Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
Job DescriptionLouis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has been a key player in the coffee industry for over 30 years. We specialize in all major Arabica and Robusta coffee qualities, catering to a diverse range of customers worldwide, from specialty roasters to multinational food companies.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Coffee Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, reporting to the FP&A Manager for the Coffee Platform in EMEA. NOTE (not to be mentioned in the external offer): this role is a replacement for the same position currently being done from Bangalore.
The role involves supporting the FP&A Manager in both recurring monthly analysis and ad-hoc transversal topics and coordination with various teams across the EMEA region.
This position offers the opportunity to learn and grow in a dynamic and motivating environment. Based in Sofia, one of the key hubs for the Group, it provides a global and multicultural workplace. The individual will interact daily with various teams across the Group at different levels of seniority.
Main responsibilities:
Responsibilities within the EMEA Coffee Platform include (supervised by the EMEA Coffee Platform FP&A Manager):
- Deliver a comprehensive monthly analysis of actuals vs estimates (Flash) vs budget/landing, clearly identifying and explaining key variances and underlying drivers.
- Contribute to the preparation of the monthly MPR (files and presentation material), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity of financial messages.
- Review Flash numbers produced by the Middle Office and local controlling teams and lead the review and challenge process.
- Run monthly full reviews of G&A & finance costs, providing clear explanations of variances versus budget.
- Assisting the Manager in delivering ad‑hoc analyses requested by stakeholders (e.g. historical performance, OPEX deep dives, trend analysis).
- Support the Manager in the cross‑functional discussions to mitigate the P&L impact of process‑related issues, ensuring the right counterparties are involved (IT, SBS, execution, controlling, etc.).
- Ensure full visibility on the reconciliation of data between the FP&A function main working environments (ATLAS PBI, OneStream, SAP).
Responsibilities within the Global Coffee Platform (supervised by the Global Coffee Platform FP&A Manager):
- Data gathering, consolidation, formatting and high-level review for several key recuring reporting streams:
- Weekly Platform Review
- Inventory ageing
- Cash Flow Forecast for LDC Suisse
- Working Capital Usage
- Flash vs Actuals recap
- Global sustainability reporting
- Provide ad-hoc data requests from OneStream/SAP to support analysis
Dimension and context
- The main scope is the LDC EMEA Coffee Platform with additional contributions to the global Coffee Platform.
Interactions/ interface:
- Many remote interactions with different stakeholders: LDC Finance community (regional FP&A controllers, Platform FP&A controllers, OPEX & Asset FP&A team, Middle-Office team, Global Treasury etc), Atlas/system IT team, SBS & execution, commercial teams
Experience
- 2-5 years of Corporate finance (audit, transaction services, financial department of a big Corporate)
Soft skills
- We would like someone willing to learn and grow in a passionate and varied environment
- We want someone autonomous, able to take initiatives. Even though you will be managed and helped anytime, high pressure and constant need to prioritize tasks will require those skills.
- We would like you to manage complex multiple information and to adapt to multiple stakeholders
- We imagine you: proactive, energetic, highly motivated, hard-worker and rigorous
- Flexibility in work and multi-tasking abilities
- Fluent written and verbal English skills
Education
• Top-class business or engineering school graduate
• Master's degree in Finance
• Strong appetite for financial analysis and corporate finance topics
• Proficiency with excel modeling, power BI and powerpoint
• Proficiency with finance tools (OneStream, SAP BOLD) and front office (ATLAS)
Knowledge /Technical & Functional skills
- Strong appetite for financial analysis and corporate finance topics
- Proficiency with excel modeling and powerpoint (knowledge of PBI and AI applications for finance is a plus)
- Understanding of commodities valuation and mechanism
- Ability to quickly master Finance IT tools (OneStream, SAP…)
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
Our Benefits
- 25 annual paid leave
- Flexible working hours
- Food vouchers
- Transportation allowance
- Additional medical & dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Sports card with 90/10 coverage
- Various learning & development opportunities
- Yearly performance evaluation plans
- Social clubs & Wellbeing initiatives
- Team buildings & social events
- Employee Referral Program
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Finance
- Top-class business or engineering school graduate
- 2-5 years of corporate finance experience (audit, transaction services, or corporate finance)
- Proficiency with Excel modeling
- Proficiency with Power BI
- Proficiency with PowerPoint
- Experience with finance systems OneStream and SAP BOLD
- Familiarity with ATLAS (front office) and data reconciliation across systems
- Understanding of commodities valuation and market mechanisms
- Fluent written and verbal English
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, work autonomously, prioritize under pressure
- Knowledge of PBI and AI applications for finance
What We Do
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, responsibly and reliably. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms). Since 1851 our portfolio has grown to include Grains & Oilseeds, Carbon Solutions, Food & Feed Solutions, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight and Global Markets. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and eight platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.ldc.com.
