Corporate Planning and FP&A - Senior Manager

Location: Talamban, Cebu

Work Set-up: Fully Onsite | Dayshift | Monday - Friday

Job Description:

The Senior Manager for Corporate Planning and FP&A will oversee the development and execution of corporate strategic plans, annual operating plans, budgets, financial forecasts, long-range financial models, and enterprise-wide performance measurement frameworks.

This role is responsible for strengthening the organization's analytical capabilities, reporting standards, data governance, and management accountability while supporting strategic finance activities, investment evaluation, capital planning, and corporate development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Strategy & Planning

• Lead the development, refinement, and periodic review of the organization's corporate strategy, strategic priorities, and long-term business objectives.
• Develop and maintain three-year, five-year, and longer-term strategic and financial plans aligned with organizational goals, market opportunities, competitive dynamics, and growth ambitions.
• Translate corporate strategy into actionable business plans, measurable targets, strategic initiatives, resource requirements, and implementation milestones.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the financial analysis function, providing comprehensive insights into revenue performance, gross margins, operating expenses, operating profitability, cash flow, and overall financial results.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business performance, strategic initiatives, operating scenarios, and investment opportunities.
• Analyze profitability by business unit, branch, product, service, customer segment, channel, and other relevant performance dimensions.

Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Insights

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of enterprise business intelligence, management reporting, and data analytics capabilities.
• Establish executive dashboards, operational dashboards, corporate scorecards, and performance reports that provide timely visibility into financial and operational results.
• Analyze historical performance, emerging trends, business patterns, and operational drivers to identify risks and improvement opportunities.

Executive, Board, and Management Reporting

• Prepare and present executive-level reports, strategic reviews, financial analyses, and management recommendations for the CEO and Executive Committee.
• Highlight significant business developments, performance gaps, emerging risks, forecast changes, and opportunities requiring management attention.
• Ensure that management reports are timely, accurate, consistent, and aligned with established reporting standards.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Lead, develop, and manage teams responsible for corporate planning, financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, data analytics, and strategic reporting.
• Build a high-performing analytical organization with strong capabilities in financial modeling, data interpretation, strategic thinking, and executive communication.
• Establish effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved in strategic planning, investment evaluation, financing, and corporate initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accountancy, Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CFA, CMA, or relevant certifications in strategy, financial analysis, analytics, or project management are preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive professional experience in corporate planning, financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, strategic finance, corporate strategy, investment analysis, or management consulting.
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior management, department-head, or equivalent leadership position.
• Demonstrated experience supporting executive leadership teams, CEOs, executive committees, or boards of directors.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Power BI is required, including the development and maintenance of interactive dashboards, executive scorecards, KPI reports, and management reporting solutions.
• Proven experience leading teams across multiple analytical or corporate planning functions.
• Strong experience in annual budgeting, financial forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, profitability analysis, and performance management.