FP&A EMEA COFFEE (H/F)

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has been a key player in the global coffee industry for more than 30 years. We specialize in all major Arabica and Robusta coffee qualities, serving a diverse customer base worldwide, ranging from specialty roasters to multinational food and beverage companies. We are looking for a highly motivated and analytical individual to join our Coffee Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, reporting to the FP&A Manager for the Coffee Platform in EMEA. In this role, you will support the FP&A Manager in delivering recurring monthly performance analysis, coordinating budgeting and forecasting activities, and contributing to a range of ad hoc, cross-functional projects. You will work closely with multiple teams across the EMEA region, gaining exposure to the commercial, operational, and financial aspects of the coffee business. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your FP&A skills within a dynamic and international environment. Based in Kampala, Uganda, LDC's largest coffee origination platform in EMEA, you will gain unique exposure to the coffee supply chain, from origin to destination markets. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with commercial, operational, and finance teams while developing a solid foundation in business partnering, financial analysis, and commodity markets. For motivated individuals, it represents an excellent entry point into LDC and a strong platform from which to pursue future career opportunities across Finance, Commercial, Operations, or other functions within the Group. Financial performance & reporting • Deliver comprehensive monthly performance analysis, comparing reported numbers to the budget, while clearly identifying and explaining key variances and underlying business drivers. • Contribute to the preparation of the Monthly Performance Review (MPR), including analytical files and presentation materials, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clear financial messaging. • Support the FP&A Manager in delivering ad hoc financial analyses for management and business stakeholders, including profitability reviews, OPEX deep-dives, trend analysis, and scenario modeling. Business Partnering & Decision Support • Contribute to budget, forecast, and landing exercises by challenging assumptions and assessing associated risks and opportunities. • Participate in discussions with commercial and finance teams to understand the financial performance of the Coffee Platform and the drivers of profitability. • Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate business performance, operational initiatives, and market developments. Process Improvement & Digitalization • Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, data quality, and analytical tools through automation and simplification initiatives. • Act as a key liaison between Finance, IT, and business teams to enhance reporting systems and strengthen data integrity. The scope is the LDC EMEA Coffee Platform.

Education : • Top-class business or engineering school graduate • Master's degree in Finance Experience : • Corporate finance (audit, transaction services, financial department of a big Corporate) 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…) 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, adventurous and rigorous • Flexibility in work and multi-tasking abilities • Fluent written and verbal English skills

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 19,000 people globally.