Assistant Manager - FP&A

Overview

This role is responsible for supporting the business unit in FP&A including but not limited to budgeting and forecasting, monitoring and reporting for specific product categories.

Responsibilities

• Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines.
• Numerate and a lateral thinker, good at data analysis, with a strong attention to detail.
• Provide overall support for the period end results and preparation of forecast.
• Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports.
• Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver Period forecast.
• Understand key drivers of the P&L and compile cost deep-dives when required
• Compile Volume and Revenue trackers
• Work on key region / customer initiatives to drive business and region performance.
• Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago.
• Build the annual operating plan (AOP) process, and weekly and monthly forecasts
• Manage Mosiac tool
• Preparation of input for flash and pre-close month end review
• Create Channel / Customer promotional analysis to support business partners.
• Maintain complex Excel models.
• Develop PowerPoint presentation to communicate business results and insights.
• Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with Sales and Sales Finance
• Trade accrual process
• Collaborate with sales and finance functions on ad-hoc projects.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Self-starter; bias for action and for quick iteration on ideas / concepts; strong interest in proving out ideas with rapid prototyping.
• Ability to interact well across various teams.
• Team player; excellent listening skills; welcoming of ideas and new ways of looking at things; able to lead brainstorming sessions and elicit input from team members - including those who may not be the loudest voice in the room.

Qualifications

Skills Required

Sap, Power Bi, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Tableau, Business Objects, Analytics, Essbase, Excel