Senior Financial Analyst
Job Description
As Product Supply Senior Financial Analyst, you act as a trusted finance business partner to both the Global Technical organization and the manufacturing plants. You translate complex financial data into actionable insights, support strategic decision-making and drive continuous improvement across cost, performance and investment initiatives.
Partner with Global Technical Organization and Plant leadership to understand cost structures, analyze cost-saving initiatives and evaluate investment programs.
Coordinate the plant forecasting and budgeting cycle, including reconciliation of forecasts, budgets and actuals, with clear variance analysis and insights.
Assist and support plant loss analysis, benchmarking and sourcing studies, COGS analysis and financial evaluations of new business opportunities and product innovations.
Develop a solid understanding of the global supply network and support related financial and performance analyses.
Enable data-driven decisions by leveraging financial data and delivering ad-hoc analyses, insights and recommendations to the business.
Skills & Capabilities
University degree with key area Controlling, Financial Analysis, Economics.
Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modeling capabilities.
Familiarity with AI and machine-learning concepts (e.g., predictive forecasting, anomaly detection, large-language-model tools) and the ability to apply them to financial workflows.
Proven experience in financial analysis, cost control, budgeting and business planning.
Strong analytical mindset with a structured, solution-oriented way of working.
Broad finance knowledge including Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Budgeting & Forecasting and GL Accounting (US and BE GAAP).
A simplification and optimization mindset, driving improvements in financial processes and systems.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a cross-functional, multinational environment.
Experience with BI tools (Analysis for Office, WebI, Power BI) and planning systems (PBCS/FCCS, SmartView) is a strong plus.
Strong SAP proficiency is required.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Dutch will be a plus.
Several years of experience in Finance or Controlling, preferably within Product Supply / Manufacturing Finance in a B2C environment.
Results-driven and commercial thinking.
A proactive team player who can prioritize effectively and deliver under tight deadlines.
Able to work autonomously on complex financial analyses and translate findings into clear conclusions and recommendations, with general guidance from manager.
Strong presentation and storytelling skills, capable of explaining complex financial topics to non-financial stakeholders.
Experience & Profile
Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Dutch will be a plus.
Several years of experience in Finance or Controlling, preferably within Product Supply / Manufacturing Finance in a B2C environment.
Results-driven and commercial thinking.
A proactive team player who can prioritize effectively and deliver under tight deadlines.
Able to work autonomously on complex financial analyses and translate findings into clear conclusions and recommendations, with general guidance from manager.
Strong presentation and storytelling skills, capable of explaining complex financial topics to non-financial stakeholders.
Work Model:
Hybrid working model with a minimum of 2 days per week onsite presence at the Belgium facility. Higher onsite presence is expected during the onboarding period and occasionally for longer stays based on business needs.