Nordic Business Analyst

We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified 

Location: Denmark
Department: Finance

A wonderful opportunity to deep dive in figures and numbers to be a true partner of the business!

Summary:
This position’s main responsibilities are financial planning, reporting, performance analysis and evaluation of Dansac & Hollister Nordics Ostomy and Continence Business Units.

This position works with the Finance Manager to support the completion of the Annual Operating Plan, Midyear Plan, and the Strategic Plan processes for the Nordic group.

This position supports Business Unit management, particularly the Sales & Marketing Directors, in supporting optimum business decision processes for growth and profitability. As such, the position’s key tasks are to understand the markets and the business’ performance within it, monitor program effectiveness, produce routine reporting of Key Performance Indicators, assist in the preparation of annual plans and on-going forecasts, and recommending actions to management.

This position works with the Nordic Shared Service Centre to assist with statutory reporting requirements in the Nordics by providing a business context and understanding, including month end and year and accounting processes.

Responsibilities:
1.    To support the Finance Manager with the annual and midyear planning processes including preparation and review of full P&L plans for each country, timetable management, sales and opex targeting by country, ability to explain key drivers of actual vs plan performance, and plan presentation reviews.
2.    Preparation and analyses of daily, weekly and monthly sales and cost reports and analyses, to provide the business units with suitable information to facilitate control of the businesses.
3.    Liaison with Nordics Shared Services on month-end management accounts to ensure their accuracy.
4.    Review of financial information with Business Unit Management, highlighting issues and opportunities and to ensure BU Management understand the financial position of the business. To provide financial input and analyses to support decisions on Business Unit strategies, tactics and measurement of return on investment.
5.    To seek continuous improvement within the function and the wider business, enhancing business intelligence, creating/improving reports and reporting processes, driving efficiencies and ensuring work is serving the needs of the business leaders and enhancing their ability to make decisions.
6.    To provide ad-hoc reviews / reports and undertake specific projects as requested.

Work Experience Requirements
•    Years’ experience : at least 5 years
Education Requirements
•    Degree in Finance / Accounting (or equivalent)

Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge
•    Previous planning and/or analysis roles
•    Corporate/Divisional experience as well as business unit experience
•    Knowledge of computing/planning systems; Knowledge of SAP reporting applications would be a distinct advantage
•    Excellent MS Excel user
•    Knowledge of Power BI / Power Pivot preferable
•    Interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively; ability to build key internal relationships 
•    Empathetic but assertive 
•    Analytical but more than a number cruncher
•    Work to and committed to deadlines 
•    Ability to prioritize
•    Empowered to work on own initiative; Self-starter and self-motivator
•    Multi-tasking capability 
•    Results oriented
•    An enthusiastic and reliable team player
•    Agile and ability to adapt to change
Local Specifications (English and Local Language):
•    Fluent English speaking & preferabily at least one of the nordic languages
 

About Hollister Incorporated

Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings. 
 

 Hollister is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability