Lead Analyst FP&A - JR EMEA

Job description

The Lead FP&A Analyst is responsible for supporting Joint Replacement (JR) EMEA business activities across financial planning, reporting, forecasting, and performance management, while delivering timely and insightful analysis to senior management.

The role operates in a matrix environment and coordinates with a wide range of stakeholders, including divisional finance, sales and marketing teams, country finance, EMEA Finance Shared Services, and FP&A teams, to ensure alignment, data quality, and on time delivery of financial outputs.

The position supports JR EMEA through core FP&A processes such as month end close reporting, dashboards, planning and forecasting cycles, and management reporting. In addition, the role contributes to process standardization, system alignment, and continuous improvement across FP&A activities.

Responsibilities

Business Support

• Act as a finance business partner to the JR EMEA organization, supporting Actuals, Forecast, Budget, and Strategic Planning activities.
• Be autonomous in managing recurring FP&A activities such as sales reporting, R&O tracking, and performance monitoring.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses and financial projects as required to support business decisions (e.g. profitability analysis, inventory, commissions, investments).
• Produce clear, decision-oriented analysis and “eye-opener” insights to influence management action.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with divisional finance, regional marketing, sales leadership, and country finance teams.

Reporting

• Provide JR EMEA leadership with accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis.
• Prepare, review, and interpret operating results, including variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Participate in key management reporting cycles, including month-end close and Regional/EMEA performance reviews.
• Drive standardization and automation of reporting to reduce manual effort and enable greater focus on business partnering.
• Leverage available market and performance data to provide context and insight into business trends and performance.

Other

• Support special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Act as a proactive communicator, clearly escalating risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Maintain a continuous improvement mindset, identifying opportunities to enhance FP&A processes, tools, and reporting quality.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Fluent spoken and written English. Any other European language is a plus.
• An accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, CPA, CIMA or ACCA) is preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or related finance roles.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and perform under pressure.
• Experience supporting regional or multi-country organizations (EMEA exposure strongly preferred).
• Advanced Excel and presentation skills; experience with Oracles and Power BI is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

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