Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist

Job Purpose:

To assist the Commercial Finance Manager to facilitate Annual Business Planning, Monthly Financial Forecasting and Performance Management reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Business focal to consolidate information for timely preparation of business plan
• Assist the Commercial Finance Lead to ensure business plans are consistent and robust and that they are challenging but realistic and meet financial performance aspirations set by the management.
• Responsible for the opex budget upload to the ERP
• Assist monthly business performance information pack preparation and act as business focal to consolidate feedback on financial variance analysis, casual factors, scorecard and commentary.
• Helps in the review of MI Reports for various ManCom, IMT, Executive Committee & Board Meetings
• Perform monthly financial performance forecast to ensure alignment and achieving the desired financial targets and Operational Plan and Scorecard.
• Business focal to conduct OPEX analysis for Logistics & Operations Team, Finance & Corporate Services, HSSE, Business Development, HR, Compensation & Benefits & Top Executives (Cs)
• Handles Finance presentation during ManCom Meeting

Key Challenges:

• To provide effective and value-added finance analysis to the business in an ever challenging business target/strategies.
• Abilities to understand business needs and provide relevant and useful information on a timely basis
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with business function heads
• Good knowledge and understanding of Isla reporting requirements
• Ability to understand impacts of business actions on financials and KPIs.
• Able to champion and roll out Management initiatives
• Able to provide timely and quality management analysis to the team for decision making

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Accountancy, preferably a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• At least 3 year working experience in Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Knowledge in Financial ERPs.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral English communication skills.
• Advance level in MS Office
• Critical thinker, analytical, and highly organized
• Able to work independently and prepares accurate and reliable reports