FP&A Analyst

Our purpose at Goodyear is to build trust and to create an environment where associates are inspired by work. We believe in our people and we embrace change in order to engage and enable associates to realize their full potential.

If you want to be part of a great team, based in Bucharest, to work in a fast paced, world class organization, then you are in the right place because we have the perfect job for you!
You can count on our flexible working hours and work from home benefits.

Just apply and let’s meet to discuss more about what we could offer you more and about your career opportunities!


Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

In Romania, Goodyear Dunlop has been present since 1999 and it is represented by two different legal entities, Goodyear Dunlop Tires (Sales Office) and Goodyear Operations.

Goodyear Operations Romania is the Global Business Services Center of Goodyear Dunlop EMEA. The GBS Center in Bucharest started back in July 2011. The core mission of the Center has always been to provide internal customer satisfaction with the shared responsibility of delivery - Driving performance as ONE TEAM.

Ideal Candidate:

Bachelor's degree in the field of finance or business management.
Previous finance experience in a multinational company
Accounting professional accreditation
Knowledge of FP&A - previous experience in a role providing numerical analysis and reporting.
Analytical skills and business acumen
Experience working with large amounts of data.

Knowledge & Skills:

Previous experience working with SAP, EDW (Cognos) would be a benefit, but not essential.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with high volumes of financial data accurately.
Ability to work as part of a remote team.
Strong communication skills with an ability to listen effectively and articulate queries.
Fluent spoken and written English.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

Provide accurate and timely Financial Reporting
Preparation and submission of Financial Forecasts
Working with the Country / Cluster teams and interfacing with the Shared Service Centre team to provide routine
and ad-hoc finance support
Identification and implementation of process improvements and standardization

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

First level analysis of financial reporting to identify and explain reasons behind variances to forecast, plan or previous
performance.
Preparation of standard reporting packs for country management review

Financial Forecasting

Creation of forecast scenarios based upon provided parameters
Preparing scenarios to achieve targeted results
Preparation of forecast reports to identify assumptions, surplus/gaps to target

Ad-hoc requests

Work as the bridge between the Country / Cluster teams and the Shared Service Centre SSC.
Translating queries in to requests for the SSC.
Flexible work ethic, able to support multiple countries and peak periods.
Process Improvements - Standardization
Work to identify opportunities for automatization or standardization
Copy best practice from co-workers and share new methods identified
Active participation in implementation of new procedures

Others:

Performance of tasks against agreed Service Levels and Metrics
Maintenance of process documentation
Provide cover for other team members to support vacation or sickness