Associate Business Controller

Working closely with the Americas FP&A team and business stakeholders, the Associate Business Controller maintains planning tools, coordinates the collection and consolidation of financial inputs, prepares standard reporting packages, and supports the ongoing integrity of financial data and planning models.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and monthly planning processes across the Americas region.
• Maintain planning calendars, templates, instructions and process documentation to ensure consistent execution across functions and markets.
• Collect forecast, budget, headcount and expense inputs from business stakeholders and ensure submissions are complete and timely.
• Consolidate financial plans, forecasts and actual results across functions, markets and organizational units.
• Maintain planning files, models and reporting tools, ensuring appropriate version control and data integrity.
• Prepare standard monthly management reporting packages, including actual vs. budget and actual vs. forecast reporting.
• Produce recurring variance reports and identify material variances for review and follow-up by FP&A Business Partners.
• Support monthly performance review processes by preparing financial schedules, reporting materials and supporting analysis.
• Track forecast and budget changes, assumptions and submissions to maintain a clear audit trail and consistent version control.
• Reconcile planning and reporting data to source financial systems and investigate discrepancies as appropriate.
• Administer recurring financial reporting processes and ensure deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Support headcount, compensation and organizational reporting processes, including maintenance of approved organizational and financial planning assumptions.
• Maintain standardized reporting definitions, templates and financial planning structures in partnership with FP&A Business Partners.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate recurring FP&A processes and reporting.
• Develop and maintain recurring analyses and reporting tools that improve visibility, efficiency and consistency across the FP&A organization.
• Provide analytical and process support to FP&A Business Partners for business cases, scenario analysis and ad hoc financial requests.
• Ensure appropriate controls, documentation and governance are maintained across core FP&A processes.

Relevant Knowledge, skills and competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting or related field of study
• 6-10 years related experience in financial planning analysis
• Demonstrated understanding of fundamental financial planning and analysis concepts, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the high attention to detail, commitment to data accuracy, ability to identify trends, inconsistencies and key financial drivers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with large datasets, financial models, reporting tools, financial planning, ERP, BI or reporting systems; experience with Power BI, Qlik, Power Query or similar tools is advantageous.
• Highly organized and proactive with the ability to manage multiple recurring deadlines and competing priorities.
• Effective communicator who can work collaboratively with Finance and cross-functional business stakeholders.