Senior Manager FP&A

What makes this a great opportunity?

We are looking for a visionary, strategic, competent, agile and analytical function leader. Senior Manager FP&A is responsible for a wide array of responsibilities, including handling the FP&A team, controlling marketing and operating expense and optimization thereof, scaling up the functional discipline on timely/ accurate management reporting and development and sustenance of a credible financial analysis model, staying updated with technological advancements to innovate and adopt best practices, driving team engagement and capability development. Provide much needed insights to the Executive Management on business performance, market trends for reporting, planning and forecasting. Agility in being a trusted partner in the strategic journey of the organization.

Role Responsibilities

•    Build a winning team on the pillars of performance and innovation
•    Partner with business, sales, marketing and manufacturing functions for strategic initiatives
•    Lead and manage the FP&A team to ensure development and sustenance of credible functional streams for Budgeting, Forecasting and Management reporting of business performance ensuring accuracy and completeness
•    Partner effectively with Strategy for Operating Plans
•    Partner effectively with Strategy to drive Operating Plans and other strategic initiatives in the organisation 
•    Build and own financial forecast models, including scenario and ad-hoc models for in-depth analysis, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy. Developing new business models, where appropriate, and providing extensive guidance to key stakeholders.
•    Provide support through market analysis, forecasting, and reporting basis aligned business unit
•    Provide and play a steering role in scaling up the established cadences with BU, Region and Corporate
•    Go deep on understanding business drivers, trends and develop insights and analysis across segments and cohorts to understand trends and proactively identify areas of opportunities and risks
•    Develop a credible financial analysis and predictive model for our strategic vision and business as usual scenarios
•    Launch and sustain metric in form of a functional score card to track and report KPIs
•    Be an advisor to BU and Senior Management team on key decisions relating to in-market investment and return on investment
•    Drive expense effectiveness projects with global guidance and guardrails
•    Step up processes and internal controls over budgeting, forecasting, ensure accuracy in tracking and reporting of spend accruals 
•    Partner with Commercial Excellence/ Revenue Growth Management to implement discipline including revenue maximization, price gains, mix improvement and trade spend optimization
•    Leverage deployed technology to bring about step change in functional deliveries
•    Invest time as a leader on team developmental aspects through team discussions and feedback; ensuring a firm a development and engagement path for team
•    Embrace the Suntory Global Spirit’s leadership framework in ways of working and Functional priorities

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-14 years’ experience in Finance, Planning and Analysis function, preferably in alcoholic beverages, FMCG, Consumer Goods, strategic consulting
• Qualified Accountant or MBA with major in finance planning from a leading business school
• Experienced in developing tools to enhance reporting and forecasting systems
• Should have handled/ led teams in previous work experience

Key Skills & Competencies

• Ability to manage Big Data
• Expert with Visual BI/ Dashboards, power pivots, power query
• Strong Communication, team management, stakeholder management skills
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications and reporting tools
• Exemplary planning and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Discretion and confidentiality