Deputy Manager - Finance

Overview

FP&A Analyst manages financial planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy in tools like Mosaic and delivering insights on compensation and Opex. This role supports cross-functional collaboration, month-end close activities, and strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis.

Responsibilities

Accountabilities:

• Support planning cycles:
• P4F/P9F/ACP/AOP: Mosaic database adjustments within the Compensation & Benefits tool.
• Accurately update, maintain, and copy forecast versions within the year in a timely manner.
• Reconcile final reporting to forecast submission and provide analytics which can drive business discussion
  
  

• Update and maintain the Compensation & Benefits tool in Mosaic ensuring accurate headcount and cost centre allocations within Make, Move, Sell and G&A;
• Support in the preparation of Month End Related activities, including but not limited to C&B related journals.
• Update and manage the Payroll Reporting and Support file to provide valuable insight into periodic movements and key changes required
• Communicate cross functionally with HR teams to proactively initiate and manage changes required based on monthly reporting;
• Analyse and prepare key Month End Reporting to support the wider functions around the Business
• Review Reporting output to provide valuable insight and analytics into the understanding of the Reported Numbers
  
  

• Maintain databases and Mosaic mapping (by Cost Centers, functions, accounts, categories etc);
• Prepare analysis of Opex costs to support senior BU stakeholder review and decision-making.
• Demonstrate professionalism during cross-functional communications.
  
  

• CIMA or ACCA (Part Qualified) preferred
• Experience of working in an FMCG or Blue-Chip organisation
• Advanced Excel skills, e.g. comfortable with Pivots and V-Lookups & accounting
• Strong financial planning and forecasting skills
• Good knowledge of financial systems
• Assertive and independent with the ability to cope effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Quickly analyses complex problems to find actionable, pragmatic solutions
• Consistently works against the right priorities and takes the initiative to find ways to get better results
• Demonstrates a ‘cando’ attitude and sense of passion, enjoyment, and pride about their work