Senior Finance Analyst, Regional Structure Costs

Position Title: Senior Finance Analyst, SG&A

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 $87,400.00 to $109,200.00, 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.

Position Summary

The position of Senior Finance Analyst, SG&A (Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses) is a critical role in the Pernod Ricard USA organization. As a key Finance Business Partner to the organization on all regional and domestic SG&A topics, the primary objectives are (i) to ensure proper control governance of SG&A, (ii) provide analysis and understanding of SG&A drivers, and (iii) organize tools and processes needed to monitor, understand, and make decisions impacting SG&A.

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities

- Support Selling, General, & Administrative (SG&A) Cost Management

• Support the development of rolling forecast with budget holders to ensure we can track risks and opportunities across all departments / teams on a monthly basis
• Continuously improve processes to ensure SG&A controls are in place (covering all key spends including fees, temps, severances etc..)
• Bring a zero-based budget mindset to all cost management and a readiness to question and challenge spend
• Monitor, analyze and deliver the SG&A target, including tracking and analyzing of the monthly performance vs latest rolling forecast in a timely manner
• Maintain systems and approval routes up to date based on latest Delegation of Authority (DOA) policy and team changes

- Support SG&A Reporting and Analysis

• As needed, ensure booking of all SG&A entries for monthly close either by own team or other stakeholders
• Prepare and update monthly SG&A reporting including:
  • Issue of monthly pack to each team and relevant stakeholders to provide visibility to all stakeholders on their YTD spend vs. allocated affordability,
  • Publish regional monthly reports as well as quarterly reforecast regional reports
  • Publish monthly slides to provide high level update to Executives on SG&A evolution and key areas of concern / focus
  • Publish twice a month T&E Trackers
• Ensure full reconciliation between internal systems and group system (cost center mapping, hierarchies updates, teams grouping…) and share relevant reports
• Consolidate and challenge SG&A lines across the region through detailed analytics, benchmark between markets and teams

- Other:

• Work in collaboration with Human Resources, Finance, and Accounting teams to ensure overall process and work is efficient and clear to reach agreed upon goal
• Collaborates with Operational Excellence team on all transformation initiatives and systems development needed
• Work with IT to ensure systems, process, tools are set-up in order to ensure smooth planning cycles and updates needed from latest SG&A reporting requirements

Key Competencies and Qualifications

- Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.

- Experience / Background:

• Minimum 3+ years in a financial planning and analysis or SG&A-focused analytical role with demonstrable career progression
• High level of comfort with planning, budgeting, and forecasting, navigating and managing 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
   

Required Skills / Competencies

- Technical:

• Minimum 3+ ye