Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Americas Division

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• The FP&A Manager serves as the finance partner for an assigned regional country or divisional scope. The role manages core planning forecasting reporting performance analysis commercial finance and project controlling activities ensuring reliable financial execution transparent performance information and strong governance.
• Working with Division Leaders Sector Leaders Local Partners Country Managing Directors and Group Controlling the role translates financial and operational data into practical insights supports sound decisions and continuously improves planning reporting and dashboard processes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partner
  • Provide day-to-day financial guidance to divisional and country stakeholders and act as a trusted finance contact for the assigned scope.
  • Manage FP&A deliverables for the assigned scope ensuring accurate timely and decision-relevant planning and performance information.
  • Challenge assumptions constructively identify risks and opportunities and recommend practical actions; escalate material risks when required.
• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Manage divisional budget and forecast cycles by coordinating inputs maintaining planning models validating assumptions and consolidating submissions.
  • Support planning discussions with Division Sector and Country leaders and explain key performance trends sensitivities and forecast movements.
  • Develop scenario analyses and financial models for business cases cost initiatives resource decisions and other assigned priorities.
• Business Performance & Analytics
  • Prepare weekly and monthly financial reporting compare actuals against budget and forecast and provide clear variance explanations.
  • Develop and maintain KPI dashboards covering revenue cost profitability project performance and other relevant country or divisional metrics.
  • Analyze financial and operational data to identify key drivers trends risks and opportunities and present concise conclusions to management.
• Commercial Finance
  • Support sales pipeline tracking and revenue forecasting to improve visibility consistency and forecast accuracy.
  • Partner with business development and delivery teams on proposal planning pricing analyses commercial evaluations and profitability assessments.
  • Project Controlling
  • Monitor client project performance against budgets and timelines including profitability margin resource utilization and variance analysis.
  • Provide structured progress reporting and work with project leaders to identify financial risks and improve project outcomes.
• Finance Transformation & Process Excellence
  • Identify and implement improvements in reporting forecasting data quality and recurring finance processes to increase accuracy efficiency and transparency.
  • Lead small finance projects or workstreams define deliverables and timelines coordinate stakeholders and capture key learnings.
  • Collaborate with regional and international finance teams to apply common standards strengthen file and data structures and share best practices.
• Team Leadership
  • Lead coach and develop the Senior Payroll & Benefits Coordinator.
  • Foster a culture of accountability continuous improvement customer service and operational excellence.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex payroll and benefits matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business Administration or a related field.
• 35 years of relevant experience in FP&A financial analysis controlling or a related finance role.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills including the ability to structure ambiguous problems and draw clear conclusions from data.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficient use of Power BI and ThinkCell; practical experience with ERP systems preferably SAP.
• Strong organization prioritization problem-solving and self-management skills with reliable delivery under tight deadlines.
• Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to adapt messages and presentations to financial and non-financial audiences.
• Collaborative and stakeholder-oriented working style with the ability to work independently lead small projects and constructively address conflicts.
• Solid commercial acumen and understanding of business performance drivers project economics planning governance and the organizations core offerings.