Job Purpose Acts as a Business Partner, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to CPO/BF/GLF/Region/Cluster/Global Management; to be responsible for running core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information, and pro-active cross-functional liaison with the Financial Reporting & Accounting (FRA), franchises and commercial teams.
Major Accountabilities Provides management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests on revenues, SPC, cost centers, customers, product and sales channels, Management Cash Flow, Profit and Loss (P&L) by area and shared service cost allocations.
Performs analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; makes recommendations to mitigate these risks.
Ensures pro-active Business Partnering with FRA, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and other Functions; supports implementation of smooth processes to support on time and accurate information gathering.
Ensures on-going business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drives early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.
Drives the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes.
Ensures integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provides value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement.
{C}· Drives and improves business case proposals and profitability tracking.
{C}· Leads the monthly BPA closing procedure and Business Unit (BU) management reporting packages.
Drives communication with country finance peers and BPA team.
Analyzes investments and sales to provide resource allocation recommendations.
Drives BPA sub-project work streams to define and implement lean processes.
Continually improves and streamlines management reporting processes and systems to meet the changing demands of the business.
Develops and strengthens the BPA function.
Integrity and Compliance
{C}· Works within Integrity and Compliance policies and ensures those around him/her do the same.
{C}· Works to ensure a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.
Ideal Background
Education: Financial Accounting, Business related courses, CFA, ACCA, ACA, Masters Degree
Functional Experience
· Financial Reporting & Accounting (FRA)
· Commercial Business Planning & Analysis (BPA)
· Global line functions (Tech ops, Development)
· Audit (internal/external) & Business Process Controls
· Manage outsourced or off-shored services
· Minimum of 6 – 8 years related deliverables
Leadership Experience
· People management
· Project leadership
· Global/Regional/Country experience
· Different business models/change management
Functional Competence
· Financial reporting, accounting and tax
· Business partnering and decision support
· Planning and performance management
· Business controls and compliance
· Continuous improvement
Leadership Competence
· Self: Leadership impact, integrity & drive
· Team: Team building, talent development across boundaries
· Business: Strategic direction, change & innovation
Qualified applicants should forward all applications to ‘mgtpositions@stresert.com’ using ‘BUSINESS PLANNING MANAGER’ as subject of application. Application closes 25th February, 2015.
Apply via :
mgtpositions@stresert.com
