You may choose to display a cookie banner on the external site. You must specify the message in the cookie banner and may add a link to a relevant policy. If you are unfamiliar with these requirements, please seek the advice of legal counsel.## **Job Description****MAIN OBJECTIVES**:● Accurate, timely and insightful financial and non-financial performance analysis at country/cluster level and facilitating monthly country reviews● Design, plan and communicate the budget, forecast and 5 years plan for the country in close collaboration with the Group FP&A; defined finance cycle in the relevant region● Ensure country P&L;, Balance-sheet and cash accuracy in order to derive corrective actions in case of deviations against the agreed country performance targets● Act as business partner for the region by challenging business decisions, assumptions, through fact based support and rigorous reviews● Ensure Group standardization, harmonization, processes and KPIs and implemented within the region and facilitate exchange of good practice among the countries● Align with relevant GEC members, functional heads, and countries CFOs/Head of Controlling to continuously optimize the processes and to ensure proper financial control and risk management within the region **MAJORS AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:**● Month end closing – full P&L; and Balance sheet analysis, overview of KPI, R&O; and variance analysis● Closely working with local controllers/CFOs as business partner to support decision making within the region● Playing an active role in major project and transformation in initiatives within the countries● Standing member of country BPR, responsible for the deck completeness, analysis and decisions tracking● Business case evaluation for relevant project/initiatives within the region● Ensure the finance cycle implementation (Budget, Forecast and 5-year plan) supervision for the region● Gather and analyze BPR material, attend the review and make sure decisions a