INTERNSHIP - Business Analyst EMEA

Position

As Business Analyst Intern, you support the Business Controller and Controlling Director in understanding and evaluating the financial performance of the business by establishing reports of actual results and forecasts for MH Europe Middle East & Africa.

Key to success is managing large data sets and presenting them in a format that management can use for informed decisions.

You coordinate with market Finance teams to consolidate market insights and management information for decision-making, and you act as a Business Partner with other Functions, Markets and Maisons for MH EMEA, providing strong financial support to different stakeholders in the organization

Job Responsibilities

ACTUAL REPORTING

• Preparing monthly performance reports (Volume, Revenue, Variance Analysis, PnL, Mid-month forecast).
• Preparing quarterly overheads reports.
  
  

FORECAST (Budget, LE1/LE2, R&O, PMT)

• Help to develop and maintain Excel files for Forecasting, Risk & Opportunities (R&O), Budget (including landing) and PMT (Strategic Planning) processes.
  
  

ACCOUNTING

• Prepare the monthly Overhead analysis of the EMEA headquarters.
• Consolidate quarterly cash reports and prepare key comments based on market feedback.
  
  

IT / DATA

• Maintain reporting and consolidation files regularly.
• Manipulate and visualize big data sets with different tools to empower Management for effective decision-making (particularly Power BI and QlikSense)
• Improve existing internal reports to gain efficiency.
  
  

ANALYSIS & BUSINESS PARTNERING

• Provide ad-hoc analysis of business results for different stakeholders.
  
  

Prepare content for review meetings together with the Business Controller and Director (alignment of calendar, meeting minutes, etc.).

Profile

Technical skills:

• Understanding of basic accounting principles
• Proficiency in Excel
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Qlik Sense, Power BI, or ANAPLAN
• Knowledge of programming languages such as VBA, R or Python is preferred
  
  

Soft skills:

• Ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with all levels and functions of the business)
• Strong motivation and ability to take initiative
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail, with a willingness to learn and improve ways of working
• Action and result-oriented, driving for improved performance
• Team collaboration
  
  

Education / Work experience:

• Previous work experience in Finance or Commercial Data Analysis required
• University degree or Business School and/or Academic degree in Business Analytics or Data Science; Finance/Business acumen is an advantage
  
  

Languages:

• Fluent in English, another European language is a bonus
  
  

Additional Information

1-year Internship

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply.