Responsibilities

Work closely with various stakeholders to understand business transactions

Ensure appropriate accounting & Reporting of expenses

Financial Planning and Analysis

Prepares monthly summary of actuals posted in SAP

Prepares variance analysis on monthly actuals results versus forecasts

Identifies relevant transactions and takes these into account for management reporting and forecasting

Clarifies with other cross-functional teams in Finance (Business Process Teams, Legal Entity Controllers, and others) any material transaction or book adjustments made on Budgeting and Forecasting

Obtains and discusses budget assumptions with Business Unit (Finance, Comp/Ben and function units)

Prepares and facilitates the Strategic & Annual budgeting and monthly forecast process

Prepares YTG forecast based on latest Marketing plan and business assumptions

Ensures adherence to the Approval matrix as set forth by company policies and guidelines and/or other regulations or legislation

Perform Reporting and prepare dashboards on performance

Supports and facilitates discussion of Strategic & Annual budget and monthly rolling estimates

Explain Marketing & Operating Expense variances versus prior year, budget plan and prior forecast

Evaluates and communicates impact of changes in assumption(s) to BU Finance

Provides risk and opportunity analysis for the current forecast

Prepares and publishes Expense reports to relevant parties

Identifying causes of significant or unusual business trends and variances by conducting research (e.g., run reports, run queries) via client interviews, data verification, and/or transaction level research, etc.;

Developing action plans to resolve variances during the rolling estimate process by working collaboratively with a cross-functional team

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis with some knowledge of Marketing Expense Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, and operating expense planning

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

High proficiency in MS Office preferably with extensive database modelling experience and advanced working knowledge of MS Excel

Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small: showing concern for all aspects of the job, accurately checking processes and tasks.

Determining Financial Impact: Understanding the financial consequences of decisions

Good Knowledge of FP&A concepts like Variance Analysis

Good accounting concepts

Preferred Qualifications

English Intermediate

Prior experience in FMCG industry preferred