Head, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Head, Financial Planning & Analysis will lead the budgeting, forecasting, performance monitoring, and financial reporting processes across the organization. This role requires a highly experienced finance professional with strong expertise in financial planning, analysis, and control within a multinational FMCG/manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Engage budget holders on annual business planning guidelines/assumptions and provide support throughout the planning process.
• Coordinate the collation of budget inputs across the company, ensuring alignment with established guidelines across all plants and functional areas.
• Oversee the preparation of the consolidated annual budget.
• Monitor approved budget allocations by tracking revenue and expenditure, reporting variances on a monthly basis.
• Drive periodic budget forecasting and recommend reviews where necessary.
• Develop periodic and ad-hoc budget reports, forecasts, and analyses to support decision-making.
• Manage the business performance monitoring and reporting process; liaise with units/departments to obtain data on defined metrics and generate monthly business performance statements, highlighting major deviations and risk areas.
• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports for executive management.
• Conduct in-depth variance analysis to explain deviations from budget and forecasted performance.