Senior Business Analyst - Finance departments

Senior Business Analyst - Finance HQ department

Want to join a fast-moving company, work among convivial teams, and take part in the global growth strategy of one of the most prestigious and comprehensive portfolios in the wine & spirits industry? We are looking for a Financial Senior Business Analyst (SBA)! You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris.

Your role?

1) YOU WILL BE THE FINANCIAL BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE DEPARTMENT

Fully embedded in the departments, you will act as the key financial point of contact to all relevant stakeholders and covering:

• Autonomous animation of financial processes with all relevant stakeholders (monthly spend & DTG review, Rolling Forecast consolidation, ad-hoc analyses, etc.)
• Deep understanding of the departments’ projects and ways-of-working to help elaborate & challenge underlying financial assumptions
• Regular presentation of financial reporting and ad-hoc analyses to department’s top management
• Close operational support to implement finance Wow / projects (best practice sharing, tools’ training) and compliance tracking through appropriate KPIs (payment terms, internal audit processes)
• Efficient coordination with Tax and Group FP&A team to assess & validate financial impacts on group level

2) YOU WILL BE THE RELAY TO HQ FINANCE TEAM

As HQ Finance team member, you will take part in the Group’s & HQ’s financial processes both in terms of financial monitoring & compliance. Through the strong implication in the department’s day to day activities, you will ensure:

• Coherent synthesis of financial processes (monthly closing & Forecast cycle) to be integrated in the global HQ presentations
• Continuous improvement of accounting reliability (cut off, nature of cost classification, statutory vs. consolidated accounts, etc.)
• Profound understanding of local financial tools (JDE, P2P, BI etc.) to ensure right master data setup facilitating financial analyses (cost centers, projects, etc.)
• Clear vision on local and group Finance 4.0 projects to ensure adaption within departments
• Adapt support on compliance and internal control processes (LSF, audit points remediation, ad-hoc review of processes and best practice sharing)

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply! 

• You have a Business, engineering or equivalent master’s degree with a specialization in Finance
• You have work experience in consulting environment or in FP&A in a corporate environment (minimum 3-5 years) with prior experience in business analysis & reporting processes
• You have good knowledge of accounting principles (P&L & balance sheet) facilitating discussions with other Finance teams & to instil finance excellence in departments
• You have an interest in and the ability to drive change on Finance tools: excellent knowledge of Excel, good knowledge of ERP and data visualization tools (Power BI would be a plus)
• You can adapt to different stakeholders and have excellent interpersonal skills to excel in a highly collaborative & internal environment
• You are pro-active and curious and ensure operational excellence & continuous improvement
• You are autonomous and agile and ensure pertinent business partnering
• You are rigorous and are able to provide analyses communicated to stakeholders (incl. Pernod Ricard’s top mgmt)
• You are fluent in French and English

Wait, there’s more…  

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work from home (2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit-sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events… 

Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills, and we welcome all types of talents.  

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