Senior Budgeting Officer

About the role

The role will support budgeting activities, short- and long-term forecasting, financial analysis, and performance reporting across the organization, with a strong focus on forecast accuracy and management insights. You will lead the development, consolidation and monitoring of budgets and forecasts, and provide actionable insights to senior management and regional stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support the development, consolidation, and monitoring of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long‑range financial plans.
• Prepare and maintain short‑term, medium‑term, and multi‑year financial forecasts, including key assumptions and business drivers.
• Perform detailed variance analysis (budget vs. actuals, forecast vs. actuals) and explain performance drivers.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management and regional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business units, cost‑center owners, and regional finance teams to validate data, challenge assumptions, and improve forecast quality.
• Support cost control, resource allocation, margin analysis, and profitability analysis across products, entities, and regions.
• Maintain financial controls related to budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with internal policies.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline Excel‑based processes and reporting.

Required profile

• 3‑5 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, FP&A, or financial analysis roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel (lookups, pivot tables, Power Query, data validation).
• VBA/Macros (plus).
• SAP and other FP&A or ERP planning systems.