Finance SR Analyst (FP&A)
Wella Company · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
**Know\-How:** Experience in FP\&A is crucial for this senior position, at a minimum of 3 years. Must have previous experience in budget, forecast and complex financial analysis. Prefer with SAP and/or EPM experience. Must have strong FP\&A and basic Accounting/Tax acumen. This person should also be strong with data analysis, including Excel \& Power BI/Query knowledge, for business recommendations \& insights. Criterials: * Monitor the company’s financial performance through the analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying risks, opportunities, and variances against Forecast, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and strategic targets. * Play an active role in the monthly close process by analyzing actual results and providing meaningful insights on performance versus Forecast, Plan, and prior year. * Lead the financial valuation of demand projections generated through the Sales \& Operations Planning (S\&OP) process, assessing impacts on revenue, gross margin, and EBITDA. * Ensure alignment between demand forecasts, financial objectives, and the company’s annual operating plan, supporting accurate and integrated business planning. * Partner closely with Business Teams, Commercial Finance, and Supply Chain Finance to develop, monitor, and execute action plans aimed at delivering financial commitments and business objectives. * Collaborate with Sales Finance and Trade Marketing teams to analyze Price, Volume, and Mix (PVM) performance, identifying key business drivers, risks, and opportunities while supporting data\-driven decision\-making. * Manage and maintain financial data within the corporate reporting system (Oracle EPM), ensuring consistency and integrity across monthly close results, financial forecasts, and reported information. * Serve as the key point of contact for validating and ensuring the quality and accuracy of financial information reported to corporate systems and stakeholders. * Identify and drive process improvement, simplification, and automation initiatives across FP\&A activities, enhancing operational efficiency, data reliability, and team productivity. * Support internal and external audits, corporate requests, and ad hoc analyses related to the financial performance of the Brazil operation.