Job Purpose/Overview

The co-pilot will be responsible for business partnering with the different departments and the collection, compilation, analysis and reporting of financial information for the financial shaping/decision-making process, as well as preparing presentations and making recommendations to management.
The Co-Pilot will be the link with the Global FP&A Team in RC to provide all reporting requested on HFM, Helios,etc.

Key Responsibilities

Context and Scope
Royal Canin Benelux runs the business as a cluster organization; organizing its route to market via 3 channels (Specialty Trade, Veterinarian, Professional). Each of these pillars are supported by Co-Pilots to ensure delivery of pillar results. The Finance Co-pilot is a critical role as the position consolidates individual department results and generates a holistic view of the company’s performance. The associate will be the interface to the FP&A Team at the HQ. The position holder will be involved in both co-piloting/analysis/recommendation and strategy of the full unit. The position will also support the business with ad-hoc and periodic variance analysis and an unbiased view of the unit’s business performance.

Job Specifications/Qualifications
State the preferred education, knowledge, skills and experience this position requires. State the physical and/or mental requirements for the role (e.g. stand for x hours, lift x weight, concentration on repetitive tasks).

A good level of understanding of the financial processes and experience in co-piloting is must
Very good command of English language.
Additional language skills (e.g. French) would be a plus.