Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist

Join an expanding Finance team in a high-impact FP&A role where your work will directly support the Sales, Marketing and IT groups across the GUS global network. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner Commercial & IT, you will own the budgeting and forecasting process for these vital stakeholder groups, produce management reporting and KPIs, and deliver business intelligence that empowers commercial and technical teams to make faster, smarter decisions. If you are an FP&A Specialist who enjoys close stakeholder engagement, turning data into strategy, and influencing performance at scale,  this is a role where your insights will be visible and valued internationally.


Key Activities and Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Business Partner in working with the Commercial and IT management teams on the production of the Commercial and IT budgets, from liaising across the full international breadth of the Commercial team to confirm student recruitment targets for each group institution and the cost to deliver them, through to working with the Commercial and IT management teams to produce right-sized budgets agreed with the institutions in accordance with the Group timetable
• Support the Finance Business Partner and Commercial and IT management teams in presenting the Commercial budget proposal to each group institution. Respond to queries and challenges to achieve an agreed final budget
• Manage the monthly process of recharging the institutions for Commercial and IT services, liaising with the stakeholders within Commercial, the institutions and the respective finance teams
• Produce the monthly financial performance presentations, supporting the business in understanding drivers behind key variances
• Support the production of the forecast for Commercial and IT cost centres, working closely with Commercial and IT management teams to identify risks and opportunities and ensure they are managed appropriately and reflected in the forecast
• Gather data from disparate sources to support the provision of insight and analysis to the IBD management team on absolute performance against financial and recruitment targets, and relative performance between institutions
• Support the Commercial and IT management team in the preparation of business cases to assess the benefit of new projects and initiatives
• Support the Finance Business Partner and the Commercial team on ad hoc matters as required

Requirements for the Role

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role within a large, complex international business, including financial analysis, business partnering, financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting
• CPA qualification is desired 
• Strong attention to detail, able to produce and review financial data to ensure accuracy
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to identify issues, develop solutions, and drive implementation
• Ability to critically analyse complex financial data, identify patterns, and draw meaningful conclusions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic & global environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Highly motivated, driven, and self-directed individual
• Skill in presenting financial information visually through charts, graphs, and reports
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills; the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-finance management, and the ability to provide support and productive challenge to management in order to achieve positive outcomes

Work Arrangement

• Work Schedule: 8AM UK time (4:00 PM to 1:00 AM)
  
• Work Location: Robinsons Zeta Tower, C5 Road, Ugong Norte, Quezon City. The area is beside Opus Mall and across Tiendesitas and IPI Pasig. It is accessible from Ortigas CBD, Eastwood, C5 Road, and Rizal areas
• This is an on-site position for 4 months, with the option to transition to a hybrid work set up of once a week after successfully passing the 3rd month performance review.