Financial Plan And Analysis Manager

Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Designation: Financial Plan & Analysis Manager

Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience:13 to 18 years

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What would you do?

• We are hiring an FP&A Lead for the Aurora account to lead a 50-60 FTE team with 5-6 direct reports. You will own global FP&A delivery for a multinational Logistics & Freight client, partner with senior stakeholders to turn results into strategic insights, and drive planning, reporting and analysis across regions, countries, products and services. Global shifts and occasional travel apply.
• End-to-end FP&A covering the Annual Operating Plan, budgeting, forecasting, and standard and ad hoc management reporting. Includes variance analysis across Balance Sheet, P&L and Cash Flow, and timely, accurate reporting of SG&A, Working Capital, Cost of Sales, revenue and gross margin. Supported by systems support, data governance, operational controls, SLA management, audit support and SOX compliance.
• Expert in budgeting, forecasting, revenue, cost and margin analysis and management reporting. Expert in financial reporting systems, Oracle EPM and tools like OneStream or Longview, plus advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Access. Strong people leadership, client relationship management, storytelling-led communication and presentation, analytical reasoning and project management. Results driven under tight deadlines. What are we looking for?
• CA, MBA, CFA or CMA (preferred) with strong FP&A experience in Logistics & Freight, covering planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis of revenue, working capital, gross margin, SG&A and pricing, plus predictive reporting. You must have led a global FP&A engagement for a multinational client. We need a proven leader who can coach large teams, manage senior client stakeholders, set controls and resolve complex issues independently, and who is flexible to work across shifts for global operations and travel abroad when required.
• Oracle ERP Oracle Webcenter More4Apps Accelya Concur Blackline Icertis Power Automate RPA MIGS SUPPLY WIMS Injury Connect CRCM ARMS iHub Zeus and Power BI
• Hands on experience in database development and report creation and in business intelligence reporting that combines financial and management information from multiple systems and platforms
• Exposure to SOX compliance finance process simplification and automation and continuous improvement initiatives would also be an advantage Roles and Responsibilities:
• Lead a 50-60 FTE FP&A team delivering standard and ad hoc management reports by region, country, product and service.
• Own the Annual Operating Plan, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis across Balance Sheet, P&L and Cash Flow.
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting of SG&A, Working Capital, Cost of Sales and other management reports.
• Partner with senior client stakeholders to understand strategic goals and explain results through insight-led storytelling.
• Act as FP&A subject matter expert and focal point for business units and Technology, including key project initiatives.
• Work with Engagement Partners to align information delivery and service levels with business priorities.
• Provide systems support and data governance, and create and manage reporting data from multiple database systems.
• Lead, coach and mentor the team; run objectives, performance management and regular one-on-one feedback.
• Reduce single points of failure and act on staff and customer satisfaction feedback.
• Identify risks proactively, set operational controls and support audit and SOX requirements.
• Embed common, simplified, documented processes to cut training time and improve efficiency.
• Define, review and meet SLAs; measure, monitor and report performance.
• Manage client communication, resolve queries, investigate anomalies and own issues to closure.
• Build quality control processes to identify and fix data issues and drive consistency in reporting.
• Lead end-to-end change management using project management disciplines, including resource impact estimates for project changes.
• Manage vendor relationships so application platforms meet service needs, and plan and manage area budgets.
• Build team capability across technical and business areas and foster trust and integration with Finance and other teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation, and deliver end user training where required.