Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

Our client is a global leader with a commitment to innovation, efficiency, and excellence. We prioritize sustainable growth and responsible practices, delivering high-quality solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients worldwide. With a team-oriented approach, we foster a collaborative culture that drives success and creates value for our stakeholders.

This organization is seeking a Budget Analyst to join their team. The Budget Analyst supports senior management by providing insights, analysis, and recommendations regarding budgeting, financial planning, and expenditure policies. This role plays a critical part in developing, analyzing, and implementing financial policies to promote sound fiscal management.

This Role Offers:

Opportunity to significantly influence the company’s financial efficiency and strategic initiatives.

Exposure to high-level financial planning and budgeting processes.

Collaboration with global finance leaders, including the Global CFO and Controllers.

Hands-on experience with advanced financial tools such as PowerBI for data analysis and performance tracking.

Supportive, growth-oriented environment with potential for professional advancement.

Focus:

Collaborates on the company’s overall budget, providing guidance and analysis to improve cost-effectiveness at both company and departmental levels.

Works with Global FP&A, the Local Controller, Global Controller, and Global CFO to review and integrate guidelines for budgeting across the GDM areas and external entities (Brands).

Ensures adherence to Risk Management protocols, safeguarding confidential and restricted data.

Develops and supports tools like PowerBI to track financial metrics, including revenue, cost, OPEX, and more, to highlight and explain variances between budgeted and actual results from ERP data.

Conducts surveys, research, and various analyses to forecast revenue, expenditures, and evaluate cost-benefit outcomes.

Assists with forecasting future financial requirements, collaborating with budget managers to create long-term fiscal plans and reports.

Provides data-driven insights to enhance the organization’s fiscal efficiency.

Delivers budget analysis and recommendations to senior management at the beginning of each budget cycle.

Organizes and maintains files related to budgeting practices according to company policy.

Monitors and assesses departmental spending relative to initial budgets.

Engages in committees, professional groups, and training sessions to remain up-to-date on trends in finance and budgeting.

Responds to requests from various departments for budget-related information, trends, and data.

Skill Set:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Minimum of one year in analytical finance, research, or reporting roles, or a comparable mix of education and experience.

Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Proficiency in Excel and relevant financial software.

In-depth knowledge of budgeting principles, accounting standards, statistical methods, and generally accepted accounting and auditing practices.

Solid grasp of financial analysis and economic principles.

Familiarity with cost-benefit analysis and detailed statistical evaluation of budget activities.

Ability to prepare and present comprehensive financial reports.

Capacity for independent work and timely project completion.

Proficiency in interpreting financial data within reports and ledgers.

Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments, with vendors, stakeholders, and other personnel.

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