MAKE Business Planning and Reporting Lead (Maternity leave cover)

Job Description:

Overview

This position's key focus is providing financial planning, performance tracking, and business partnering support to the MAKE organization. It aims to strengthen financial visibility and decision-making by delivering accurate KPI reporting, detailed variance analysis, and actionable insights to support operational and strategic objectives. The role acts as a key finance partner to the Plant Manager and Supply Chain stakeholders, ensuring effective budget control, driving productivity and cost optimization initiatives, and supporting AOP/forecast processes. By translating financial data into clear business insights, the position enables performance improvement, supports compliance and control standards, and contributes to protecting the P&L and optimizing cash flow in line with the company's operating model and strategy.

Responsibilities

* Deliver timely daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reports, including detailed financial analysis of MAKE performance.
* Monitor and control budgets, ensuring efficient and objective-based spending.
* Actively participate in AOP/forecast cycles and financial planning, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders.
* Track monthly performance (closing, variance analysis, "Cause of Change") and drive corrective actions.
* Maintain and enhance performance tracking tools in line with business and transformation changes.
* Prepare monthly and ad-hoc financial reports and high-quality presentations for management and stakeholders.
* Support productivity and CAPEX projects, while contributing to SC overhead cost control.
* Ensure compliance with GSC controls and provide SAP-driven KPI analysis to support data-driven decision-making.
* Act as the finance business partner to Plant Manager, providing insights and supporting performance management.
* Drive continuous improvement by participating in ideation sessions and identifying cost optimization opportunities.
Qualifications

* University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
* Proven experience in Finance, preferably in Planning/Controlling or a similar role.
* Experience in comparable positions, ideally within a Supply Chain environment.
* Strong knowledge of financial planning and modeling, with advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP, and a system-oriented mindset.
* Business-level proficiency in English.
* Self-starter with strong analytical skills, operational awareness, and ability to prioritize effectively.
* Results-driven mindset, high integrity, and excellent communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels.

* Deliver timely daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reports, including detailed financial analysis of MAKE performance.
* Monitor and control budgets, ensuring efficient and objective-based spending.
* Actively participate in AOP/forecast cycles and financial planning, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders.
* Track monthly performance (closing, variance analysis, "Cause of Change") and drive corrective actions.
* Maintain and enhance performance tracking tools in line with business and transformation changes.
* Prepare monthly and ad-hoc financial reports and high-quality presentations for management and stakeholders.
* Support productivity and CAPEX projects, while contributing to SC overhead cost control.
* Ensure compliance with GSC controls and provide SAP-driven KPI analysis to support data-driven decision-making.
* Act as the finance business partner to Plant Manager, providing insights and supporting performance management.
* Drive continuous improvement by participating in ideation sessions and identifying cost optimization opportunities

Candidate Requirements:

* University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
* Proven experience in Finance, preferably in Planning/Controlling or a similar role.
* Experience in comparable positions, ideally within a Supply Chain environment.
* Strong knowledge of financial planning and modeling, with advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP, and a system-oriented mindset.
* Business-level proficiency in English.
* Self-starter with strong analytical skills, operational awareness, and ability to prioritize effectively.
* Results-driven mindset, high integrity, and excellent communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels