About the role:

Within the Certification Management team, this new position will support the Certification Manager with the growing need for global coordination of certified volumes of cocoa and chocolate. A key objective of this role is to manage the credit flow across the group, including but not limited to tracking certified volumes, driving the reconciliations of the position, optimizing intra-company flows, measuring financial impact, as well as expanding on existing reports, and building new reporting. In addition, the role will also support the Certification Manager with strategic and operational tasks, such as representing the function in a project, etc. This role is a unique opportunity to join a new team and contribute to the growth and direction of certification management in BC.

Key responsibilities:
Ownership:

• The role will be the owner of the credit reporting process, which includes the global monthly credit reporting, etc.

1. The role will align with technical teams on system setups.
2. The role will be the main contact person for questions on data and position management.

• The role will be the operational lead between different regions and our Shared Service Center (SSC) regarding credit reporting.
• The Reporting expert will further develop BC’s certification management strategy together with the Certification Manager.
• Take over selected projects and own the implementation process.

Reporting:

• Develop and regularly update reports together with various functions that deliver actionable insights to the business.
• Closely work with regional teams to ensure that the data process is followed and that we have a correct and up-to-date view of our data.
• Follow up on monthly position reconciliations, including checks on procedure adherence.
• Understand how data flows across different systems and flag any potential risks.
• Quality management of reporting, including internal checks and audits.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Wherever necessary build processes and solidify a standard way of working in the regions.
• Build up and maintain the content of the internal Credit Management Process website and lead the training cycles.
• Build up a network with internal and external stakeholders, such as certification bodies, auditors, internal customers, etc.
• Become a driving member of the Certification Management core team and represent credit management in various in-house projects.

• Bachelor / Masters in Finance, Economics, or similar.
• 8+ years of work experience. Preferably having had exposure in one or several of the following aspects of business: Commercial (sourcing, sales, pricing) or finance (controlling, pricing).
• Exposure to senior stakeholder management.
• Comfortable with responsibility over an outcome. Previous end-to-end ownership of a process is a must.
• Able to plan ahead and work with a structured approach.
• Understanding of how a change in a process impacts later steps in the process and knowing when to flag an issue to the team or business.
• Problem solver who can take on an existing challenge, analyze it, align with stakeholders, and implement the solution.
• Proactive: able to operate autonomously and proactively network within the organization.
• Previous financial reporting, FP&A experience an advantage.
• Fluency in English.
• Advanced excel skills and comfortable working with larger datasets

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.