Senior Business Analyst IM EM

Overview

The organization is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst, Emerging Markets within Finance Business Partners.

• Work model: Fully virtual (flexible location across EMEA)
• Preference: Candidates based in Emerging Markets
• Contract type: Full-time, permanent
• Coverage: Approximately 80 countries across Africa, Russia, CIS, Turkey and the Middle East, organized into 8 sub-clusters

Application note: This role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. Applications submitted to any/all postings are considered as a single submission.

Locations (posting): Cairo, Egypt; Madrid - Lafinca

Requisition numbers: Egypt R-109266; Spain R-108023

Responsibilities

• Act as an active member of the Emerging Markets (EM) Finance team and contribute to best-practice sharing.
• Participate in cross-sector or EM/EMEA-wide Finance or business initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with key sub-cluster Finance teams, EMOC Functional leads, and the EMEA Regional Finance team.
• Coordinate planning processes at EM level, including:
  • Latest Thinking
  • Budget cycles
  • Forecast Updates
  • Integrated Business Plan
  • Quarterly Latest Estimate
  • Budget vs. Actual cycles (including consolidation, analysis, scenario planning, and alignment/review of detailed financial plans)
• Lead the Central EM budget (under General Management ownership) and drive coordination of Functional budgets with EMOC leads and local Finance teams.
• Lead Central EM budget and BvA activities, including headcount, intercompany, and quarterly closing follow-up.
• Coordinate Functional target setting, budgets, and BvA with EMOC Functional leads and local Finance teams.
• Support execution of Business Plan commitments at EM level across sub-cluster Finance teams for:
  • Sales
  • Headcount
  • Opex
  • Capex
  • DSO
  • Net Income (MRNI)
  • Cash flow
• Lead advanced reporting tools for EM Finance, including dashboards and headcount/NTS-PVC/GP/ad hoc reports, using Power BI, Power Automate, and other relevant emerging AI tools.
• Contribute to the EM Finance onboarding process to drive consistency and capability building across sub-clusters.
• Support the EMEA Regional Finance team (e.g., PVM, leadership MBR preparation).
• Drive adoption of SigniFi and other Finance transformation initiatives in EM through alignment, communication, and coordination.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Business Administration, Finance, or related areas.
• Professional financial qualifications are an advantage.
• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, including business planning, reporting, and analysis.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills and proven experience in:
  • Excel
  • Power BI
  • Automation tools (e.g., Power Automate)
  • Emerging AI solutions
• Experience in a multinational environment.
• Strong social skills, team-player mentality, and collaborative working style.
• Passion for leading change and challenging the status quo.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to handle complexity and ambiguity in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.
• Ability to work proactively and independently, and collaborate in a team across geographic boundaries in a virtual setting.
• Fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Budgeting and budget management
• Financial analysis, financial competence, and financial forecasting
• Financial modeling
• Financial reports and financial statement analysis
• Problem solving
• Relationship building
• Leverages information

Compensation & Benefits

Anticipated base pay range: €56,000.00 - €88,780.00

Benefits (in addition to base pay):

• Annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade/location (actual amount based on employees’ and company performance of the previous calendar year) or sales commissions
• Vacation days
• Parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Bereavement leave
• Caregiver leave
• Volunteer leave
• Well-being reimbursement
• Programs for financial, physical, and mental health
• Service anniversary and recognition awards
• Eligible participation in several insurance plans (and in some locations eligible dependents), subject to plan terms

Benefits and amounts may vary by location and are subject to change.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or disability.