Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Americas is part of the Global Pernod Ricard Group - the World's Co-leader in the Spirits & Wine industry with an unrivalled collection of iconic brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Chivas Regal® Scotch Whisky, The Glenlivet® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, Beefeater® Gin, and such exquisite champagnes as Perrier-Jouët® Champagne, G.H. Mumm™ Champagne and many more. Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Americas (PRTRA) is the premium spirits and wine supplier throughout duty-free and domestic markets of the Caribbean and Central America regions with our head office based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. PositionSummary: Under the supervision of the Sr FP&A Manager, but inpermanent contact with the business support finance team, this position has theresponsibility for the analysis and understanding of overall P&Lperformance. This position overseescoordination of planning cycles-budget and estimates, produce projected Profitand Loss statements as well as providing continuous financial and analyticalsupport to the business to assess business initiatives & performanceanalysis identifying risks & opportunities in a timely manner through thefiscal year. This position will have to provide the right support to thebusiness with focus on: business orientation, reactivity & collaboration. Areas of scope: Business: Duty Free P&L LinesOwnership: Cost to Serve, Handling and Distribution, Structure Costs Month End Closing: Leads monthly closing activities for FP&A thatincludes: Follow-ups and monitors month end closing activities underresponsibility Completes accrual Journal Entries for key investments andexpenses Validates financials accuracy and analyze key drivers forMonth and YTD Oversees internal reporting process including: volumereports, financials packages and rationalizations of results Completes corporate Reporting Package for Financials,including financial comments on all the relevant drivers of P&L Calculates, monitors and reports Risks and Opportunities infinancials Calculates and understands key milestones of Business landings Investment & Expense planningand tracking: Leads planning process for keyinvestments/expenses on collaboration with commercial teams Conducts actual expenses tracking vs.budget/estimates reviews Provides status to commercial teams oninvestments, helping them to understand committed amounts Organizes meetings with commercialteams to understands investments status and understands risks and opportunitiesvs budget Explain key drivers of variances vsbudget and prior year for investments/expenses Budgetand Latest Estimates: Follows internal calendar of planning activities and movesagenda for completion of each cycle Coordinates collection of information inputs for planningprocess, understands the assumptions and challenges them Loads inputs into systems to model financials for thebusiness Validates financial accuracy and analyzes key drivers ofchange in each planning cycle Sign-offs with BU leaders on the financial results of eachplanning cycle Complies with reporting requirements associated to planningcycles as stated in the instructions package of each cycle Assists on preparation of budget presentations for GTRfollowing the group guidelines Profit& Loss: Provides P&L by analytical categories (brands, markets,clients, channel) to the Business Unit team on a monthly basis vs. previousyear and vs. Plan objective with specific comments on performance drivers and Distanceto Go. Prepares analysis and understands Net Sales key drivers andin conjunction with business teams supports growth agenda by providing insightson performance Coordinates the preparation of the comments supportingthe volumes and financial data sent to GTR by providing insightful and relevantinformation about market performance, trends, latest developments, pricingpromotions, overall performance Any other subject, project or analysis that would benecessary to support the Business Unit team or Corporate projects Performs Ad Hoc Financial analysis to support businessdecisions/negotiations Simulates financial scenarios for business Other: Process improvement: constantly seeks improvements &implement processes or IT tool changes Supports presentations and preparation for relevantmeetings Ensures data integrity between systems Supports FP&A projects associated to business needsand corporate requirements Assist on Documentation of Key Processes among theFP&A Department Qualifications/Requirements: Education/training: Bachelor's Degreein Finance; MBA preferred Strong knowledgeof accounting (P&L and Balance Sheet) & experience in financialmodeling. Strong comfort level with financial systems(ex. JD Edwards, SAP, Oracle, Hyperion) Experience with database software/reportwriters (e.g., Access, SQL, Oracle BI, Power BI, Hubble) strongly preferred Experience with financial modeling ordevelopment of Excel/Access tools Requires Advanced Level Excel skills (i.e.,macros a must, pivot tables, complex formulas, dashboards, etc.) Requires solid understanding of databasesystems and system integrations Ability to automate reports and proceduresstreamlining processes to create efficiencies Process Orientation, Analytical and Criticalthinking Strong analytical skills and ability to thinkstrategically/ conceptually and take the initiative to lead results When analyzing results, be savvy enough todetect issues, dive deep and find drivers with autonomy Ability to work under minimal supervisionwith strong leadership and entrepreneurial skills Experience in consumer goods industrystrongly preferred Bilingual (Spanish/English) stronglypreferred but not required Working experience: Minimum 3-4 years in financialanalysis/planning in consumer goods, experience working in reporting forFinance and/or for Commercial & Marketing. Character:Rigorous, takes ownership of his/her work, able to work in a dynamicenvironment with short term deadlines, able to challenge commercial &marketing Languages: Spanishis a plus Expectation of travel is: 5% '269747 SDL2017
