Job Description

Our Client is looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.

The role of an FP&A Manager is to implement, develop and provide commercial financial analysis on KPIs giving data driven insights to aid decision making. Varying business to business, the FP&A function will manage all data and dissemination of commercial results across the business, so the relevant tools are being provided to support the growth of a business.

The key responsibilities and tasks will include the following:

• Analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
• Monitor performance indicators, performing analytical review, highlighting trends, and analysing causes of unexpected variance.
• Manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and provide recommendations on action plan to be taken to meet the budget.
• Provide cash flow forecasting and manage all areas relating to cashflow to create an ongoing cash forecast and ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational needs and capital investment requirement.
• Manages capital market risks and interest exposures. Mitigate risks through use of  various hedging strategies to reduce risks related to changes in interest rates, and foreign currencies.
• Manage all areas relating to cash flow management of the Company and its subsidiaries. This position will be responsible for managing the liquidity of the businesses, monitoring cash flows to ensure sufficient cash to fund company operations, ensure that treasury function is properly managed.
• Reporting to Group for consolidation purposes for reforecast exercise.
• Ensure that the company operates efficiently by monitoring and using its current assets and liabilities most effectively.
• Support Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis and any ad-hoc reporting to establish goals and measure performance of the Company’s portfolio of businesses.
• Analyse and review of discounts and ensure discounts are within reasonable range to ensure revenue growth management.
• Analyse complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Implement and work with a Business Intelligence Tool and Dashboard reports.
• Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in marketing programs.
• Perform benchmarking, analyse customer needs to strive for continuous improvement and gain competitive edge.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives and provides guidance on investment and project decisions.
• Lead special projects and teams to gain more efficiency in process.
• Compilation of statistical reports and filing as per regulatory requirement.
• Any ad-hoc duties as required.

Profile:

• Degree/Master holder or ACCA Qualified
• Advanced Excel Skills. This can include the ability to interpret SQL and a growing requirement for dashboard creation using tools such as Power BI
• Have strong experience working as a business partner in delivering better decision support and enabling strategic initiatives which help to improve the organization’s financial performance.

Proactive reserves the right:

To call only the shortlisted candidates for interview.

Not to make any appointment following this advertisement nor to assign any reason whatsoever for accepting or rejecting any candidate.