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Job Description
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the Annual Financial Plan (AFP), Strategic Business Plan (SBP), and monthly Outlook processes.
- Coordinate cross-functional planning activities to ensure alignment between financial targets and business strategies.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models to support revenue, gross profit, operating expense, and EBIT forecasting.
- Monitor business performance and proactively identify risks and opportunities against financial commitments.
- Drive forecast accuracy improvements through detailed trend analysis and business partnering.
Management Reporting
- Prepare and deliver timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports for local and regional leadership teams.
- Provide comprehensive variance analysis versus AFP, Outlook, and Prior Year results.
- Consolidate financial results and business commentary for regional and global reporting requirements.
- Ensure consistency and integrity of financial data across all reporting platforms and systems.
Business Performance Analysis
- Analyze sales, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital, and profitability performance.
- Support revenue and margin optimization initiatives through detailed financial analysis.
- Evaluate promotional activities, pricing strategies, investment proposals, and cost-saving initiatives.
- Deliver actionable insights to support business growth and profitability improvement.
Business Partnering
- Challenge assumptions and provide financial guidance to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Partner with department leaders to develop budgets, forecasts, and business cases.
- Support decision-making through scenario analysis and financial impact assessments.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Manage financial planning and reporting activities within SAP S/4HANA, Essbase, and other corporate reporting systems.
- Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting automation, and data visualization.
- Enhance reporting efficiency and data quality through process standardization and system optimization.
- Support implementation of new finance tools and reporting solutions as req