Financial Planning Senior Analyst

OverviewAn opportunity exists for an experienced Financial Planning Senior Analyst to join our Finance team here in PepsiCo on a permanent basis.PepsiCo Finance partners have a seat at the table across all facets and functions within the company. As a Finance professional, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a multi-disciplinary career path across a broad number of functions, and make meaningful contributions towards creating smiles for consumers, driving full-potential performance and achieving our Winning with Purpose vision. Finance associates at PepsiCo embody four key roles that create value for our business: Enhance enterprise value as a ‘Trustee’, deliver sustainable performance and results as an ‘Integrator’, reshape the business as a ‘Catalyst’ of change and set the long-term strategy as a ‘Navigator’. ResponsibilitiesThe purpose of this role is to support the FP&A Digital reporting team with the following scope:Role ResponsibilitiesDeveloping & implementing analytic solutions that deliver, as much as possible, self-service analytics solutions leveraging available data sets (MDG, ECC, S4/HANA, Azure etc) and tools (AFO, Power BI).Identify & pilot tools and best practices from elsewhere in the PepsiCo system, and externally, that will step change our analytics agenda.Collaborate with our PGCS IT partners to translate business needs to actionable technical briefs against which solutions can be identified/developed.Collaborate with Global Process Leads to identify opportunities to leverage MDM governed data sets to improve business decision making and E2E process effectiveness.Where relevant lead &/or support proof of concept pilots of analytics solutions (in collaboration with IT) to assess effectiveness in meeting business needs.Build analytic capability within FP&A FunctionDrive data driven continuous improvement across FP&A leveraging LSS methodology.Provide analytical support for key FP&A strategic initiatives and complex, high-profile projects; planning and scoping several inter-related initiatives and helping senior-level business stakeholders make informed decisionsResearch & partner with IT to maximise existing technologies (SAP data, Tableau, Business Objects, Sequoia etc), and to evaluate available/future technologies, benchmarking other companies’ data analytics strategies QualificationsEssential Skills:3rd level qualification in Numeric/Mathematical discipline ( Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Finance), with a thorough understanding of data analytics.Strong Data Analytical skills including SQL, Excel, MS Access, Tableau, Power BI, Analysis for Office and Business ObjectsStrong background in data driven continuous process improvement. Minimum of LSS Kaizen Leader certification.Strong collaboration and influence skills, with experience working in a cross-functional environment.Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to clearly articulate ideas and proposals to all levels of the organization.Experience of working on large-scale and small-scale projects and a continuous improvement orientation.Proven ability to manage multiple priorities on a tight timeline and in a high-pressure environmentAdditional Desired qualifications and/or experienceStrong PC/software skills with the ability to design and maintain systems. Good presentation skills and techniques (Sharepoint, Powerpoint)Technical Skill Sets:Experience of structured Business process analysis – translating business needs into actionable technical briefsFamiliarity with SAP driven E2E processes & associated data structuresAdvanced dashboarding capability leveraging Power BI visualisation toolSome functional knowledge of one or more of the following: SQL, Analysis For Office, Business ObjectsPepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.For the purposes of external advertising, we have called this role a FP&A Data & Analytics Senior Analyst. However please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will have will be FP&A Sr Analyst.