Budget Analyst

Welcome to Philip Morris International’s (PMI) affiliates in Romania, Philip Morris Romania SRL and Philip Morris Trading SRL.

Philip Morris Trading SRL, based in Bucharest, is responsible for the sale and merchandizing of PMI brands throughout the country. We have a dynamic brand portfolio that includes top international brands such as IQOS, Marlboro, Chesterfield, L&M and Virginia Slims. Philip Morris Trading SRL was established in 1997 and today employs more than 250 people in its head office and regional sales offices.

Philip Morris Romania SRL is our manufacturing factory based in Otopeni and employs more than 1000 people. The factory has recently received a 490 million euro investment in becoming a new tobacco products – HEETS for the IQOS tobacco heating system. The factory serves the international demand of countries as Japan, but also EU countries where IQOS is sold.

We are also strongly committed to making a difference in the communities where our employees live and work. We support non-profit organizations in the fields of education, culture, domestic violence prevention, and the fight against hunger and extreme poverty.

Budget Analyst

(1 year temporary contract with Randstad for Philip Morris)

Requirements:

- Economic University degree (egg: Business Administration, Finance, Accounting);
- Working Experience: at least 2 years of experience within a Finance department of a FMCG or Financial Consulting company;
- Previous experience of working with SAP;
- Excellent communication and analytical skills;
- Ability to work in a time pressure environment with strict and tight deadlines;
- High learning agility, ability to take on new, more complex and challenging assignments in a dynamic and demanding environment;
- Displaying curiosity about areas outside the immediate role;
- Fluent in English, both oral and written;
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).

- Coordinate budget process: consolidate, validate and analyse the detailed budget for commercial and overheads expenses. Provide support to each functional area, liaise with budget owners to collect information, analyse inputs received and ensure alignment with commercial plans
- Prepare comprehensive latest estimates, rolling forecasts, original budgets, strategy presentations and reports in order to provide management team with a clear view of the business
- Maintain a permanent and accurate costs control: monthly monitoring of actual spending vs. budget, proactively identifying cost savings / overruns through continuous interaction with all the functional areas
- Coordinate the monthly / year end accruals process, ensuring validation and accuracy of amounts, relevance of back-up documentation and adherence to the deadlines received from Finance department
- Perform ad-hoc financial/commercial analysis focusing on actionable insights that can help the business growth
- Timely placement of purchase orders in line with requests received from budget responsible
- Timely and accurate codification of invoices in order to ensure payments to suppliers are made according to contracts terms.