Sr Finance & Operations Analyst, CSD

Barry Callebaut - Eddystone, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Eddystone, PA

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond! Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company that has embraced the vision to delight its customers while out-performing its competitors, a business that is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC's Values, and of course, loving chocolate. The Eddystone Plant, considered the HUB for Cocoa North America, is responsible for the procurement of cocoa beans and other semi-finished cocoa ingredients, the processing of these ingredients into finished Cocoa products, and selling these products to Third-parties or internal BC chocolate entities. We are looking for a Senior Finance & Operations Analyst to address the key initiatives of the Plant and North America Customer Supply & Development (CSD) Organization, while supporting the local Finance Business Partner (BP) in daily, monthly and ad-hoc activities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for generating and analyzing daily, weekly and monthly reports to ensure data accuracy
• Assist in month-end closing duties including production order balancing, cost reclasses, accruals and reporting
• Support, influence, advise and challenge the management team in strategic and operational decision-making processes
• Materially contribute to the achievement of the business goals and targets of the region
• Support and drive business development and associated investment plans
• Support budget holders on preparing operating budgets and capex plans
• Support pricing (Controlling) with correct reflection of the factory costs to be used in pricing customers
• Combine financial skills with business knowledge and act as a co-pilot to the business
• Proactively provide insights on opportunities / risks and associated financial impact
• Continuously recommend scenarios to increase efficiency or avoid inefficiencies; drive change
• Support driving productivity and improving MUV/Rework/Blocked Stock
• Monitor stock levels and audit cycle counts
• Actively participate in local team board meetings
• Attend and contribute to local management meetings
• Perform Spare Parts stock reconciliations
• Follow-up CAPEX project execution and monitor fixed assets

Requirements

• Degree in Business Related field (Finance, Accounting, Economics)
• 3+ years of prior work experience in the field of finance
• Basic understanding of cost accounting principles and financial reporting structure
• Prior experience in Food Manufacturing or B2B preferred
• Previous exposure to commodities is a plus
• Language: English business proficiency
• Knowledge of finance tools is a plus (SAP and related: BW, BOFC; Tagetik, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Proficiency in google tools is a plus (google sheets, google slides, google drive)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and being persistent in driving results
• Strong analytical skills; ability to effectively link the financial reporting issues with the underlying facts
• Ability to think strategically / see the big picture
• Solution oriented with passion for data integrity and process improvement
• Team player; positive and optimistic
• Be cost saving / efficiency oriented
• Self-motivated; proactive; high degree of autonomy, ability to take full lead on topics
• Flexible and ability to live with uncertainty
• Multi-tasking and excellent organizational skills

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of finance tools is a plus (SAP and related: BW, BOFC; Tagetik, etc.)
• Proficiency in google tools is a plus (google sheets, google slides, google drive)
• Previous exposure to commodities is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off, plus 12 paid holidays, plus your birthday off
• Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility
• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature
• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.