Business Controller - Financial Planning & Analysis

Warsaw , Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Type: n/a

Category: Finance & Accounting

Requirements: English
Company: Elsevier
Region: Warsaw , Masovian Voivodeship

Position

Business Controller - Financial Planning Analysis

Location

Poland - EL Warsaw (hybrid)

Relevant Areas

Financial Planning Analysis, Forecasting, Budgeting, Monthly Performance Analysis

Do you enjoy collaborating with a team to deliver success?

Do you enjoy developing budgets and financial plans to achieve growth?

About Our Team

The Centre of Excellence FPRA team is a dynamic, collaborative group dedicated to providing critical financial insights and support to drive the company's strategic objectives. We develop and support analytic technologies to give our internal customers structured access to timely, accurate, and actionable data. We work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to innovative solutions and demonstrating meticulousness.

About The Role

In this role, you will lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting of direct costs for our largest business unit focused on scientific journals.

Responsibilities

1. Develop expectations based on actual performance trends, strategic changes, and other business inputs. Prepare baseline forecasts, overlay expected changes, and input final projections into forecasting tools. Provide insights and commentary on variance analysis.
2. Run specific queries and reports, reconcile data, and support key stakeholders with comprehensive analysis.
3. Calculate and prepare deferral and accrual journals.
4. Seek and implement continuous improvements to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of financial systems and processes.
5. Support annual audits and ensure data integrity and consistency across all financial activities.

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with advanced MS Excel modeling capabilities to provide deep insights and resolve finance inquiries independently. Experience manipulating large datasets and quickly learning new systems and tools.
• Proactive, motivated, with a can-do attitude, ready to tackle challenges in a complex environment. Curious by nature, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills to clearly convey financial information to diverse stakeholders in a multinational, multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in MS Excel (advanced user), Oracle Hyperion products, and SmartView.
• Professional certification or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. 6-8 years of experience in financial reporting, planning, and analysis, including commentary provision.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance. We offer flexible working hours, wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to support your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

About The Business

We are a global leader in information and analytics, helping researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes. We combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support science, research, health education, and clinical practice. Your work contributes to addressing the worlds grand challenges and fostering a sustainable future through innovative technologies supporting science and healthcare.

Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. We are committed to a fair and accessible hiring process. For accommodations, please complete our Applicant Support Form or contact 1-855-833-5120.

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