Krisztina Lay
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Business Partner HUAD & SCE Region
Unilever
2022.09 - Current
- Preparing and managing monthly forecast for the countries.
- Presenting numerical and graphical data for the EE leadership team to demonstrate YTD progress, present forecast, and explain key variances.
- Managing the yearly IBP planning process, providing finance related inputs, as well as calculating Business cases for the innovations.
- Analyzed financial position, investigate and report budget variances and identify adjustments to facilitate month and year-end closing processes.
- Quarterly cost evaluation of UEBV communications.
- Participating in pricing process.
- Financial estimation and evaluation of new products, strategic product ranges, brand and promo evaluation.
- Monitoring BMI spending.
- Analyzing, forecasting and planning Business group Specific Overheads.
Finance Business Partner Home Care Category
Unilever
2022.04 - 2022.09
- Preparing and managing monthly forecast, analyze YTD progress and explain key variances.
- Managing the yearly IBP planning process, providing finance related inputs, as well as calculating Business cases for the innovations.
- Analyze financial position, investigate and report budget variances and identify adjustments to facilitate month and year-end closing processes.
- Quarterly cost evaluation of UEBV communications.
- Participating in pricing process.
- Financial estimation and evaluation of new products, strategic product ranges, brand and promo evaluation.
- Monitoring BMI spending.
Finance Analyst Ice OOH, Hungary
Unilever
2019.11 - 2022.04
- Preparing and managing monthly forecast, analyze YTD progress and explain key variances.
- Monthly and Quarterly TMI forecasting
- Supply cost forecast and actual calculation (distribution and logistics fees) in the new model for concessionaires.
- Supporting the Sales manager in calculating trade terms in the new model for concessionaires.
- Adopting the new business model in financial reporting (MSTR)
- Ice obsolete control
- Profitability analysis for the main channels (ICENOW, FIELD, FKA).
Finance Business Partner Home Care Category
Unilever
2015.03 - 2017.02
- Preparing and managing monthly forecast, analyze YTD progress and explain key variances.
- Managing the yearly IBP planning process, providing finance related inputs, as well as calculating Business cases for the innovations.
- Analyze financial position, investigate and report budget variances and identify adjustments to facilitate month and year-end closing processes.
- Quarterly cost evaluation of USCC communications.
- Participating in pricing process.
- Financial estimation and evaluation of new products, strategic product ranges, brand and promo evaluation.
- Monitoring BMI spending.
BMI Analyst HUAD & CRSR Regions
Unilever
2014.01 - 2015.01
- Monthly tracking and reporting of BMI spending for 6 countries and all categories.
- Yearly planning of BMI budgets.
Financial Analyst of Chocolate Category
Kraft Foods/Mondelez
2008.06 - 2013.12
- Preparing and managing monthly forecast, analyze YTD progress and explain key variances to management.
- Managing the yearly planning process, providing finance related inputs, as well as calculating Business cases for the innovations and seasonal products.
- Analyze financial position, investigate and report budget variances and identify adjustments to facilitate month and year-end closing processes.
- Preparation of project PnL-s for Sales and Marketing teams.
- Monitoring A&P spending.
Customer Finance Analyst
Unilever
2004.06 - 2008.06
- Monthly reporting, forecasting and yearly planning.
- SOX implementation process.
- Participating in SAP implementation.
- Participating in the establishment process of IBM financial shared service in Krakow.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Oxford Brookes University
Budapest06.2006
Skills
- Computer Skills/Excel
- SAP
- Oracle
- Power BI
Languages
Hungarian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
German
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Finance Business Partner HUAD & SCE Region
Unilever
2022.09 - Current
Finance Business Partner Home Care Category
Unilever
2022.04 - 2022.09
Finance Analyst Ice OOH, Hungary
Unilever
2019.11 - 2022.04
Finance Business Partner Home Care Category
Unilever
2015.03 - 2017.02
BMI Analyst HUAD & CRSR Regions
Unilever
2014.01 - 2015.01
Financial Analyst of Chocolate Category
Kraft Foods/Mondelez
2008.06 - 2013.12
Customer Finance Analyst
Unilever
2004.06 - 2008.06
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Oxford Brookes University
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