Controller for Fazer Retail Finland managing business control and financial operations for Fazer Cafés, Gateau bakery stores and production factory in Finland.Leading the month-end and year-end closing processes and preparing financial reports for Retail management and Fazer Group. Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting, and providing current monthly business perfomance and outlook of over 30+ Cafés and bakery stores. Responsible for managing fixed assets and investment processes, Internal Controls and quarterly reporting. Business partner for Retail Management contributing to the growth and development of Fazer Retail.Tasks including:-Performance management-CAPEX planning-Cost analysis-Business case analysis-Investments management-Budgeting and long-term planning-Functional P&L reviews-Financial controlling various tasks incl. Invoice accruals and coding, invoice accounting accuracy monitoring, and other journals related to Cafés / Bakery shop / Production operations.Systems: IBM Cognos (Cognos BI, TM1 Planning Analytics, and Controller), SAP ERP, TCPOS (POS systems), Basware Edge, Invest for Excel, Microsoft PowerBI, and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Thinkcell etc.)

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