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Financial Planning & Analysis Associate

LOCATION: AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS

Are you ready to join one of the most challenging FMCG sectors within an international company that offers a lot of opportunities for growth and development?
Are you passionate about finance?
Then we have the perfect role for you. For our Finance Team, we are looking for an ambitious, extravert full-time FP&A Associate for our office in Amstelveen.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your main role will be to provide financial planning and reporting support to the local FP&A Lead, Finance Department, and Local Excom.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Accounting and FP&A:

• Provide financial and technical support in planning/forecasting and financial performance management processes to the FP&A team mainly, but not limited to the area of OPEX and Other COGS
• Prepare monthly financial reports & summaries including clear variance analysis vs. previous plans and prior year (OPEX, Other COGS, Volume, and others as needed)
• Support transactional processes for the budget owners such as accruals, reclassifications, allocations, etc…
• Build, collaborate, and maintain strong business relationships within the Finance departments and cross-functional
• Checking the accuracy of accounting entries and liaising with the Accounting team to correct as needed

Planning & Forecasting:

• Support the FP&A team to ensure that a robust process is in place to provide quality reporting within the required timelines for OL (Outlook)/SRC/ASP (Annual Strategic Plan) in the area of responsibility
• Analyze and explain all variances vs. previous plans and prior year/previous ASP to budget owners and top management
• Support FP&A Lead and Finance Director with ad hoc tasks

Continuous Improvement:

• Support process improvements, and analyze their impact on the FP&A team activities in close collaboration with colleagues within the team and cross-functional
• Propose process improvement in the area of responsibility
• Drive process improvement in line with corporate and local business controlling requirements
• Develop and update system tools and reports, run monthly pricing conditions set up check-in SAP

Controls & Compliance:

• Perform finance-related JSOX control procedures
• Ensure compliance with JTI OG for both OPEX/Other COGS costs and support the business with BAP/MEMO preparations.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• University degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Administration
• Financial qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, etc.) is an advantage
• Preferably financial analysis, controlling, or accounting experience (1-2 years) in a multinational company (FMCG would serve as an advantage).
• Fluent English plus Dutch would be a plus
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office, SAP, or similar ERP system experience
• Power BI is an advantage
• Strong interpersonal communication, proactiveness, focus on details, and willingness to learn

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

At JTI we believe in the importance of a good work-life balance while we offer lots of opportunities for development and career progression – across functions and internationally. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why our employees stay on average an impressive nine years with us and we have been certified as a Top Employer for over thirteen years now. Want to know more about how our employees rate us? Please visit https://www.glassdoor.nl/japantobaccointernational

Next to a rewarding compensation package, we offer a range of other perks and benefits:
• The opportunity to work 50% of your time outside of the office and 10 days abroad per year
• Working from home equipment (e.g., chair, screen, mouse, and keypad)
• 25 vacation days + 9 so-called ADV days on a full-time base
• 13th-month salary
• Bonus scheme

• Pension Plan
• Great development and training opportunities based on your ambitions and capabilities
• Different engagement activities such as dinners, drinks, social gatherings, parties, etc.
• Working from home allowance
• Business laptop and iPhone
• Unique Family leave policy (at least 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or the way of becoming parents)

Sounds interesting? We’d love to hear from you! To make it easier for you to apply, there is no need to upload a cover letter. Only your CV is enough because we would like to get to know you in person.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS – RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We will review all applications and make sure that every candidate receives a reply within 2 weeks after the application deadline. If we find your profile matches what we are looking for, one of our Talent Advisors (Katarzyna Basiewicz) from Warsaw will contact you as a first step.

ABOUT JTI
JTI – Japan Tobacco International – is a leading international tobacco company with headquarters in Geneva. As part of the JT-Group, JTI sells its brands in more than 120 countries with around 48,000 employees in over 70 countries worldwide.
JTI is committed to building a more sustainable future. If we are to achieve our targets, sustainability must be part of the mindset of all our employees and be part of our day-to-day decisions.
Find out more at www.jti.com, Netherlands | Japan Tobacco International – a global tobacco company (jti.com)

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
JTI is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We celebrate the differences that make us unique and strongly believe in a world where you have the freedom to express yourself. Where you can be proud and confident no matter who you are. A world in which we are all equal!
That’s why all applicants will receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, maternity, or pregnancy. Want to know more about Diversity and Inclusion at JTI? Please visit https://www.jti.com/about-us/our-business/freedom-be-yourself

Is this not your next career step, but do you know someone who is a perfect fit? Please let us know!
JTI considers it important that this job vacancy is shared as much as possible. JTI, therefore, invites everyone to share this vacancy with people who might be interested and/or suitable for it. If this results in JTI hiring a suitable candidate, you can, under certain conditions, receive a referral bonus of 500 Euros, to be paid out in the form of vouchers. Want to know more about this bonus? Please contact Roy Blokvoort (Roy.Blokvoort@jti.com) and ask for the conditions. This policy does not apply to recruitment agencies or recruitment consultants.