Overview Of The Role:
- The Finance Manager in the Corporate Division is responsible for leading Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and acting as a finance business partner. The role encompasses budget preparation, forecasting, management reporting, cost allocations, and generating performance insights. The Finance Manager will partner with various business divisions to enable data-driven decision-making, cost optimization, and value creation. This role requires strong coordination across multiple entities including Group Finance, business divisions, and other stakeholders.
What You Will Do:
Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Allocations
- Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process for the Corporate and GTDP function.
- Consolidate divisional inputs and challenge assumptions.
- Align financial plans with Group strategic targets.
- Ensure budgets and forecasts are submitted accurately within Group timelines.
- Maintain forecast accuracy within an agreed tolerance (e.g., 5% of actuals).
- Complete cost allocations for divisions using the approved allocation model.
- Identify and implement improvement opportunities in the cost allocation model.
Management Reporting & Financial Analysis
- Deliver timely and accurate monthly MIS and P&L performance reporting.
- Conduct variance analysis versus budget and forecast.
- Provide clear commentary on drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Publish monthly MIS and CFO/CTO dashboards by agreed timelines.
- Develop automated, self-service dashboards to reduce manual effort.
Cash Flow Planning & Forecasting
- Prepare and submit bi-weekly cash flow forecasts within agreed timelines.
- Align forecasted cash requirements with business plans.
- Analyze and explain variances between forecast and actual cash movements.
Cost & Profitability Analysis and Optimization
- Analyze key cost drivers and profitability across entities.
- Drive cost optimization and margin improvement opportunities.
- Complete cost driver and profitability analysis each reporting cycle.
- Improve recovery and utilization rates.
Planning Process Excellence & Automation
- Drive continuous improvement and automation of planning and reporting processes.
- Leverage SAP, Power BI, and data platforms for enhanced speed and accuracy.
- Implement automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Reduce reporting cycle time and manual effort.
Business Partnering & Decision Support
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to leadership.
- Translate financial data into actionable insights.
- Hold regular business review meetings with divisions and functions.
- Provide responsive and insightful recommendations for decision-making.
Skills
Required Skills To Be Successful:
- Strong financial planning and analysis capabilities.
- Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, and advanced Excel.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to drive process improvements and cost optimizations.
What Qualifies You For The Role:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; professional qualification (CA/CPA/CIMA/ACCA) preferred.
- 5-8 years of experience in financial control and management.
- Strong accounting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Hands-on experience with SAP (FICO/BPC/SAC), Power BI, and advanced Excel.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
