What are the responsibilities and job description for the FP&A Analyst position at Lavazza Group?
About The Group
From a small store in Turin to a large, internationally recognized group: we are present in 90 countries around the world, with over 5,000 employees and 30 companies, managed directly and indirectly by the Luigi Lavazza Spa parent company, which distribute and market our products and coffee machines. In addition to Lavazza, the following brands are also part of our Group: Carte Noire, Merrild, Kicking Horse, Eraclea and Whittington tea.
Joining Lavazza means doing business with passion, knowing that the impact of our work goes beyond the quality of the production chain. We are a big family and are constantly looking for new talents who share our values and can enrich our team. We combine competitiveness with social and environmental responsibility as we create superior quality products available for consumption both at home and out of home, and distributed through all channels: Retail, Foodservice, Office Coffee Service (OCS), and Vending. Our strong, diversified presence enables us to offer consumers and clients perfectly suited solutions, for any occasion and time of day.
Job Overview
Lavazza North America is embarking on a growth plan to substantially expand our market share in the Americas. As part of this growth plan, a large focus will be on our Office Coffee Sales channel, optimizing our relationships with key distributors. Along with offering a best-in-class range of solutions for the market, Lavazza is expanding our Sales team into new territories to best support this strategic business initiative.
At Lavazza North America, the Financial Analyst – Marketing and R&D position supports Lavazza North America’s finance team by ensuring the proper budgeting, forecasting, and tracking for the local Marketing and R&D department expenses.
Location: West Chester, PA
Job Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Marketing and R&D department to develop and manage local budget and forecasts.
- Manage Pre/Post evaluate performance marketing initiatives (ROI).
- Track and analyze R&D expenditures across projects.
- Partner with R&D leaders to understand variance vs budget and forecast.
- Create monthly dashboards and reports to track marketing expenses.
- Partner with marketing leaders to understand variance vs budget and forecast.
- Manage monthly and yearly accrual accuracy in partnership with accounting team.
- Partner with R&D leaders to understand project timelines and funding requirements.
- Ad hoc special projects as needed to support business needs.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required in accounting, finance, or related field.
- 2-3 years’ experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or data analytics.
- CPG experience preferred.
- Intermediate/Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, PPT) required.
- SAP ECC and/or Salesforce experience a plus.
- Ability to efficiently and effectively learn new technology (Proprietary Lavazza tools).
- High attention to detail, with the ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize.
- Highly agile and thrives in a fast paced working environment with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Highly organized and strong project management skills.
- Strong collaboration and with the ability to work well cross functionally with all levels of the organization - peers to Executives.
- Travel (<10% per year).
- Hybrid: 3 days onsite at our West Chester, PA site and 2 days remote.
Benefits/Perks
- Competitive Medical, Vision, Dental Benefits
- 401K Package
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hybrid Work Schedule
- Ability to be barista certified
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Performance Development Plans
- Employee Discounts
- Summer Friday’s (Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day Weekend)
- Flexible business casual dress code - jean friendly!
- Free coffee, anytime!
Lavazza is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Lavazza prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
