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This role is part of the European HQ Divisional Finance team and can be based at any of our European Country Head Offices. The role will operate on a hybrid basis with an ad hoc requirement to travel to office locations around the Europe region.

As a Finance Automation Lead you will play a pivotal role in driving digital transformation within our finance department. You will lead the identification design and implementation of automation solutions leveraging advanced analytics and data visualisation tools like Power BI Anaplan and Qlik Sense to streamline processes reduce manual effort and enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities :

Regional Reporting and Consolidation :

Data Integration and Modeling :

Design and implement data integration pipelines to consolidate financial data from various regional sources.

Develop robust data models to support accurate and timely consolidation of regional financial results.

Advanced Analytics and Forecasting :

Utilize advanced analytics techniques to support the identification of trends and anomalies in regional performance.

Leverage selected forecasting solution to build sophisticated financial models and forecasts for regional operations.

Develop early warning systems and alerts to proactively identify potential risks and opportunities.

Data Visualization and Reporting :

Create interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI and Qlik Sense (or equivalent system) to provide timely insights into regional performance.

Customize visualizations to meet the specific needs of regional finance teams and executive leadership.

Automate report generation and distribution to streamline the reporting process.

Automation and Process Optimization :

Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks such as data collection validation and consolidation.

Integrate automation solutions with Power BI Anaplan and Qlik Sense to create endtoend automated processes.

Continuously monitor and optimize automation processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy.

Country Reporting and Forecasting :

Data Integration and Modeling :

Design and implement data integration pipelines to consolidate financial data from various country sources.

Develop robust data models to support accurate and timely countrylevel financial reporting and forecasting.

Advanced Analytics and Forecasting :

Utilize advanced analytics techniques to support the identification of trends and anomalies in regional performance.

Develop early warning systems and alerts to proactively identify potential risks and opportunities.

Roll out Anaplan FP&A to the European Counties :

Review the existing Anaplan FP&A model and develop or build the complex modules so that it is appropriate for our needs

Roll out the finalised Anaplan model to the rest of Europe over time implementing at least 6 countries in 2025

Continuously monitor and optimize processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy.

Develop early warning systems and alerts to proactively identify potential risks and opportunities.

Engage train and assist new users on both Anaplan and its models

Provide support to the team during the preparation of the companys budgeting / Forecasting cycles including Budget presentations

Administration of the Anaplan model and system

Data Visualization and Reporting :

Create interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI and Qlik Sense (or equivalent system) to provide timely insights into countrylevel performance.

Customize visualizations to meet the specific needs of country finance teams and regional leadership.

Automate report generation and distribution to streamline the reporting process.

Automation and Process Optimization :

Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks such as data collection validation and reporting.

Integrate automation solutions with Power BI Anaplan or Qlik Sense (or equivalent system) to create endtoend automated processes.

Continuously monitor and optimize automation processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications : Must have :

Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles.

Proficiency in Power BI or Qlik Sense (or equivalent systems).

Certification in Anaplan with 4 years of experience in Finance FP&A models.  Ideally have also participated in Anaplan implementation

Experience in data modeling data integration and data visualization.

Knowledge of advanced analytics techniques such as predictive modeling and time series analysis.

Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to lead and motivate teams.

Detailoriented and resultsdriven.

Nice to have :

Certification in either Power BI or Qlik Sense  (or equivalent systems).

Experience with RPA tools (e.g. UiPath Automation Anywhere Blue Prism).

Knowledge of cloudbased data platforms (e.g. Azure AWS GCP).

If you are passionate about driving innovation and efficiency in finance leveraging the power of data and automation we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Additional Information :

Rentokil Initial is home to everyone; feel free to come as you are

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,APIs,Automotive software,Test Cases,Electrical Engineering,Junit,Distributed Control Systems,Testng,Java,Test Automation,Programmable Logic Controllers,Selenium

Department / Functional Area : Finance

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1