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Iberia OPEX Controller
Position purpose:
The Iberia OPEX Manager reports to the Iberia FP&A Lead and is the first point of contact for all Operating Expenses as well as write off costs within the Iberia Cluster. You will fully understand the business needs and critcally assess areas for improvement. You will be responsible for accurate planning, analysis, controlling and reporting to the Iberia FP&A Lead as well as the Iberia Finance Director and the other ExCom Members and dedicated cost planners. Also, you will be clearly driving & supporting the prioritisation of investments and optimisation of costs. Lastly, you will ensure full transparency on all related costs and create high quality numerical and graphical analysis and presentations.
What will you do – responsibilities:
Opex Budget Planning (inc. Misc, Write Offs) - Plan and report actual investments incl. RRP allocations within JTI Iberia versus budget targets and clearly report to FP&A Lead and Finance Director. Coordinate changes of investment budgets (reallocations, increases and decreases) for outlook purposes and ensure clear communications of changes to all budget owners. Ensure robust planning for OL, LE and A&SP preparation. Ensure with P&C, Finance and Cost Center heads that actual investment is in line with target and properly phased. Prepare transparent Reports and high-quality Presentations with regard to planned budgets and present to local Management Team. Opex Budget Controlling (inc. Misc, Write Offs) - Ensure correctness of all OPEX related postings in SAP (based on IFRS and JTI policies) incl. allocations within JTI Iberia and RRP as well as analyse and report actual investments on Cost Item / Cost Center and cost area level. Prepare monthly overviews versus budget targets and clearly report to FP&A Lead and Finance Director. Ensure together with P&C and Cost Center heads that actual investment are properly analysed and provide FP&A Lead and Finance Director with meaningful reports. This includes the complete Opex related accrual management for the Iberia Cluster. Prepare transparent reports and high-quality Presentations with regard to planned budgets and present to local Management Team. Compensation Planning & Controlling support - Support the Iberia Compensation & Benefits Team in Planning and Controlling the Overhead costs for the Iberia Cluster in Terms of Financial impact of the HR Headcount planning. This includes but is not limited to cost planning Excercises for Outlooks, Latest Estimates, MYR and A&SP on G/L Account and Cost Center level and provides in-depth analysis to Finance and C&B. Opex & Other Efficiencies - Support FP&A Lead and Finance Director to identify and execute efficiencies in Opex and any other investments to stregthen bottom line profitability without compromising top line volume performance. Further ensure correct and meaningful evaluation of all investments made in the Iberia Cluster. Prepare Reports and Presentations with regard to planned budgets and present to local Management Team. Write Off Cost Management - Ensure correctness and full visibility on all write off costs for the Iberia Cluster within the local entities and JTI SA (1799) in alignment with all stakeholders including correspondance with other Entities and Factories based on policies and procedures. Create fully transparent reports and forecasts for local Management Team to ensure full visibility on all write off costs seperated by Factories and Currencies. JSOX Control Owner & Support - For local Entities as well as JTI SA (1799) responsible for excecution and documentation of JSOX controls according to JTI JSOX Control Framework. Support & become a back-up of the Portuguese Commercial Finance Manager as well as the Actual FP&A Manager to support during busy times as well as vacation back-up. Ad Hoc - Support Finance Director and FP&A Lead in any other ad hoc requests to support implementation of market strategies. Pro-actively and independently strive for continous improvement in own work-environment and area of responsibility.
Who are we looking for – requirements:
Recruitment process:
Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.
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Next Steps:
After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.
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