Operations Analyst

Job description / Role

Purpose of the Job:
Support the Operations Controller as a trusted analyst on a day to day as well as on a long term strategic view. Provide visibility around costs related to the technical, distribution, and procurement processes through the driving of relevant analysis and reporting (monitoring of the budget and controlling the variances), ensure adherence to financial legal requirements and NAS

Job Responsibilities:
• Provide analyzed and fact-based assumptions in seeking cost improvements in Operations Network
• Coordinate reporting of actuals (including organizing and overseeing timeliness and accuracy of period-end close) across Operations and forecasts across Operations
• Prepare and coordinate the Operations budget (FDC, VDC, FFOH, and Depreciation, Transfer Prices, and Procurement DF) with Operations Controller and stakeholders
• Analyze key inputs and outputs of actual and forecasted data from the operations team such as FDC, VDC, FFOH, Depreciation, Procurement DF) and provide business units with robust forecast and accurate figures
• Monitor and analyze exchange rate and commodities movements, and report and communicate routinely any major changes and impacts. Ensure supplier payment terms are aligned to Nestlé principles and accounting standards. Promote and ensure ownership of data at source and that that processes are in place to validate, and correct errors when necessary
• Promote clear understanding of financial key figures and costing within operations, including organizing training sessions for non-specialists
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of strategic operations decisions

Requirements

Primary Location: Egypt-Cairo-Cairo
Job: Finance
Organization: Nestle Egypt
Schedule: Full-time

About the Company

Nestle with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and is today the world's biggest food and beverage company. Sales for 2006 were CHF 98.5 bn, with a net profit of CHF 9 bn. We employ around 265,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

The Company's strategy is guided by several fundamental principles. Nestle's existing products grow through innovation and renovation while maintaining a balance in geographic activities and product lines. Long-term potential is never sacrificed for short-term performance. The Company's priority is to bring the best and most relevant products to people, wherever they are, whatever their needs, throughout their lives.