Financial Analyst

Summary

The Financial Analyst provides business and financial analytical support and recommendations to the Commercial Business Teams across strategic planning, annual operating planning, pricing and product flow, and business partnership activities. The role collaborates globally and locally with functions including Business Units, Marketing, Market Access, Product Development, Finance/Pricing, Sales, Operations, and Legal to enable informed decision-making. 

Responsibilities

• Planning & Forecasting

  • You support key planning cycles, including the Annual Plan, Mid-Year Review, and in-year projections (e.g., Sales and OPEX).
  • You perform scenario planning and what-if analyses, developing and evaluating scenarios (e.g., best-case, base-case, and worst-case), assessing financial impacts at product and portfolio level, and preparing insights for stakeholder reviews and decision-making.
  • You actively challenge existing planning assumptions and methodologies, partnering with the business to continuously enhance and future-proof planning and forecasting approaches.

  Month-End Close & Performance Management

  • You support the month-end close process (e.g., journal inputs and accrual requests), conduct variance analyses, reconcile results, and provide concise commentary and KPI dashboards.
  • You prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports, highlighting trends, key performance drivers, and actionable recommendations.
  • You translate performance variances into meaningful business implications and challenge existing performance management approaches where appropriate.

  Reporting, Automation & Projects

  • You develop and automate standard and ad hoc reports using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Power Query, adapting methodologies as needed within established guidelines.
  • You contribute to cross-functional and global projects, supporting system enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives, including upgrades, design changes, data quality improvements, and efficiency gains.
  • You approach reporting from a business perspective and help drive the transition from traditional reporting towards genuine decision support.

  Value Creation & Business Partnering

  • You identify opportunities for optimization, improve forecast accuracy, and strengthen financial controls.
  • You communicate in a clear, concise, and audience-appropriate manner, including when engaging with senior stakeholders.
  • You actively drive the definition and continuous enhancement of relevant KPIs in close collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring their effectiveness and establishing them as key management tools for informed decision-making.

Education & Work Preferences

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Finance/Controlling, or a related field, combined with 2–5 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Advanced Excel skills, as well as hands-on experience with Power BI and Power Query, including data modeling, reporting, and process automation.
  • Knowledge of SAP and BPC is considered an advantage.
  • Strong analytical thinking, a high level of accuracy, a hands-on mindset, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • A collaborative team-player mindset and the confidence to engage with stakeholders at different levels in both German and English.
  • A strong drive to shape and improve, intellectual curiosity, and the ambition not only to execute processes correctly, but also to work closely with Finance and business teams to identify and advance the most impactful priorities.