Financial Analyst - Fragrance & Beauty - North America

Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’.

The Company achieved sales of CHF
5.1billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide.

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world.

We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

EMPLOYER:

Givaudan Fragrances Corporation
POSITION:
Financial Analyst – Fragrance & Beauty – North America

WORK LOCATION:

717 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover, NJ 07936.
15% of domestic and international travel.

Rate of Pay: $179,100 – $208,000 per year
Key Responsibilities: Analyze financial and operational performance of the North America Fragrance & Beauty sector. Provide financial analysis for business unit‑related investments and advise regional management on decisions related to investments, expenses, account assignments, headcount, and resource allocation. Conduct financial analysis, investigate variances, report discrepancies, and highlight issues. Ensure alignment with financial and operational goals. Prepare sales and operating expense forecasts for assigned business units and accounts.

Prepare monthly reporting package containing Sales, Margin, Opex analysis, headcount, and overall business performance. Support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic account planning. Collaborate with regional and global teams to meet performance objectives, support strategic initiatives, and partner with the Pricing Department on negotiations to evaluate financial impacts and develop strategic approaches. Drive business intelligence metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring robust performance reporting for both Consumer Products and Fine Fragrance divisions.

Contribute to capital expenditure projects, support the development of regional commercial strategies, and contribute to the execution of the region’s 5‑year business plan and annual operating budgets. Drive the sales, capital expenditure, and expense budget process across the entire region. Communicate monthly reporting packages, ensuring accuracy and compliance with corporate guidelines. May manage employees.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, International Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field, or foreign degree equivalent.
• 5 years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst or alternate acceptable related occupation.
• Performing interpretive and predictive data analysis in the Fragrance & Beauty international marketplace to identify key risks and opportunities for enhanced profitability.
• Utilizing systems such as SAP, IBIS, PCDM, Tableau, and Power BI Analytics.
• Collaborating with global accounts to build financial plans, including annual sales and operational expense budgets.
• Financial performance reporting, including analysis of sales, margins, OPEX, headcount, and overall performance metrics.
• Implementing continuous improvement initiatives by evolving, streamlining, and automating processes.
• Preparing and communicating sales forecasts with business leaders and budget owners for…