senior manufacturing finance analyst

Job Description
Asahi Breweries Europe Group is a leading brewing company with 128 years of heritage, offering premium brands like Pilsner Urquell and Asahi Super Dry across CEE.

Ursus Breweries is the largest beer producer in Romania. The brands in the Ursus Breweries portfolio are: URSUS, Timișoreana, Ciucaș, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Kozel, Azuga, Pilsner Urquell, Asahi Super Dry. Ursus Breweries currently owns 3 breweries in Brasov, Buzau and Timisoara and a mini-brewery in Cluj-Napoca. Ursus Breweries is part of Asahi Europe & International. For more information about the company and its programs, please visit: and

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Role Overview
Proactively provide financial expertise and challenge constructively the Manufacturing department, ensuring alignment between strategies and financial goals to drive profitability and growth. Generate insightful analysis with a total business mindset to drive profitable decisions in the business. Manage financial input of the function into the long-term strategic financial business plan, the annual budget and forecasts. challenges and supports the development of the financial assumptions that underpin the Manufacturing plan.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering, Challenger: Support Capex business cases with detailed analyses, facilitating the development of financial insights for enhanced decision-making within the Manufacturing leadership. Design and review together with Cluj Manufacturing team the financial performance of the brewery, ensuring accurate and timely cost monitoring and detailed financial performance analysis.
• Financial Analysis and Advisory: Assesses financial aspects of initiatives and projects relevant to dedicated area using established financial evaluation tools and provides recommendations.
• Decision support for Manufacturing teams across the following areas: Capital Investment Management, Variable Cost Management and Controllable Fixed Cost Management.
• Management Reporting: Support the monthly Flash process - ensuring the accurate and transparent financial management of Manufacturing activities - as well as manage other monthly, quarterly and year-end management reports. Assist FP&A Finance with monthly accruals as well as overall year-end accrual process. Conducting monthly performance reviews with Cluj Manufacturing team to ensure confidence in actual results as well as highlighting of key issues, risks and opportunities for further decision making.
• Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Reporting: Works with Manufacturing management team to deliver the planning, budgeting & forecasting processes; evaluates investment choices from a financial perspective to provide a long-term perspective of the P&L and cash flow impact.
• Relationship Building: Fosters strong cross-functional relationships, maintaining effective communication with ISC and Finance teams.
• Monitoring and Supporting Proper Corporate Controls: Ensure compliance with legal and fiscal requirements, overseeing spend estimation, purchase orders & invoice processing.

Requirements

• Degree-level education (or equivalent) in relevant subject area (e.g., Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics).
• 4-5 years in commercial finance or revenue management roles with focus on top line analyses.
• Advanced verbal & written proficiency in English.
• Experience in Romania FMCG industry needed.

What We Offer

• Working for the Beer Industry Leader, where the passion for what we do, the friendships we develop and the growth opportunities we have are the main ingredients of our success.
• Comprehensive Medical Subscription: Health coverage to keep you in good shape.
• Life Insurance: Peace of mind with a secure life insurance plan.
• Bonus for special events: Additional incentives for special life events.
• Annual Bonus Scheme: Reward for your contributions with an engaging bonus program.
• Access to Benefit Platform: A wide range of perks that you can tailor flexibly to your needs.
• Extensive Training & Development: Grow your skills with various training sessions and development programs.
• Wellbeing programs: Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Monthly beer quota.

We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect difference, and support everyone to be true to who they are At Ursus Breweries, part of Asahi Europe and International, we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE - no matter your age, gender, gender expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, beliefs, citizenship, or national origin. We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.