Manager-FP&A

JOB SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW
The primary responsibilities of this role are to provide the financial information and associated analysis necessary to manage and optimise company performance, and provide decision support analysis to business managers within the BU.
Responsible for: All aspects of Financial Planning & Analysis as described herein.
Reports to : India FD & Corporate
Department : Finance
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership
• The FP&A analyst must be willing to proactively engage with his local senior management and the central Finance team to assist them in the development and monitoring of their plans, and in managing performance to deliver these plans.
Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning
• Produce a zero-based, bottom-up Annual Budget and long range company plan. Deliverables to include:
• Monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statements
• Profit and cost center budgets, signed off, and fully owned, by regional senior management
• Clear assumptions around volume and rate drivers underpinning the financials
• Summaries of assumptions and outputs for approval by Global Finance and Senior Management
• Upload to BPCS (main accounting software) in time for reporting of Period 1 actuals versus budget

• Produce 3 in-year re-forecasts to the same level of detail as the annual budget at the 3+9, 6+6 and 9+3 points (i.e. incorporating the actual P3, P6 and P9 results with forecasts through till year end)

• Produce higher level outlooks at the 10+2 and 11+1 to ensure that full year results are optimised

• Update monthly full year forecasts within Tagetik ( additional MIS/planning system)

Performance Management
• Work with Commercial FD to develop appropriate Key Performance Indicators and Dashboards, and ensure their consistent measurement and use within the regional organisation.
• Continuously monitor and improve the quality of the regional PMA report in order to ensure that relevant, actionable information is headlined.
• Coordinate the monthly regional Period Management Accounts (PMA) review process, ensuring insightful commentary and analysis is delivered in standardised form.

Decision Support
• Partner with the Regional Senior Management team, the Global CFO and Commercial FD, and other managers to provide value-added financial support to management decision making on general and specific commercial matters, including for example:
• assisting the sales team in the development and maintenance of detailed, quantitative sales pipeline systems and reports
• analysing country, sector, customer and product profitability
• measuring/reducing the costs incurred within the company’s value chain such as product development, engineering, account management, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, etc..
• assisting in project plan development, including forecasting/managing project costs and benefits

• Contributing to the development of appropriate management information systems and reporting

Relationship Management
The FP&A analyst must :
• establish collaborative working relations with his / her peers and other members of the Regional Finance and Senior Management teams, as well as with the Global Finance team in London.
Market Environment
• The FP&A analyst must ensure that he keeps aware of external developments that may impact upon the execution of his responsibilities such as competitive, regulatory, legal, fiscal and socio-economic developments

MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education
• University Degree Required
• Qualified Accountant Required
• MBA or similar Desirable
Experience
• 6 years + commercial work experience Required
• Substantial experience of working with senior non-Finance management Highly desirable
• Experience in a company with a global B2B sales structure Highly desirable
• Experience in a company with distributed global manufacturing footprint Highly desirable
• Experience in a comparable mid-size and fast growing company Highly desirable
Other
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Technical Competence
• Must have highly developed Excel and modelling skills
• Must have significant commercial acumen and awareness
• Must be able to project manage the budgeting and forecasting exercises and the monthly timetable of performance reviews

Core Competencies
• Independent thinking
• Strong problem solving skills
• Personal motivation
• High energy levels
• Strong work ethic
• Trustworthy judgement
• Ability to work without significant supervision
• High personal integrity
• Great team work orientation
• Strong decision-making skills
• Ability to be focused and organised
• Ability to lead through and manage change
• High adaptability and desire to improve their environment

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