Area Analyst

Job Description

Purpose of the Role:

Act as a visible and proactive driver of financial analysis, performance management, and forecasting at the Area level. The role plays a key part in delivering accurate, data-driven insights that support strategic decision-making across products and functions. Responsibilities include analysing vertical and segment profitability, coordinating key financial deliverables such as ROFO, Budget, and Business Plan, and providing analytical support for requests from Regional and Center teams.

Anchor and manage the SG&A planning and performance management processes across the Area. This includes providing standardized visibility and driving actionable insights and analysis to enhance efficiency and optimize costs. Collaborate closely with the Area Leadership Team, functional heads, and extended finance teams to ensure transparency, alignment, and accuracy in planning and reporting, supporting the Area FP&A Manager (dotted line reporting), Area Head of Finance, Area FBPs and Area Functional Heads.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Planning and Analysis

• Build and maintain performance reports for the ALT on a regular basis to provide insights into the financial performance of the Area, including monthly performance report and narratives, weekly ALT MOS.
• Coordinate the monthly performance review process (OPR) and support the quarterly business reviews (RLT Memos) by providing accurate and timely financial analysis and insights, in addition to facilitate the collaboration with other functions to gather their inputs.
• Support in the forecasting, budget, and Business Plan processes with Area teams as per global and regional guidance and timelines, ensuring that all financial data is accurately captured and consolidated.
• Support with Ad-hoc analysis as per business needs

SG&A Planning & Performance Management

• Own and drive the local SG&A and FTE planning processes, translating Center and Regional guidelines into actionable plans across the Area.
• Lead the analysis and interpretation of SG&A actuals, identifying key drivers behind deviations from budget and forecast, deliver timely, high-impact financial reporting and insights to Area stakeholders.
• Ensure cross-functional and cross-product alignment, coordinating inputs to deliver a cohesive and robust financial outlook and provide forward-looking, value-added analysis to support strategic planning and performance management.
• Build and maintain performance reports and visuals for the Area SG&A, ensuring that reports are accurate, standardized and delivered on time.
• Consolidate and articulate SG&A narratives to support strategic discussions.
• Drive initiatives to improve accuracy of the management reports, identifying opportunities for process improvements
• Promote and implement best practices and standardized reporting developed by the Center of Excellence (CoE).

Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted partner to the Area FP&A Manager, Area Head of Finance and Functional Heads, contributing to business decisions through deep financial insight.
• Facilitate monthly SG&A-FTE MOS reviews in collaboration with People Partners and Functional Heads
• Solve complex challenges by identifying root causes and evaluating the broader implications of proposed solutions.
• Analyze SG&A trends and movements, engaging with extended finance teams, functional leaders, and HR to drive alignment and action.
• Influence decision-making by providing clear, data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Anchor the Area Productivity governance in alignment with Area FBPs.

Level Attributes

• Has in-depth knowledge and experience within own job discipline;
• Handles most situations independently, receives minimal guidance, but will seek advice and guidance on more complex issues;
• Engages often with stakeholders and counterparts across regional and global teams
• Applies subject matter knowledge to solve common business issues operating within practices and procedures covered by precedents or well-defined policies, escalating all non-routine problems;
• Experience in a functional area routinely applying knowledge of theories, methods, techniques and processes;
• Understands the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between own and other functions;
• Presents results of own work outside of team, but is mainly internally oriented

Experience / Qualifications

• Master’s in finance (CA/ MBA-finance)
• 8+ years of experience in finance and analysis
• Experience of financial modelling and forecasting
• Good communication and stakeholder influencing skills
• Working proficiency on tools such as Microsoft Excel, SAP-BI/BW, Power BI
• ERP and Forecasting tools such as SAP and Aspire would be advantageous.

Competencies

• Strong financial and business acumen
• Scenario planning & business modelling
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable strategies
• Strategic thinking
• Financial / Management Reporting and compliance
• Process and Change Management
• Performance Management
• Ability to work within matrix in cross-departmental collaboration & partnering
• Communication and relationship-building
• Leading by example
• Self starter and hunger for knowledge

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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