IN LV Senior Financial Analyst SH

The role.

As a Senior Financial Analyst in the LV BU Headquarter Controlling team, you will support global performance management through financial consolidation, forecasting and variance analysis, with a particular focus on Free Cash Flow (FCF) and Operating Working Capital (OWC). You will also contribute to controlling projects that simplify reporting processes, improve financial transparency and enable better management decisions.

This role offers the opportunity to apply broad controlling experience in a global headquarters environment, take ownership of highly visible Finance topics, and collaborate with international stakeholders to drive tangible business impact.

Free Cash Flow and Working Capital Governance

• Coordinate global FCF and OWC reporting and consolidation, ensuring consistent definitions, data quality and timely delivery.
• Own the global cash-flow bridge and explain performance versus AOP, forecast and prior year.
• Support FCF and OWC target setting and alignment across countries, business units and functions.
• Analyze key cash drivers, including receivables, inventory, payables, contract assets and contract liabilities.
• Monitor relevant KPIs, including DSO, DIO, DPO, overdue receivables, cash conversion and FCF.
• Identify key risks and opportunities and translate findings into clear management insights.

Cash Flow Optimization

• Partner with business and Finance teams to identify cash-improvement opportunities and translate them into actionable measures.
• Coordinate and track initiatives related to collections, inventory, supplier payment terms and CapEx phasing.
• Monitor progress and realized cash impact, highlight deviations and required follow-up actions.
• Facilitate the sharing of working-capital best practices across countries and functions.

Controlling Projects and Global reports Consolidation

• Support the consolidation and analysis of global P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting.
• Coordinate controlling projects aimed at simplifying processes and improving financial transparency.
• Support selected strategic and ad hoc projects through financial modelling, business-case analysis and cash-impact assessment.
• Contribute to standardized reporting and dashboard automation in collaboration with relevant data and digital teams.

Your profile.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline; CPA, ACCA or an equivalent professional qualification is a plus.
• 8+ years of progressive Finance experience across different roles or responsibilities in FP&A, controlling, accounting and/or audit within a multinational organization.
• Broad end-to-end controlling experience, covering P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with hands-on exposure to planning, forecasting, consolidation and performance analysis.
• Experience in working-capital management or multi-entity reporting is an advantage.

Finance and Digital Capabilities

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to connect financial results with underlying business drivers.
• Sound understanding of accounting principles and financial closing processes.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to communicate financial insights clearly.
• Experience with SAP or another ERP/reporting system.
• Experience with Power BI or other visualization tools is an advantage.
• Interest in process improvement, reporting automation and digital Finance.

Personal Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to independently drive assigned topics.
• Structured, curious and solution-oriented approach.
• Effective communication and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Ability to collaborate across countries, functions and cultures.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions constructively and following up on agreed actions.
• Fluent written and spoken English is a must.