SG&A Analyst

As an SG&A Analyst (part of the FP&A team), you will serve as a critical financial partner to our European leadership team. Based in our European HQ, you will own the end-to-end financial management of Sales, General, and Administrative (SG&A) expenses for the entire European region, providing high-level visibility into spend, headcount, and strategic investments across the pan-European organization.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting:

• Forecast Ownership: Lead the monthly and quarterly SG&A forecasting process in close coordination with site controllers and functional leaders to ensure precision and accountability.

• Strategic Planning: Build and present the comprehensive bottom-up Annual Operating Plan (AOP), overseeing headcount planning and functional budgets for various SG&A functions (i.e. R&D, Marketing, Sales etc.).

• System Integrity: Ensure the timely and accurate load of all plan and forecast data into TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics tool), maintaining rigorous reconciliation between modeling tools and TM1.

Month-End Closing & Performance Management:

• Closing Activities: Manage month, quarter, and year-end closing activities for SG&A, ensuring all financial activities are captured accurately.

• Performance Bridging: Provide detailed performance bridges and variance analysis to explain deviations between actuals, various forecast scenarios, and prior year results.

• Headcount & Controls: Drive rigorous tracking of headcount and monitor key controlling areas to ensure spend remains aligned with corporate targets.

Business Partnering & Executive Advisory:

• Functional Reviews: Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews with Functional VPs, providing actionable insights into spend trends and forecast accuracy.

• Decision Support: Act as a strategic advisor to functional leads, translating complex financial data into clear narratives that influence resource allocation and cost-saving initiatives.

• Monthly Business Deck Contribution: Own the SG&A sections of the Monthly Business Review (MBR) deck, delivering high-quality commentary for senior management.

Process Improvement & Innovation:

• Efficiency Gains: Standardize and optimize SG&A reporting templates and data flows across the European region to reduce manual effort and increase transparency.

• Digital Transformation: Proactively leverage internal AI/Machine Learning tools to automate routine data preparation and extract deeper predictive insights regarding spend behavior.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.

• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience (preferably within a multinational environment).

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced expertise in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. Experience building complex, dynamic bottom-up budget models is essential.

• Knowledge: Deep understanding of accounting principles.

• Core Competencies: 

  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders (VPs and Directors).

  • High degree of accountability, precision, and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced HQ environment.

  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to turn "raw data" into strategic recommendations.

Additional Information

We offer:

• Attractive salary package
• Workplace & work hours flexibility
• Structured learning and development / Mentoring program 
• International environment  
• A growing and welcoming team with good spirit!

About the Company

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer.

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our team via Requestaccomodation@eu.averydennison.com.