The FP&A Manager plays a key role in driving enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, performance management and strategic decision support across a diversified group of businesses. As an individual contributor, this role requires strong analytical capability, advanced financial modeling skills and a strong foundation in accounting and corporate finance The successful candidate is intellectually curious, collaborative, and confident in challenging assumptions, generating actionable insights and influencing business decisions through data-driven analysis. Beyond technical excellence, the role is expected to champion continuous improvement by leveraging planning systems, automation and emerging AI technologies to enhance productivity and strengthen decision-making.
WHAT IS THE JOB LIKE
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of annual budgets, forecast updates, and long-range financial plans across business units and corporate functions.
- Review, validate, and challenge key business assumptions to improve the quality and credibility of financial plans.
- Develop robust financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity assessments to support capital allocation and investment decisions.
- Monitor external economic, industry and market developments and assess potential implications on the group's financials.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Provide portfolio level financial analysis by evaluating business performance, capital deployment and ROI, delivering actionable insights and recommendations to optimize resource allocation and financial performance.
- Develop, monitor, and analyze key financial and operational KPIs across the organization.
- Prepare concise, insightful management reports, executive presentations, dashboards, and financial narratives that clearly communicate business performance.
- Identify emerging risks, opportunities, and trends, and proactively recommend corrective actions or strategic responses.
Systems, Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Develop, maintain, and drive improvements in financial planning models within Anaplan and other planning or reporting platforms.
- Champion the adoption of digital tools, AI-enabled solutions and advanced analytics to improve productivity, enhance data quality, and generate deeper business insights.
- Promote best practices in data governance, model integrity, documentation, and process standardization.
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner closely with business units and corporate functions to provide financial insights that support operational and strategic decisions.
- Build collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholders while constructively challenging assumptions and providing objective financial perspectives.
- Communicate complex financial concepts clearly and effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences.
- Share knowledge and promote financial literacy across the organization through coaching, discussions, and collaborative problem-solving.
WHO ARE YOU
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- CFA, MBA, CMA, or other relevant professional certifications
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, investment banking, equity research, valuation, controllership or related fields.
- Solid understanding of PFRS/IFRS and accounting principles.
- Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills.
- Strong proficiency in Anaplan or equivalent enterprise planning platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in BI and visualization tools, (e.g. Power BI or Tableau), process automation, digital transformation, or implementation of finance technology solutions.
- Demonstrated interest in applying AI-enabled productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or similar technologies) to improve financial analysis, reporting and business processes.
- Experience in corporate strategy, M&A, valuation, or enterprise risk management is an advantage.
