Financial Planning & Analysis and Cash Animation Manager (m/w), Frankfurt

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104.000 employees work on all five continents in the four business areas Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Advanced Medical Nutrition on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible.”

Your Mission

• Animate the full Business Unit financial performance and monitor Risks & opportunities
• Consolidate and ensure accuracy in financial forecast
• Responsible for P&L and cash month-end closing & reporting
• Ensure completeness, accuracy and timely delivery of Germany & Dach business reporting
• Responsible for explaining the drivers of the periodic and YTD results
• Ensure compliance of internal control rules on the perimeter
• Lead Cash animation to ensure cash is being generated in line with targets through cash committee and working Capital Dashboard
• Developing and optimizing processes and systems to ensure effective financial operation and reporting and to optimize Business Unit performance
• A wide range of hands-on analysis and reporting

Your Profile

• University degree in business sciences or economics with an excellent result and a focus on finance/controlling
• Minimum 3/4 years of working experience in controlling in a FMCG environment
• Very good German and English language skills (spoken & written), French is a plus
• Excellent skills in MS-Office
• Independent, solution-oriented way of working, even beyond your own area of responsibility
• Strong analytical skills, with the 'right' eye for detail
• An entrepreneurial, can do 'mindset
• Very strong communication skills