Lenovo

To provide key financial data to the Nordics and EMEA management teams by business partnering with the sales and marketing teams in order to provide accurate data in a timely manner.

These are your detailed responsibilities:

Financial Reporting:

• Provide information to management on the actual status of the business development by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations
• Track financial status by monitoring variances from plan (Revenue, AUR, Gross Profit & other implications)
• Budget/Forecast vs. Actual variance analysis and risk/opportunity tracking
• Execute & enhance existing and develop new tools for Finance & sales management to track business performance
• Support forecasting process – Winter Plan (Budget), quarterly, monthly, and weekly forecasts
• Work close with the business teams on the different planning cycles (ie campaign planning forecasting)

Month / Quarter end closing:

• Responsible for consolidation and quarterly journal entry of Future Billing Adjustment (FBA) & Inventory accruals
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data if required
• Prepare monthly consolidated and regional financial analyses
• Work on ongoing simplifications to improve, streamline & increase efficiency within financial reporting & month end closing activities

Organization:

You will report to CFO of Nordics. You will participate in weekly collaborative planning calls and meetings.

What you’ll bring/ Position Requirements:

• Relevant education in financial or management accounting
• Experience of operating in a matrix structure
• Operational support experience particularly in a Sales and Marketing environment
• 4-5 years of experience in a similar function in annual reporting and planning cycles, financial controls and systems

Key Skills needed:

• Extensive knowledge of financial and management accounting
• Ability to drive process change
• Ability to deliver credible analysis and insight into the results
• Excellent planning and forecasting skills
• Good understanding of Excel; Power BI is an advantage
• Ability to influence, challenge and support both financial and non-financial managers
• Ability to prioritize work load, meeting tight deadlines
• Excellent commercial acumen and attention to detail
• Resilient approach to problem solving
• Versatile communication style, ability to presentation data to all levels in the organization making it relevant and suitable the audience

What We Will Offer You:

• An open and stimulating environment within one of the most forward-thinking IT companies
• Flat structures and fast decision-making processes
• A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional life, working from home
• An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity
• Attractive compensation package

We are looking forward to discussing this position with you soon!