Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

This role has overall responsibility for business forecasts and evaluation of current & future business activities/opportunities.

The Financial Planning and Reporting Manager works closely with

• :Work as a FP&A Business Partner to sales teams and internal areas. This position is the first point of contact for business forecasting, financial performance analysis and commercial profit reporting
• ;Financial Controllers as an interface between the actual and forecast results as well as support with monthly close/reporting activity

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Responsibiliti

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Management Report

• ingCo-ordinates and manages in-territory annual and monthly management review process vs budget & forecast for P&L and balance-sheet ite
• ms.Assess the organizational performance against budget and strategy and provide challenge and insight into financial performance to enable appropriate decisions to be made on future performance and gro
• wthProvides commentaries, analysis and insight on key trends , initiatives and risks and opportunities at Territory level for input to the Management pa
• ck.Provides title P&L analysis and participants report

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Planning, Budgeting and Forecas

• tingManage the forecast and plan review and approval process with hub and corpo
• rateCoordinate and prepare the draft annual budget (revenue, cost and overhead), and additionally for the quarterly fore
• castCo-ordinate timely input of financial and business drivers into the global 3 year
• planIdentify and agree KPIs which track performance against Business Pl
• ans.Translates market conditions into the financial fore
• castTests alternative high level business scenarios and run sensitivity analysis and assess risks and opportunities with the territories and hub management
• teamPartner with the Sales/Mktg/Operations teams to provide financial ins
• ightPrepare and review the cash fore
• castPrepare the supporting analysis of the flash reporting and monthly forec
• astsLiaise with Sales to develop customer level budgets and forec
• astsSupport managers to develop tactical, operational and capital plans and initiatives to deliver tar

gets
Projects, Analysis and Continuous Improv

• ementOptimize tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information and make actionable recommendations on strategy and opera
• tionsIdentify and ensure implementation of process improvements to continually improve perfor
• manceAnalyses commercial proposals to support decision-making, including discount structures, promotions analysis, customer profitability ana
• lysisActively participate as part of ad-hoc global teams to develop enhanced tools & processes followed by tactical implementation lo

cally
Global Financ

• e teamWorks with, supports, and is supported by FP&A Managers, Financial Controllers, Business Analysts, Finance Directors and Home Office members of the globa
• l teamBuilds an environment based on trust, respect, teamwork, initiative and inno

vation
Knowledge, Skills and Abi

lities Strong knowle

• dge of:
  US GAAP,and how to apply it, and when applicable to business results and fo
• recasts.Tools, approaches, roles, techniques, processes and/or procedures ne
• eded to:Establish and monitor
• budgets.Explore and evaluate alternative financial scenarios and
• results.Analyze a product, customer, process, or project in terms of cost and b
• enefits.Create and maintain accurate and thorough financial
• reports.Recognize, anticipate, and resolve organization, operations or process p

roblems.
Strong ab

• ility to:Effectively communicate across the Business and Finance organization with strong English oral and writt
• en skillsCo-ordinate and own a complex process through clear communication and organization of disparate participants to deliver a timely and effecti
• ve outputAnalysis of underlying financial and non financial data to provide an insight into the performance to enable the appropriate decisions t
• o be madeProvide clear, understandable and meaningful insights in to the business to support the management to making informed business
• decisionsWork in a fast moving and changing environment, and manage multiple pr
• iorities.Establish collaborative and productive relationships with clients, vendors and peers to facilitate excellent business
• support.Read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical
• with and manipulate multiple data sources to generate useful and insight
• ful , implement, evaluate and enhance internal control p

rocesses.
Re

• quirement:Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling and others. MBA
• is a plusFluent English (oral and written), Spanish is
• desirableThis is an individual contributo