Operations Finance Senior Analyst (Talent Pipeline)

at  British American Tobacco

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related areas.
• 3+ years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or cost accounting/finance operations area
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (B2+ / C1).
• High proficiency in knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrate commercial competence (main drivers for product costing variations)
• Deep knowledge of product operation and production interactions is preferred.
• Ability to perform under pressure and navigate through ambiguity.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

Reports to: Operations Finance Senior Manager
Reporting Level: Senior Level
Geographic Scope: Americas & USA

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Support Operations overheads control and follow up.
• Lead product materials variance analysis, insights, and recommendations.
• Support analysis of the Inventory variations (actual vs forecast) by Combustibles and New Categories, understanding and explaining main drivers.
• Responsible to coordinate with key partners (such as Leaf, Treasury, Sales) the main assumptions during forecast period.
• Develop and present analytics to the organization that highlights business risks and opportunities.
• Identify best practices and standardize where possible.
• Contribute to Monthly Finance Operations Review by developing valuable financial insights.
• Responsible for performance and documentation of various internal and SOx controls.

CAN THIS BE YOUR FUTURE ROLE?

• Do you have previous experience working with forecasting processes on balance sheet, profit and losses and sales plans?
• Have you worked in any cost accounting or supply finance role in the past?
• Are you familiar with SOx controls and audit processes?

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