ability to present complicated analysis in a concise and clear manner.
• Able to act and think at a global level
• Able to work in an environment with tight deadlines
• Adapts to changing objectives and priorities
• Flexible and customer oriented
• Builds relationships between various areas of the organization, mainly local finance, central finance, Shared Service Center, the Japanese Finance organization and the functional business leaders (executives)
• Result oriented : design/improve and implement new processes, programs and systems; focus on execution
• Strong interest in business performance management systems

Professional experience :

• 5 to 10 years’ experience in FP&A / analyst of EMEA/Global companies
• Experience in a Controlling & Solid accounting background
• Significant analytical skillset, including the use of BI and reporting tools
• Strong quantitative abilities
• Able to solve complex problems
• Experience in developing finance systems/driving finance system improvements
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a significant additional asset

Languages :
English (mandatory), additional languages desirable.

JOB PURPOSE

We are looking for a FP&A Analyst reporting directly to the FP&A Planning Manager. This is a EMIA role, based in Bridgestone Europe HQ ( Zaventem – Belgium).
You will part of BSEMIA’s Group FP&A team that is responsible for performing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, CEO, and the Management Board.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and drive the financial planning cycles ( Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecast and Monthly Rolling forecast exercise).
• Streamline and integrate financial planning processes.
• Production of the corresponding reports to be shared with the involved parties.
• Production of variances reports (vs. Prior Year, vs. Budget, vs. Prior Forecast) allowing the business to help visibility and information for decisions.
• Liaising with Bridgestone Japan for what concerns management accounting and variance analyses.
• Provide the financial overview of Bridgestone EMIA, generating insights which can be leveraged across the organization.
• Geographical scope : Europe, Middle East, CIS, Africa & India.
• Key player for interacting with Tokyo headquarter when it comes to consolidated results.
• Turnover : ~6 Billion Euros
• The function reports to the FP&A EMIA Manager and works closely with various members of other functions ( Business Finance, Group Finance, LSCM, CFO, Executive Committee etc. )