Global FP&A Analyst

**Global FP&A Analyst - Planning & Budgeting

Location: Athens, Greece
What We're Looking For**
We are looking for an experienced FP&A Analyst to support our Maritime division at a global level. The main responsibilities include the budget, forecast and LRM processes for Maritime.

What We Offer You

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes
• A culture that develops its colleagues and promotes from within and many other additional benefits.
• A permanent- full time role

The role

• Ownership of the monthly consolidation and analysis of the Maritime business, Global Functions and Group Programmes.
• Provision of insightful analysis and commentary to the Finance Director and other stakeholders
• First line of challenge on the numbers
• Updating and development of reporting analysis tools and templates for the finance business partners
• Ensuring appropriate uploading templates are available for both the forecast and budget processes, liaising with the relevant IT process owners
• Updating and development of consolidated reporting for Maritime
• Development of better checking processes for the consolidated review process
• Setting of the budget and forecast process timetable, liaising with Group FP&A to ensure compliance with overall group timelines
• Very importantly: supporting the Maritime FP&A team in ad hoc analysis
• Key support in the production of the quarterly business review packs, including P&L tables plus analysis of certain key metrics and data.
• Production and maintenance of BPC reports required for monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Support the production and commentary on monthly P&L, as well as other reports (e.g., dashboards, KPIs and other key analyses/reports).
• Drive improvements in our reporting capability through available tools including BPC, Power BI and ByD.
• Ad hoc support on other projects as required.
• Deal with complex queries and build relationships with internal and external clients, as appropriate, including resolution of support service problems.
• Ensures documentation/data/information and tasks relevant to the section are planned, evaluated and processed in accordance with local business requirements and agreed deadlines.
• Review & analyse data to provide management information/statistics, including the identification and reporting of process failures, to support the overall delivery of projects.
• Undertake necessary documentation, data, administration and communication activities needed to successfully fulfil responsibilities.
• To pursue Continuous Professional Development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
• To mentor/coach other employees, as appropriate, to achieve effective knowledge transfer and application.

What You Bring

• BSc degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other Finance related subject.
• Postgraduate degree or qualification in related disciplines will be considered an advantage.
• Relevant previous experience in a multinational organization in a similar role in a Financial Planning & Analysis environment
• Business Service experience in a corporate environment having different product lines
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• High level of IT literacy – SAP ByD experience advantageous
• Advanced excel skills and exposure in reporting consolidation
• Excellent command (written and oral) in English language using relevant professional terminology.
• Strong team spirit. Excellent professional people skills to drive performance across the area of business.
• Ability to communicate effectively at different levels within organisations and to influence successfully and openly at all levels.
• Drive for results, solution focused thinking and is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals
• Initiative, proactiveness and flexibility adjusting your approach when necessary.
• Good planning and process management skills (scopes the length and difficulty of tasks; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into process steps)
• Perseverance in the face of obstacles
• Leadership skills in influencing colleagues to achieve business objectives.