Avery Dennison is looking for a Commercial Finance Business Analyst to support the MEA region. You'll play a key role in financial reporting, forecasting, and providing commercial insights to the sales team.
Professional and collaborative, with a focus on innovation and efficiency.
**Company Description** **ABOUT AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION** Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions. The company’s applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major market and industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers with insights and innovations that help make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. Headquarters in Glendale, California**. Learn more at** **www.averydennison.com****.** **Job Description** **ABOUT YOUR ROLE:** Scope and general purpose of the role: Overall Commercial and FP\&A support to Middle East/Africa (MEA) Business and Region. Actively support the Commercial and Sales teams with commercial guidance. Custodian of BI development and related data integrity/maintenance. **YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:** **MONTH\-END CLOSING: (10%)** * Submit weekly sales orders in HFM on time as required * Update monthly rebates and discounts workings or perform review if prepared by others. Track sales discount agreements and arrange for credit note processing at designated contract time. * Perform designated expense review (eg. samples) and raise appropriate accruals where expenses are missing or reallocate expenses where required. * Submit regional flash reporting for Reflective and Tapes division and review final results for both * Supplementary information preparation and submission to SSO. * General support to the SSO during month end activities, in order to achieve HFM submission on day 3 * Update sales information for Global customer scorecards FP \& A SUPPORT: (20%) * Update of various regionally assigned monthly and quarterly reporting schedules * Prepare financial smartview templates for inclusion in the MBR presentation deck * Assume responsibility for monthly regional reporting requirements including, but not limited to: + Flash report during financial closing week for responsible BU’s + Pulse report during 3rd week of the month for responsible BU’s + GM Scorecard (pricing updates) + Rolling forecast preparation + Preparation of first draft of the Business Review presentation deck and circulate to responsible persons for comments * Perform commercial regional and local reporting as required * Ensure team keeps to regional timelines in terms of monthly reporting * Attend regional FP\&A meetings/calls as and when required * Responsible for all regional reporting for the Reflective and Tapes businesses **FORECAST, ANNUAL BUDGET AND STRATPLAN: (Ad\-Hoc 10%)** * Assume accountability for monthly sales forecast file, and associated commercial trackers. * Prepare schedules and reports required for annual budget pack * Contribute towards preparation of presentation deck and reviews * Preparation and upload of HFM data (Reflective and Tapes) * Stratplan: Support with assigned responsibilities as part of Stratplan process,...
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