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CDI - Operations Overheads Controller M/W

  • France
  • PARIS
  • Hybrid
  • Permanent Full-Time
  • Posted: 28 Nov 2024
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CDI - Operations Overheads Controller M/W

About the job

Danone France does not seek to be the best company in the world, but better for the world! That’s why our 26 brands in France are B Corp TM certified. *

B Corp is the compass of our CSR strategy! This certification allows us to challenge ourselves in order to continuously improve and measure our social and environmental performance.

 

Danone's Global Finance function is looking for an Operations Overheads Controller to join our Finance Operations team. This CDI will take place in Paris (75), in our Global Head Office. In this position, you will report to Anthony Chevreul, our Operations Fixed Costs Controlling Director, based in Amsterdam.

 

Your main responsibilities will focus on:

  • Animation of closing process
    • Animation of closing periods: ICE transactions, accruals, coordination with Legal Entities controller
    • Management of Engineering team cross charges
    • Review monthly actual result versus Budget, Forecast, Last Year and provide commentaries
    • Send out monthly spending versus budget to all Department Heads on monthly basis, including variance analysis, commentary, and remaining budget
    • Monthly report of FTE nb
    • Provide financial support to Operations Team Function
    • Prepare financial report on an ad hoc basis
  • Animation of rolling forecast process
    • Monthly Staff review with OD/HR and Budget owners
    • Quarterly review with budget owners
    • Communication of engineering
  • Reflexion on Global Overhead budget animation / FP&A activity
    • Helping Operations Fixed costs Controlling Director in shaping new ways of working and governance related to OVH global budget animation
    • Building appropriate tools to gain in productivity vs manual task today

About you

The criteria below remain indicative. A candidate who has a different combination of experience and skills could also be considered.

  • At least 5 years of experience in finance in a large and international context (preferably in FMCG)
  • Ability to build trustful relationships with different and senior stakeholders 
  • Ability to challenge status quo and drive with energy to make things happen
  • A structured and planning-oriented mindset
  • Passion for numbers and data analytics experience
  • Good knowledge of ERP and BI systems is desirable, SAP knowledge is an asset
  • Good communication skills - to be able to explain simply complex concepts or analysis, understand issues of stakeholders from various functions, capacity to animate non-Finance people
  • Strong team spirit
  • Fluency in English, French is a plus

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home. 

We have also chosen to remove inclusive writing from our job offers because its complexity penalizes people with cognitive disabilities, including dyslexia, dysphasia, or apraxia.

*All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

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About Danone

One Planet, One Health - BY YOU!   

Our four core values "HOPE": HUMANISM, OPENNESS, CLOSENESS and ENTHUSIASM serve as our compass.   

Every day, you will make decisions that impact our economic and societal performance, as well as our ability to achieve our ambitions.    

At Danone, you can just be yourself. We are convinced that it is up to YOU to define how you work, develop and progress.   

With us, you will work in a challenging, authentic, and caring environment.    

Want to know more about the daily life of our danoners? Check out our LinkedIn page and our @DanoneTalentFrance Instagram account.   

You want to take action to bring health through food to as many people as possible? Join us!  

 

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Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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