Finance Business Partner

The responsibilities of a Finance Business Partner include

• Improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance
  

• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies
  

• Providing effective commercial procedures or initiating change to ensure key
  

operational commercial and financial targets are delivered

• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their teams.
  

Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data performance metrics and key performance

indicators (KPIs) to provide insights and recommendations to support strategic decisionmaking. S/he will help business units understand their financial performance and identify areas for improvement.

Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the annual budgeting process and help business units create accurate financial forecasts. S/he will work closely with department heads to ensure budgets are aligned with strategic goals and provide guidance on cost control and resource allocation.

Performance Reporting: Develop and deliver regular financial reports to business units

highlighting variances from budgets and forecasts. S/he will explain the reasons behind these variances and offer actionable insights to improve performance.

Financial Planning: Collaborate with business leaders to develop longterm financial plans

and models which can include scenarios for growth cost reduction or market changes. FBPs help business units set financial goals and create strategies to achieve them.

Cost Management: Identify costsaving opportunities and work with business units to

implement cost reduction initiatives while ensuring that essential operations are not adversely affected.

Strategic Decision Support: Provide financial insights to assist in strategic decisionmakingsuch as market expansion product launches or mergers and acquisitions. FBPs help evaluate the financial implications of different strategic options.

Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with department heads managers and

other stakeholders in the organization. They act as a trusted advisor facilitating communication and collaboration between finance and other functions.

Continuous Improvement: Constantly seek ways to improve financial processes and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within their business units.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or related field
  

• CPA or CFA certification preferred
  

• Certification credentials in Analytics or Data Science is a plus
  

• 5 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis preferably with experience in preparing KPI dashboard reports
  

• With experience in zerobased budgeting
  

• With strong understanding of financial statements and reporting background in BPO or service industries with a range of service portfolios and/or commercial entities preferred
  

• With strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
  

• Has excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to both financial and nonfinancial stakeholders.
  

• Strong leadership and project management skills
  

• Must be proactive a selfstarter able to prioritize tasks and have the ability to multitask and work independently.
  

• Must be able to work on a hybrid arrangement in our Pasay Office.