Finance Manager

Essential

• Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
• Numerate and a lateral thinker, good at data analysis, with a strong attention to detail

Functional Responsibilities

• Provide overall support for the period end resultsand preparation of forecast
• Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports
• Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver Period forecast
• Understand key drivers of the P&L
• Work on key region/customer initiatives to drive business and region performance
• Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago
• Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process
• Create Channel/Customer promotional analysis to support business partners
• Maintain complex Excel models
• Develop PowerPoint presentiation to communicate business results and insights
• Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with Sales and Sales Finance
• Trade accrual process including quarterly merch scrubs
• Collaborate with sales and finance functions on ad-hoc projects
• Create an inclusive and collaborative environment

People Responsibilities

Coach and on- board new members of the team in ways of working and processes

• 5 to 6 years of experience in finance and planning for post graduates (commerce, accounting, finance)
  (2 to 5 years of finance experience for Chartered accounts preferred)
• Experience in financial analysis, data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, Business Objects, Essbase
• Tableau knowledge
• Strong excel skills
• Able to work independently and takes initiative
• Capable of managing multiple time sensititive priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented organized in approach and in document maintenance
• Ability to function well in a team environment
• Consistently shows urgency, courtesy and patience
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language