Senior Financial Controlling Analyst

Senior Financial Controlling Analyst | Stamford, CT

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

At PMI, we've chosen to do something incredible. We're totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose - to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.

Your 'day to day':

As a Senior Financial Controlling Analyst, you will provide comprehensive financial support to business stakeholders and run relevant analytical projects to support business growth. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with a diverse group of stakeholders to prepare budgets, analyze actual costs versus forecasts, and conduct ad-hoc or scenario-based cost analyses. This role is essential for ensuring accurate financial planning and providing insightful analysis to support business decisions.

• Accountable for the end-to-end cost and budget control process for the assigned area, including budget planning, actuals monitoring and intervening with business stakeholders to deliver business performance in the assigned area.
• Work closely with a wide group of stakeholders to support them in forecasting the budget and monitoring the actual performance.
• Provide standard, ad hoc and scenario- based analysis on costs, including multidimensional view (Consumer Journey, Zero based spend, Project based organization). Prepare commentaries and share insights for any foreseen risks or opportunities.
• Collect assumptions on headcounts and perform employee cost calculation as part of the standard budgeting process and on ad-hoc basis.
• Support in monthly/quarterly financial closing activities in close co-ordination with business and accounting teams.
• Ensure proper accounting treatment of financials, carrying out regular or ad hoc financial analysis of Legal Entities and Management reporting results, and respond to any query.
• Prepare assigned financial and corporate reports within predefined timelines and support monthly P&L analysis. Drive efficient reporting processes and ensuring adequate controls are established.
• Develop new models and tools to drive scalable analysis and insight.
• Support market projects by providing guidelines to guarantee proper record of initiatives.
• Identify areas for enhancements, eliminate inefficiencies and promote continuous improvement.

Who we're looking for:

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or Economics
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the FP&A, Finance Controlling and/or Budgeting & Reporting, preferably in FMCG/CPG industry
• PREFERRED: Financial certification (CFA, CPA, CIMA, ACCA, etc.)
• MUST BE: Confident MS Office user: Fluency in MS Excel.
• MUST BE: local to Stamford, CT
• MUST BE: legally authorized to work in the U.S.

What's nice to have:

• Experience with SAP, Dynfo or other ERP software.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Acute analytical skills with attention to details.
• Strong ability to turn data into actionable insights.
• Excellent quantitative, written, and presentation skills; innovative, organized, thorough. Eagerness to further develop these skills.

What we offer:

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We'll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone's contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world's best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business - our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of a billion smokers.

Relevant Open Sourcing Considerations:

• Be legally authorized to work in the US
• International relocation support is not available for this job
• If you have been in your current job for less than 12 months or if you are on a Performance Improvement Program, you must get the approval of your current manager before applying for the job.
• If you are not a PMI employee and employed by a third an agency, please make a formal application via the external career site at www.pmi.com/careers
• To find out more about eligibility to apply for internal jobs, please refer to the Open Sourcing Employee Guidebook on the Internal Careers Portal.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI's affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company's acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match - a leader in oral nicotine delivery - creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI's IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match's General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.