Finance Business Analyst

Are you motivated by combining your finance expertise with the renewable energy transition contributing to a more sustainable tomorrow? The Financial Performance and Governance team is responsible for consolidating, analysing, and reporting on the business performance connecting the financial dots of the North and Central European (NCE) region of Vestas. The department is responsible for the governance of the planning process and serves as a focal point between the business segments, management, and the regional CFO.
 

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As Business Analyst, you will focus on coordinating the planning process while carrying out in-depth analysis to support, steer and drive the financial agenda of the region. You will be a key interface to the Business Performance Management teams (within Power Solutions and Service), ensuring transparent alignment and coherence across the organisation with the purpose of providing analysis and solutions allowing for sound decision making. Regularly being tasked with ad-hoc activities stemming from the CFO agenda, you actively drive awareness and ensure momentum in order to provide and deliver the necessary insights or results across the business.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and orchestration of the financial planning, reporting, and controlling (including the preparation, monitoring, and analysis of all relevant KPIs) across the regional business segments
• Perform in-depth business analysis to spot opportunities and support regional management with sound decision making
• Set and implement standards and harmonization throughout the organisation and drive a positive change process in the finance and controlling area, i.e., strategy and budgeting
• Key contributor in continued process improvement and digitalisation of the regional financial processes supporting our scalability journey in an efficient way, i.e., governance of collaboration with shared service centre and implementation of new forecast methodology concept
• You support the financial leadership team and act as an interface to the global financial planning team for regional deliverables

Qualifications

• You hold a master's degree within Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting or similar
• You are a highly competent finance individual who has gained at least 3 years experience in commercial business topics, controlling and accounting with an emphasis on financial planning and reporting
• You possess excellent digital skills and are motivated to work with data and visualisations both through traditional methods (Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP) while additional tools are considered a plus (e.g., Anaplan, PowerBI, PowerQuery, Alteryx, VBA, SQL etc.)
• You have excellent English skills, both orally and in writing

Competencies 

• You are a highly motivated team player, who possess good inter-personal and excellent communication skills enabling you to create collaborative working relationship with people across cultures and organisational levels
• You are analytical, result-oriented, and passionate regarding numbers and have an eye for details while possessing excellent time management skills
• You have a creative mindset that strives to optimize processes and financial solutions with the desire to promote our scalability and transformational journey
• You are willing to take ownership and are motivated by change, complexity, and diversity
• You possess the ability to drive a change project with high complexity and to overcome resistance in the organisation

What we offer
As part of NCE Finance, we offer an exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring, flexible, trusted and international work environment in the renewable energy sector. We highly value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions.

Additional information 
Your work location will be Hamburg, DE. 
We look forward to receiving your application online as soon as possible and no later than 23rd June 2024.
For more information please contact Mick Schaumann Thomsen, Director, Financial Performance & Governance - mctos@vestas.com
Applications are handled on an ongoing basis. Please apply online with your letter of motivation and CV in English.
Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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