Financial Planning and Analytics Specialist

Company Description

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Australian favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Harris, Campos, Piazza D’Oro, Espresso di Manfredi, Pickwick and more. In 2022, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of 13.5 billion AUD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. We care about our environment and have a sustainability program in place called Common Grounds which focuses on Responsible Sourcing, Minimised Footprint and Connected People. We’re striving to use 100% responsibly sourced coffee and green packaging and achieve gender balance in management by 2025 while reducing our emissions.

Apply to unleash a cup of amazing for your career. Unleash your possibility!

Find out more at https://careers-au.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) Specialist to support our marketing and coffee solutions teams within JDE Australia. This is a 12-month contract role based in our North Sydney office with hybrid working. The FP&A Specialist will take ownership of marketing related expenditure including budgets, estimations and actual spends, playing a part in decision making by providing sound financial recommendations for new innovations! Are you up for this challenge? 

In this role, you will:

• Partner with our marketing team and oversee the advertising and promotional (A&P) spend
• Support business case scenarios and brand planning for new product pipelines and activations
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports and balance sheet reconciliations related to the marketing budget
• Provide disciplined financial recommendations regarding the marketing budget
• Work closely with internal stakeholders locally and globally to ensure accurate cost control
• Drive efficiency through process improvements
• Cover certain assigned month end tasks
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis

Qualifications

For this role as a FP&A Specialist, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• You hold tertiary qualifications in business, finance, or similar
• You have, or are working towards, a CPA or CA qualification
• Proficient excel skills
• Experience working with SAP will be highly regarded
• Experience in a similar role in FMCG will be highly regarded
• You have sound experience working across various departments and/or with global stakeholders

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• Support, training and an extensive onboarding program
• Hybrid working up to 2 days a week working from home #LI-Hybrid
• Summertime hours: finish at 3 PM on Fridays during the daylight-saving months
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff orders of your favourite coffee and tea brands
• Career development opportunities

If you think you're up for a new challenge just like this, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to Mae Cabaluna ([email protected]). Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

Our DE&I Statement

At JDE Peet’s we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect, and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.