Junior Financial Planner & Analyst (H/F/X)

A company with a commitment

Yes, we're an international sports retailer with 2080 stores in 56 countries, and if you look a little closer, you'll see we're so much more.

Decathlon is dedicated to helping, inspiring and guiding you through your sports experiences. We believe that discovering new sports and being active – well, it's an important part of life – and living well shouldn't just be for a privileged few.

The power of people and positivity is at the heart of our business. Our team are sports people who are full of energy and enthusiasm for what we do; we're encouraged to innovate and improve, and most importantly, to make changes for the better. We take our responsibility to sport and the world seriously, and we strive to anticipate and rise to the challenges that face our society and our environment.

Decathlon is not just a reseller. We're unique because we have our own in-house brands. We are experts in our fields, and we draw on our knowledge and experience to create, design and manufacture our own products in our own studios and labs. Currently, we have over 20 Decathlon brands, each dedicated to a specific sport or practice. And, our family ownership means we're here for the long term. We reinvest our profits into research and development, helping to lower the cost of participating in sport.

Jobomschrijving

You are part of a team of generous and responsible athletes, passionate about finance stakes, who contribute through their excellence to serving customers and creating sustainable value (People, Planet, Profit).

The Financial Planning & Analysis department consists of a team of 8 people where we all work together to achieve our common targets, but all have specific responsibilities.

Our main office is Evere and homeworking is possible within our team agreements.

Planning, budgeting and forecasting

• Leading, securing and developing Forecasting competence to BU leaders for analysis & understanding of performance ;
• During month-end, providing a laser-focused landing estimate of P&L at local level ;
• Working with BU leaders to prepare accurate, credible and financially sound budgets ;
• Proactively working with the stakeholders to ensure meeting the financial objectives and analyzing the discrepancies vs. budget.

Performance management & Reporting

• Enlightening the business decision, by using real time data, on the day to day business cases ;
• Aligning with the country strategy, ability to translate business needs into financial consequences and solutions ;
• Providing user-friendly business information to allow for analysis, understanding of performance and for making optimized decisions ;
• Playing an active role in risk management with your BU leader.

Decision support & business partnering

• Preparing the business for the future with the trusted business advisories ;
• Identifying and understanding the risks and business challenges for the future ;
• Cooperating with external and internal audits.

You have at least 2 years of experience in a professional finance/ controlling environment or a proven track record of at least 3 years in a management function, preferably in the retail sector.

Fluent Dutch and professional French and English are required (most of our communications are in English).

Hard skills

• Skills with MS Office and Google suite
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with complex data sets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Planning and forecasting tools knowledge
• Financial statement understanding

Soft skills

• Strategic thinking
• Challenging statu quo
• Project management
• Collaborative - Business partnering - Bridge the gap between departments
• Problem-solving skills
• Open-minded and thinking outside the box

Gepubliceerd op 5/6/2024

Remuneration will be in line with your experience and with the benchmark within our company, starting at 2.900€/ month, and accompanied by extra-legal benefits.

Applications are welcome before 22/06/2024. The next steps in the selection process will be between 24/06/2024 and 05/07/2024.

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