FP&A Analyst

FP&A Analyst – Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid)

Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint. 

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.  

As the FP&A Analyst you are part of financial planning, analysis, and decision support as well as financial compliance and reporting. You will collaborate and support primarily within the FP&A team also support other finance colleagues in the business units, corporate finance, and other finance functions. This position is located at our Center of Excellence facility, in Barcelona, Spain and requires you to commit to a hybrid work model (three days in office, two days remote).

Essential Job Functions: 

• Supports FP&A manager within his area of responsibility, mainly Cash Flow analysis and forecasting with particular focus on NWC.
• Overall support in financial planning and analysis processes, such as monthly closing, outlooks, and annual budget process
• Business partnering with Supply Chain & Procurement (inventory tracking and planning, cost control, business decision support, reporting, KPI, etc.)
• Partners effectively with other finance and business functions and provides analysis and decision support.
• Collaborates with BU Controllers and other finance functions in ensuring state of the art financial systems and processes that maximize functional efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Master's Degree preferred; Ideal area of study: Finance, Accounting or Controlling
• 2-3 years of working experience (previous internships / experience in Controlling, FP&A or Corporate Finance preferred).
• Good knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel), ideally knowledge of finance tools (such as SAP, OneStream) and Business Intelligence Solutions (like Power BI)
• Highly analytical support complex business analysis.
• Bias towards action, and results delivery which are critical in a high-performance oriented environment.
• Ability to influence a collaborate cross-functionally.
• Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication in English.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:  

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection. 

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications. 

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.