Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

The recruitment will be entirely driven by the fit between the individual competencies and the requirements of the job. Each candidate whose skills match best the requirements of the role will be considered. 

Start date: ASAP
Deadline for applications: May 9th,2025 

What we offer at Nestlé

Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions. 
Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration 
A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here. 
A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow. 
 
Don’t hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.

Position Summary  

As a Financial Planning & Analysis Lead, you will be responsible for Financial Analysis and Control activities. Your main responsibilities will include producing and distributing timely, accurate, and relevant management reporting and analyses for Top Management, ensuring coordination with Strategic Business Units (SBUs), Zones, and Globally Managed Businesses (GMBs). You will also be responsible for financial planning, specifically the Dynamic Forecast process and analyses. Additionally, you will track the progress of Group initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

A Day in the Life of a Decision Support Lead

• Ensure full transparency of key business KPIs across Nestlé (NiM) by establishing monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial and non-financial reports for Top Management
• Drive Financial Planning and Data Analysis coordination and team alignment with a unified analytical framework, decision toolkits, and detailed financial analysis at Zone and SBU Levels, ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and timelines
• Provide active support on the Target setting process and tracking of the Target achievement
• Conduct ad hoc analysis on various financial KPIs for Actuals and Dynamic Forecast (DF) to the Head of FP&A, Group CFO, Executive Board members, Investor Relations and other stakeholders
• Monitor Group initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic objectives by defining Key Performance Indicators KPIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams for timely execution, and preparing comprehensive performance reports

What will make you successful

• University/Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting/Management Accounting Certification would be an asset
• Solid experience in controlling, including Market and/or Centre experience in Business Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Accounting, or Consolidation and Reporting.
• Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry experience
• Strong analytical skills to assess complex situations, synthetizing them and explaining them in a simple understandable manner
• Proactive, adaptable problem-solver with an open-minded attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong interpersonal skills and effective organizational and planning and Project Management abilities 
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly Excel & PowerPoint & SAP 
• Proficiency in English (other languages are a plus)

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

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