Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Responsibilities:

- Support the team of sales or gross margin or SG&A analysts to ensure that all deliverables are completed and divisional analytics packs are prepared and have the right analytics that support the underlying movements

- Own the delivery of services as described in the service-level agreement with the divisions

- Drive Divisional FP&A transformation goals to optimize, simplify, and automate P&A tasks

- Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results

- Lead the development of the annual plan by working across multiple key stakeholders

- Coordinate close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results, and preparing content for business reviews with senior leadership

- Develop sustainable content for use in monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making.

- Partners with broader finance and business stakeholders drive critical reporting needs and capabilities.

Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics

- CA or other professional preferred

- Minimum 12 years of Finance experience

- Relevant FP&A work experience ideally in an FMCG environment

- Proficiency in BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.

- Knowledge of financial and commercial reporting basics

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.