Senior Finance Analyst, Business Planning & Analysis

Position Title: Senior Finance Analyst, Business Planning & Analysis
Location: New York, NY, US

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Who we are 

Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company. We’re the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, Beefeater® Gin, and Avión™ Tequila, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes! 

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in that all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard. Here, we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making a new friend every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business! 

The salary range for this role, based in New York is $88,560.00 to $110,700.00, range will vary if outside of this location.  Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate’s experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Summary

The position of Senior Financial Analyst, Business Planning & Analysis is a critical role within the Pernod Ricard USA organization. As a key finance business partner for the organization, their key objective is to support the RF Process and assist the Sr. Manager in the coordination of all teams across NA Region to produce a P&L for the upcoming 18 months, balancing current risks and opportunities for each P&L line and driver.

Major Responsibilities

- Financial Planning

• Create and ensure governance clarity, understanding and visibility of the Reforecast (RF) process while supporting organization evolving ways of working
• Support the Senior Manager in the oversight of the monthly Reforecast process from planning to final deliverable:
  • Develop timelines and set up checkpoints / workshops with key stakeholders to drive process forward.
  • Coordinate and track team progress to ensure proper sequencing of deliverables.
  • Identify teams’ roadblocks and act as a resource to solve problems (be resourceful and creative).
  • Review and challenge financials to promote accurate and strong forecasts/reporting.
  • Influence and navigate multiple stakeholders to gain alignment on key decisions and move forward.
  • Monitor, analyze and deliver PR USA and PR North America Region RF P&L, including the tracking and analyzing of the performance vs previous RF on a timely manner.
  • Leverage strong presentation skills to develop executive-level decks to communicate results (S&OP, QBR’s, RF).
  • Lead the top line technical forecast submission process across our internal Hyperion and Tagitek/Polaris systems.
  • Validate data and communicate data integrity with the US and HQ/Paris teams.

- Other

• Work in collaboration and maintain strong relationships with Operations, Accounting, Portfolio and Commercial finance teams to ensure full coordination and full financials and their analysis.
• Work with IT to ensure systems, process, tools are set-up to ensure smooth planning cycles and updates needed from latest reporting requirements

​Experience / Background

• Minimum 3+ years in a financial planning and analysis or commercially focused business analytics role with demonstrable career progression.
• High level of comfort with navigating, managing, and budgeting/forecasting a financial P&L, delivering insight-driven commercial analysis.
• Experience in relationship management and driving improvements in process and ways of working.
• Industry experience preferable but not essential.

Skills

• A true business partner, able