FP&A Analyst

Pet City Group is the leader in the pet retail market in Greece with over 35 years of presence. The Group consists of 800 employees, over 100 stores, 4 online shops, and a variety of over 17.000 products, including top-of-the-line and exclusive brands. Pet City Group also offers a range of pet care services, including grooming and veterinarian care, as part of our mission to provide the best customer experience to our beloved pets and their parents. We are currently looking for an FP & A Analyst to join our Finance team.

Your role as an FP & A Analyst

As an FP & A Analyst you will be an integral part of a strong business growth plan and a key business partner to the Senior Management and relevant stakeholders. By supporting the performance management, budgeting, forecasting and consolidation processes on a Group level, you will provide insightful financial analysis for strategic initiatives. Your analytical, organizational, and time-management skills, aligned with your love for pets, will help you stand out in this role!

Key Responsibilities

• Organize and run standardized monthly and ad-hoc financial reporting process and acting as a business partner with all internal stakeholders for enabling fact-based decision making on certain performance KPIs

• Participate actively in the budgeting/forecasting process

• Perform Gross Margin related queries and analysis

• Prepare Capex overview including comparisons between forecast and actual spending on a monthly basis

• Analyze Retail Space Management including sqm performance and expansion plans

• Assess retail business plan for new openings, closures, remodeling and renewal, communication with the internal Retail stakeholders, understanding the project and market situation, follow up on the authorization of the project

• Prepare monthly detailed retail reports on all financial aspects of the Retail profit centers down to single store level; report on store’s performance and follow up on action plans to improve results

• Maintain approvals and follow ups on Retail business plans and Capex spending

• Monitor and analyze marketing and logistic expenses

• Be involved in ad hoc projects and implementing/automating internal reports

• Check the integrity of the monthly bookings of the accounting team to make sure they are in line with the set standards and provide insightful analysis to explain deviations in our financial performance

• Work as a team player, build and utilize positive working relationships with internal business partners across the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent finance certification.

• Master’s Degree will be considered an asset.

• At least 3 years work experience in a similar role

• Ideally Retail or consumer goods or FMCG industry experience

• Solid proficiency in MS Office especially Excel, PowerPoint, BI tools, and ERP

• Fluency in English (written and oral)

• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Agile, flexible, accountable, and real team player with active business partnering mindset

• Time management and organizational skills

• Proactive approach driven by strong desire to learn and for continuous improvement, simplification, and innovation

• Analytical and able to work with complexity and large amounts of data

What we offer

Competitive compensation package

Opportunities to learn and grow within a dynamic and fast-growing company

Friendly and collaborative working environment

Special prices and discounts on healthcare, well-being, and insurance packages through our network of partners

Employee discounts on our products and services

Your professional and personal success is our commitment