Assistant Manager Operations-REF84703M

Job Description Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Lead

Role Purpose

Lead the organizations Financial Planning & Analysis function by driving budgeting forecasting management reporting and strategic decision support. Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership ensuring financial insights translate into effective operational and strategic actions.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process and develop rolling forecasts aligned with business strategy

• Partner with business functions to understand key performance drivers cost structures and growth initiatives

• Develop robust financial models to support planning scenario analysis and resource allocation

• Ensure accountability for finalizing implementing and governing the financial planning and budgeting process

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Develop manage and enhance the organizations Management Information Systems (MIS) to ensure timely accurate and reliable reporting aligned with management requirements

• Manage all internal and external financial reporting requirements

• Analyse business performance against budgets forecasts and targets including variance analysis and recommendations for corrective actions

• Provide insightful financial analysis to support executive and board-level decision making

Business Partnering

• Work cross-functionally with Operations Sales Procurement and other key stakeholders

• Support decision-making through what-if analysis scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis

• Evaluate capital investments pricing strategies and cost-saving initiatives to improve profitability

• Partner closely with the Controller and senior leadership on financial management commercial decisions target setting and execution

Strategic Projects

• Contribute to long-range financial planning and profitability analysis

• Support strategic initiatives including M&A new business launches restructurings and transformation projects

• Assist in the preparation of board investor and executive presentations

Systems & Process Improvement

• Drive enhanced use of ERP BI and planning tools such as SAP NetSuite Power BI Anaplan or similar platforms

• Lead automation initiatives to improve efficiency accuracy and scalability of financial reporting and models

• Continuously improve financial processes data quality and accessibility across the organization

Other Requirements & Competencies

• Domain expert in FP&A processes including management reporting budgeting forecasting and performance management

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end FP&A transformation projects

• Strong understanding of digital technologies automation analytics and their application within FP&A

• Action-oriented results-driven and self-motivated with high energy and attention to quality

• Analytical structured thinker with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project-oriented environment

• Strong team player with the ability to influence and drive outcomes across functions

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance Accounting or a related discipline

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience across accounting financial systems and/or finance transformation roles

• Strong understanding of Record-to-Report (R2R) and FP&A processes controls and reporting requirements

• Demonstrated success in leading or supporting financial systems implementations with strong stakeholder engagement and change management capabilities

• Experience managing large multidisciplinary projects such as ERP implementations finance transformations or accounting co-sourcing engagements

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time