FP&A Finance Protege

Interested applicants, please indicate in your resume your availability (e.g. 1 Jul 2024 - 28 Feb 2024). Candidates who are able to commit full-time for 1 year are highly preferred.

Purpose & Scope:

This position executes FP&A operations for its FBP and business customers. This role heavily collaborates with other commercial finance members, the COE, Systems and Reporting teams to deliver high quality, on time services.

It provides high quality reporting results effectively for all FBPs with insights and recommended actions from FBPs. Meanwhile, it provides systematic variance analysis & additional fundamental analysis support to FBPs & Business, which are relevant to the sustainability of the operation.

It operates the execution of the financial planning process, supporting the business to input their planning information, coordinating with the FBPs to review plans with business leaders and make necessary adjustments to the plan based on feedback.

It supports accounting operations collaborating with GBS e.g., accruals entries etc to ensure monthly/quarterly/yearly closing is complying with financial and fiscal requirements, in line with relevant control frameworks.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Month-end Close:

Collaborate with GBS to ensure accurate reporting of management accounts, timely and in compliance with corporate policies and statutory requirements.

In collaboration with the COE systems team validate data in financial systems for accuracy and compliance.

Analysing current and past financial data, which includes detailed review and analysis of OPEX and headcounts. Looking at current financial performance and identifying trends

• Support markets / areas FBPs through conducting monthly and ad-hoc financial analyses – provide key highlights on costs, headcounts tracking and cost efficiency analysis.
• Preparing reports on the above information and communicating the insights of these reports to the wider business
• Prepare financial reports and dashboards for management

Forecasting & Budgeting:

• Support in the preparation of quarterly forecast and annual budget cycle
• Support in the development of various forecasting & budgeting templates / consolidation templates and management reporting, as assign.
• Support the implementation and roll out of financial reporting tool and system, as & when applicable.
• Support markets / areas FBPs in analysing financial trends and performance metrics to allow FBPs to provide actionable insights and recommendations to the leadership team.
• Work closely with COE system team to ensure data accuracy and integrity in the financial systems.

Compliance:

• Embed Compliance Culture, ensuring Integrity in Action is actively applied in all initiatives, and proactively address non-compliance
• Ensure a culture of Ethics and Compliance; lead by example and incorporate cross-cultural perspectives when addressing challenging situations

Others:

• Support Coordination with relevant stakeholders to validate financial calendar and required system adjustments before official release.

Organizational Context:

These positions report to the Regional Lead. To achieve its objectives, he/she must work closely & collaboratively with the COE team, Commercial Finance team and GBS team across the region. Responsibilities increase with grade level with highest level leading global processes like headcount planning and global gross to net planning etc.

Internal Stakeholders

• 5-10 stakeholders from business (1-2 people per supported business division and affiliate)
• Directly support to Commercial Finance Leads / Finance Business Partners
• Partner with GBS to deliver accounting.

Qualifications:

Required

Minimum requirement

• Degree or undergrad in Finance / Accounting / Economics or related discipline
• English conversational and business English

Minimum Experience

• Knowledge of accounting and internal control standards
• Knowledge of Microsoft word, PowerPoint skills and Excel

Job Specific Skills

• Positive working attitude, demonstrates initiative and creativity in pioneering new approaches and ways of working
• Excellent interpersonal skill with ability to work with all levels of employee
• Professional and good communication skills, both in writing and speaking
• Financial analysis skills, coupled with ability to communicate meaning from data
• Teamwork and partner behaviours
• Organized and detailed oriented

Preferred

• Experience with SAP / BPC and planning and budgeting a bonus