Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A has the pivotal role to drive the financial planning agenda across multi-markets. Key FP&A processes include forecasts, AOP, long-term strategic plans, performance management and transformation initiatives for the financial planning function. In addition, the FP&A Lead will provide finance thought leadership in developing performance metrics for the BU.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Partner with Finance Cluster leads/Planners on AOP/Forecast target setting process, balancing opportunities, and challenges across portfolio.

Drive Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and monthly forecasting processes, working closely with Cluster and Sector planning team, to secure deliverables per planning calendars, ensuring timeliness, quality, and accuracy.

Provide the clear communication top down from Sector to Market Unit and ensure that Business unit and Market unit can deliver per requirement ie required monthly templates

Ensure the total BU performance correctness including Plan, Rolling Forecast and actual, also to provide the clear commentaries of the main drivers of that create the variances to BU CFO

Lead and manage HQ Opex and Cross Charges including Plan, Rolling Forecast and Actual tracking. Identify the risks and opportunities that might happen in each scenario

Support the development of Financial and commercial presentations to BU/Sector/ Corporate, including performance letters, POR, AOP, Townhalls and any other requirements.

Provide performance management reporting to BU/Sector/Corporate, providing financial analysis on overall business results and insights around key P&L drivers.

Be the key member to drive Planning Transformation in coordination with Sector/Global project and support teams to implement global digital tools and initiatives at the BU.

Drive standardization and simplification of planning and reporting processes across markets.

Key Skills/Experience Required:

Master's Degree: Specialization in Finance and Accounting

At least 5 years of proven finance experience in FP&A/ Commercial Planning

Strong analytical and presentation skills: highly capable in Microsoft Excel and PPT

Strong communication skills: ability to think strategically, articulate and influence stakeholders.

Strong inter-personal skills: ability to work with multi-functional, multi-country and multi-cultural teams.

Strong resilience and result orientation: ability to withstand pressure and manage planned and ad-hoc timelines