Finance Data Analyst Africa

Barry Callebaut barry-callebaut.com Open

Abidjan Mid-level Data Analysis & BI

At a glance

Mid-level Data Analysis & BI role at Barry Callebaut. Abidjan.

Pay not stated Data Analysis & BI salary

RoleData Analysis & BI

SeniorityMid-level

LocationAbidjan

PostedOct 2, 2026

Role brief

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What you'll do

Bring production, sustainability, sourcing cost and activity measures together across African operations
Coordinate monthly close, budgets and forecasts, including site inputs and actual results against targets
Gather capital spending needs and align cost comparisons across divisions and sites
Standardize cost and KPI reporting, then find ways to automate workflows and improve processes
Turn financial analysis into business recommendations and dashboards for stakeholders

What you bring

A master's degree in business administration focused on finance, accounting or a related area
Six to seven years in FP&A, business controlling, financial analysis, finance partnering or finance data analytics
Business-level English and strong command of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
A solid grasp of cost accounting, financial reporting and organizational performance measures

Who this fits

This mid-level role suits someone who can lead finance reporting and planning across multiple African countries, work independently with distributed teams, and turn data into recommendations. Multi-country African experience is preferred, while cocoa-sector knowledge and prior team management are assets.

From the employer

ABOUT THE ROLE The Finance Data Analyst Africa is responsible for leading automation, harmonization, and benchmark of CSD, Sustainability, Sourcing costs & operations across Africa. He also coordinates monthly closing, budget and forecast processes across Africa for all divisions. KEY RESPONSABILITIES INCLUDE

Leads the consolidation of Production, Sustainability, Sourcing costs & activity KPIs across Africa
Coordinates costs benchmark across Africa for all divisions
Coordinates collection of key financials for monthly closing, and collect inputs from the sites to consolidate activity KPIs (purchases, grinding, sales, stocks, etc.)
Collects CAPEX needs for Africa and coordinates consolidation
Leads forecast process across Africa for all divisions, and consolidation of actuals vs target
Leads the harmonization of reporting (costs & KPIs) for all African operations

Coordinate the implementation of the annual budget
Drive continuous improvement of processes, systems, reports, map/define automation opportunities by sharing best practices and help identifying areas new areas to harmonize/standardize
Drive development and deployment of standardized tools and processes using the approved solutions (e.g. PowerBI)
Coordinate data collection of inputs from country FP&A teams regarding: Budget and forecast, Variance Analysis, Business case development, Profitability analysis
Act as a sparring partner to the FP&A Manager Africa / FBP Africa, exchange ideas and concepts
Transform complex data into business recommendations.

Presenting analyses to stakeholders of varying levels of experience by developping relevant and efficient Dashboards
Working independently with teams spread across multiple countries.
Solution-oriented with passion for data integrity and process improvement
Lead the implementation of benchmark across sites (SG&A, Factory costs, Sustainability & Supply chain costs, etc.)
Exciting deep dive into the chocolate and cocoa industry as well as into the execution of a global strategy in a multinational company
Inspiring work environment, covering the whole supply chain: from bean sourcing to cocoa product selling, via bean processing
Scope includes financial and operational results of all our business units across Africa (grinding & export entities)
Diverse set of tasks and wide range of involvement in local, regional and also global initiatives
Exposure to Corporate and Regional management teams

ABOUT YOU

Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in finance, accounting or a similar field
Minimum 6-7 years of experience in: FP&A, Business Controlling, Financial Analysis, Finance Business Partnering, Data Analytics applied to finance
Multi-country experience in Africa highly desirable.
Knowledge of finance tools (SAP, FINANCE ERP, GROUP REPORTING TOOLS and related: BW, BOFC; Tagetik, etc.)
High proficiency in MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) is a must
VBA, PowerQuery, PowerPivot or Power BI would be an advantage
English business proficiency
Experience in the cocoa industry is a nice-to-have
Strong understanding of cost accounting and financial reporting structure (important asset)
Knowledge of the key performance indicators that drives the organization assessment (working Capital, cash management, direct profit, EBIT, ROIC...)
Strong analytical skills; ability to effectively link the financial reporting issues with the underlying related economic and financial facts
Knowledge of the cocoa business is an asset
Involvement in the building up of business cases is an asset
Coordination and organization skills, striking the right balance between pragmatism, timing and accuracy
Ability to think strategically / see the big picture
Agent of change for continuous improvement in reporting/controlling to enable management decision making; persuasion skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively work and collaborate across functions, hierarchies and cultures
Ability to work under pressure and managing ambiguity
Previous exposure to team management an asset
Self-motivation, pro-activeness, multi-tasking and excellent organizational skills
High degree of autonomy, ability to take full lead on topics
Solution oriented with passion for data integrity and process improvement