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Description
Reporting in to this position (designation and level)
Routine/Direct: 1
Functional/Indirect: None
Key responsibilities:
Financial Planning & Forecasting
Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes across Group entities.
Coordinate budget submissions and challenge assumptions to ensure alignment with Group strategy.
Consolidate and present Group budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans.
Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend corrective actions.
Management Reporting & Performance Analytics
Prepare monthly Group management reports with analysis against Budget, Rolling Estimates, Prior Year and Strategic Plans.
Develop and maintain executive dashboards and KPI scorecards.
Conduct profitability, margin, working capital, and return-on-investment analyses.
Provide actionable insights on financial and operational performance trends.
Business Performance Management
Support quarterly and annual business reviews with management and business unit leadership.
Identify areas requiring intervention.
Benchmark entity performance against internal and external metrics.
Risk Management & Governance
Identify financial and operational risks impacting business performance.
Monitor compliance with Group financial policies and reporting standards.
Escalate material financial, operational, and governance concerns to the Group CFO.
Strategic Support
Support M&A evaluations, capital investment reviews, business cases, and strategic initiatives.
Conduct scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
Support ExComm and BRM reporting requirements.
Systems & Automation
Drive reporting automation and process improvements.
Leverage SAP, BI tools, AI-enabled analytics, and reporting technologies to improve efficiency and quality of insights.
Requirements
Qualifications required:
Minimum academic qualification: CPA/ ACCA/ ACA or equivalent
Qualifications as an added advantage: MBA
Professional registration: Yes
Experience required:
General work experience (years): 12 to 15 years
Post Qualification experience (years): 8-10 Years
Industry: Manufacturing
Key competencies and skills:
Technical Competencies
Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Modelling
Rolling Forecasting
Business Performance Management
Scenario Analysis
Capital Investment Analysis
Budgetary Control
Data Analytics and Visualization
Business Intelligence Reporting
Leadership Competencies
Strategic Thinking
Business Partnering
Stakeholder Management
Influencing Skills
Executive Presentation Skills
Commercial Acumen
Change Management
Language requirements:
English
Computer literacy:
Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint skills.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA or equivalent ERP systems.
Experience with financial planning and consolidation tools.
Practical use of AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools to enhance reporting, forecasting, and business decision support.
Key Success Measures
Timeliness and accuracy of monthly reporting.
Budget and forecast accuracy.
Quality of decision-support analysis.
Identification and mitigation of business risks.
Improvement in reporting automation and efficiency.
Stakeholder satisfaction and business partnering effectiveness.
Delivery of strategic finance initiatives.
Personality profile:
The candidate should demonstrate the following qualities
Interpersonal skills :
Team-working, conflict management and influencing/negotiating
Business skills :
Good understanding of the organization’s objectives, operations, market environment and ethical issues
Leadership and project management skills:
Leading others, managing resources and delegating effectively
Good Communication skills:
Written, oral and presentational skills, and communicating effectively with non-finance people
Problem-solving skills:
Taking a critical and methodical approach when problem solving
Risk management skills:
Understanding the sources of risk, and evaluating risks and methods for their control and mitigation
Encourages innovative thinking within the context of professional scepticism
Thinks proactively about the future, applying professional judgement and commercial intelligence and seeks specialist input when needed
Additional/specific work requirements:
High Integrity Levels
Financial industry, accounting principles and regulatory guidelines.
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