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Job Purpose To support enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This role serves as the analytical backbone for the Group Finance team, ensuring the integrity of financial models and providing quantitative evidence for strategic decision-making Key Accountabilities 1.
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Job Purpose
To support enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
This role serves as the analytical backbone for the Group Finance team, ensuring the integrity of financial models and providing quantitative evidence for strategic decision-making Key Accountabilities 1.
Commercial Business Partnering & Insight Act as a dedicated partner to departmental heads, translating operational activities into financial outcomes.
Collaborate with commercial and operations teams to challenge assumptions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
Provide "front-line" analysis on pricing strategies, margin performance, and market trends.
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Strategic Planning & Scenario Modeling Support the execution of annual budgets and long-range plans.
Develop agile "what-if" financial models to evaluate business cases, product launches, or capital investments (CapEx).
Maintain integrated forecasting models that reflect current market conditions.
3.
Performance Management & Value Creation Deliver monthly performance packs that explain the commercial "story" behind budget variances.
Monitor cross-functional KPIs to ensure alignment with long-term Group strategy.
Partner with stakeholders to develop data-backed remedial actions for performance gaps.
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Data Governance & Reporting Excellence Drive the adoption of Business Intelligence (BI) tools for real-time visibility into financial performance.
Standardize reporting protocols to ensure a "single version of the truth" across all business units.
Ensure financial modeling adheres to internal governance and accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP).
Qualifications
& Experience Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
An MBA or Master's degree is preferred.
Professional Certifications: ACCA, CIMA, or CPA is highly desirable.
Experience
3–5 years in FP&A or Corporate Finance within large-scale companies or MNCs.
Technical Skills & Competencies Job-Specific Skills: Advanced Excel, Power BI, and financial modeling.
Experience
with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Dynamics.
Solid understanding of IFRS/GAAP.
Core Competencies: Detail-Oriented: A "zero-mistake" mindset regarding data accuracy.
Analytical Curiosity: Proactively investigating the "why" behind the numbers.
Communication: Explaining technical financial data clearly to non-finance colleagues.
Resilience: Ability to perform under tight deadlines during budget or month-end seasons.
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