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For the last 40 years not only are we the leader in the Greek market, but also one of the 17 companies in Greece with the fastest growth (Growth Awards 2021). At the same time, we are experiencing big growth across Europe, where we aim to become one of the key players.\nWe are proud to have recently been certified as a Great Place to Work and we continuously invest in growing our people’s skills and developing them according to their own competencies. Our company’s future depends on our people, this is why recruiting and hiring new talent is of paramount importance to us, despite the challenges that employers face nowadays. The need to have the right people, with the right skills and attitude at the right moment is essential more than ever. This is why we have increased our workforce by 20% on a yearly basis in the past few years and are investing in hiring new people.\nFinance Analyst - Controller\nFOURNARAKIS S.A. is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst - Controller to strengthen its Finance function and support the company’s continued growth and development.\nThe role is designed for finance professional with strong analytical and controlling capabilities and solid experience in a large commercial or product-driven organization, ideally operating with a significant number of SKUs, brands, suppliers, imports, warehouses and sales channels.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with the CFO and Management, providing reliable financial and commercial analysis, developing management reporting and contributing to the continuous improvement of controlling processes, systems and reporting tools.\nA strong understanding of physical products and the financial dynamics behind inventory, purchasing, imports, costing, 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Accounting and the CFO.\nReview the accuracy and consistency of accounting entries, reconciliations and financial information generated through the ERP system.\nSupport the preparation of financial statements and other financial reporting requirements.\nMonitor and support key reconciliations, including customers, suppliers, inventory, banks and general ledger accounts.\nSupport statutory, tax and other external audits in cooperation with Accounting and external advisors.\nSupport matters related to myDATA, electronic invoicing and Greek tax compliance, in collaboration with the Accounting team.\nPrepare business cases, scenario analyses and ad hoc financial analyses to support management decision-making.\nDevelop, monitor and continuously improve financial and commercial KPIs.\nDesign and enhance management dashboards and reporting tools.\nCollaborate closely with Sales, Procurement, Product Management, Logistics, Warehouse and Accounting to collect, validate and interpret financial 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