Guarantees full compliance with the Group Controlling guideline.
Designs the SAP (GL, IO) and BI (Customer, Channel, SKU) systems and reporting setup to perfectly mirror the responsibilities in the sales organization.
Measures and reviews the cost/benefit ratio of proposed Off/On Premise activities.
Ensures a timely distribution of financial information (plan & actual) to budget holders by sending out reports, system access and presenting the information in regular meetings.
Promotes efficiency in Controlling in order to minimize time spent for report generation and increases time for analysis, commenting and insights sharing.
Supports the establishment of a true bottom up planning process and the development of a local planning calendar based on the group planning timetable allowing for sufficient review time and feedback cycles.
Contributes to a high forecasting accuracy of BP/RE and long term forecasts.
Builds a solid relationship with budget holders based on mutual respect and trust.
Is driven through a service mentality by sharing insights, by supporting budget reallocations, by ensuring overall budget adherence, by acting as a facilitator to achieve objectives, by highlighting risks and opportunities, by providing financial simulations, by developing business cases for new projects and by upholding business budget guidance and policy.
Manages fact and knowledge basis, spreads and exchanges information.
Key User for SAP/BI, VCM (Value Chain Management), PET (Promotional Evaluation Tool)