Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the annual budget process – revenue, direct/indirect/sales & marketing costs, support overheads, capital expenditures, headcount, and allocation drivers.

• Monitor and update forecasts regularly to reflect changes in business conditions and provide actionable insights.

• Develop and maintain financials models and reports to support forecasting and budgeting process.

• Track sales and spending to ensure alignment with targets and report variances with clear and concise commentaries and recommendations to senior management.

• Prepare and present financial information to stakeholders highlighting key variances and providing recommendations.

• Analyze cost structures and identify opportunities for cost-saving to improve profitability.

• Track and manage both direct/indirect costs, sales & marketing costs, support overheads.

• Review purchase requisitions and challenge any spending that is not align with target margin.

• Review viability and reasonableness of cost savings projects by various departments.

• Review of proposed capital expenditures and perform post review analysis.

• Work closely with local finance and finance shared services center team to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.

• Act as business partner to various departments – Business, Operations, Commercial & Support Overheads

• Prepare ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis – P&L simulation & scenarios.

• Work closely with commercial team to review a reasonable sales pricing model.

• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

• Must be a Certified Public Accountant

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis and Budget Management or Financial Reporting

• Exposure in business partnering with senior management and stakeholders

• High work ethic and integrity

• Assertive, Self-driven and Independent in a fast-paced environment

• Amenable to Hybrid set-up – 3x per week onsite