FP&A Manager

• Budgeting and Forecasting: FP&A Manager is responsible for managing budgets and financial forecasts. This includes analyzing historical data, identifying trends, and providing insights into future financial performance.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: FP&A professionals are responsible for analyzing financial data and presenting it to senior management and other stakeholders. This may include creating financial models and reports, identifying trends and variances, and making recommendations to improve financial performance.
• Strategic Planning: FP&A professionals are often involved in strategic planning processes, helping to identify opportunities for growth and improvement. This may include analyzing market trends and competitor performance and providing insights into potential areas for investment or divestment.
• Financial Modeling: FP&A professionals are often required to develop financial models to support decision-making. This may include forecasting revenue and expenses, creating scenario analyses, and assessing the financial impact of various business decisions.
• Stakeholder Management: FP&A professionals must be able to communicate financial data and analysis to a variety of stakeholders, including senior management, investors, and other departments within the organization. Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships are essential.
• Continuous Improvement: FP&A professionals must be able to identify opportunities for process improvement and make recommendations for increased efficiency and effectiveness in financial planning and analysis.
• Overall, FP&A professionals play a critical role in ensuring that an organization's financial resources are being managed effectively and efficiently, and that strategic decisions are based on sound financial analysis.
• Monitor financial performance versus budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon;
• Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets, prepare operational & risk reports for management’s analysis.
• Manage the entire receivable process to ensure that all contracted payments are received on time and reconcile and provide analysis of changes in receivable and financial impact.
• Manage the finance reporting schedules to ensure all scheduled and adhoc reports are produced for senior managers when requested accurately and on time. Ensure that these reports reconcile accurately with the data on the system and presented clearly for all to understand.
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions.
  
  

Provide financial and commercial advice on business proposals and strategic initiatives & analysis of any new businesses.

Job Purpose

Responsible for providing financial analysis and support to senior management and other key stakeholders. Responsible for the financial health of a company. Producing financial reports and develop strategies based on financial research. Guiding senior executives in making sound business decisions in the long and short term. FP&A play a critical role in ensuring that an organization's financial resources are being managed effectively and efficiently, and that strategic decisions are based on sound financial analysis.

Job Responsibilities

• Budgeting and Forecasting: FP&A Manager is responsible for managing budgets and financial forecasts. This includes analyzing historical data, identifying trends, and providing insights into future financial performance.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: FP&A professionals are responsible for analyzing financial data and presenting it to senior management and other stakeholders. This may include creating financial models and reports, identifying trends and variances, and making recommendations to improve financial performance.
• Strategic Planning: FP&A professionals are often involved in strategic planning processes, helping to identify opportunities for growth and improvement. This may include analyzing market trends and competitor performance and providing insights into potential areas for investment or divestment.
• Financial Modeling: FP&A professionals are often required to develop financial models to support decision-making. This may include forecasting revenue and expenses, creating scenario analyses, and assessing the financial impact of various business decisions.
• Stakeholder Management: FP&A professionals must be able to communicate financial data and analysis to a variety of stakeholders, including senior management, investors, and other departments within the organization. Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships are essential.
• Continuous Improvement: FP&A professionals must be able to identify opportunities for process improvement and make recommendations for increased efficiency and effectiveness in financial planning and analysis.
• Overall, FP&A professionals play a critical role in ensuring that an organization's financial resources are being managed effectively and efficiently, and that strategic decisions are based on sound financial analysis.
• Monitor financial performance versus budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon;
• Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets, prepare operational & risk reports for management’s analysis.
• Manage the entire receivable process to ensure that all contracted payments are received on time and reconcile and provide analysis of changes in receivable and financial impact.
• Manage the finance reporting schedules to ensure all scheduled and adhoc reports are produced for senior managers when requested accurately and on time. Ensure that these reports reconcile accurately with the data on the system and presented clearly for all to understand.
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions.
• Provide financial and commercial advice on business proposals and strategic initiatives & analysis of any new businesses.
  
  

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Advance degree in Accounting or Finance
• Chartered accounting certificate or equivalent
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience of managing finance and Accounting in a mid of large size business
  
  

Knowledge & Skills

• Analytical Skills: FP&A professionals must be highly analytical, with strong quantitative skills and the ability to analyze and interpret financial data. Proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, and data visualization tools is often required.
• Communication Skills: FP&A professionals must be able to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders, both orally and in writing. Strong presentation skills are also important.
• Business Acumen: FP&A professionals must have a strong understanding of business operations, including industry trends, competitive landscape, and financial metrics. This knowledge allows them to provide meaningful insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Problem-Solving Skills: FP&A professionals must be able to think critically and solve problems creatively, often working with incomplete or ambiguous data.
• Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, banking, analysis and reporting of financial data
• Administration and Management: - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Analytical & Critical Thinking:- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals and organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: FP&A Manager is responsible for managing budgets and financial forecasts. This includes analyzing historical data, identifying trends, and providing insights into future financial performance.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: FP&A professionals are responsible for analyzing financial data and presenting it to senior management and other stakeholders. This may include creating financial models and reports, identifying trends and variances, and making recommendations to improve financial performance.
• Strategic Planning: FP&A professionals are often involved in strategic planning processes, helping to identify opportunities for growth and improvement. This may include analyzing market trends and competitor performance and providing insights into potential areas for investment or divestment.
• Financial Modeling: FP&A professionals are often required to develop financial models to support decision-making. This may include forecasting revenue and expenses, creating scenario analyses, and assessing the financial impact of various business decisions.
• Stakeholder Management: FP&A professionals must be able to communicate financial data and analysis to a variety of stakeholders, including senior management, investors, and other departments within the organization. Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships are essential.
• Continuous Improvement: FP&A professionals must be able to identify opportunities for process improvement and make recommendations for increased efficiency and effectiveness in financial planning and analysis.
• Overall, FP&A professionals play a critical role in ensuring that an organization's financial resources are being managed effectively and efficiently, and that strategic decisions are based on sound financial analysis.
• Monitor financial performance versus budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon;
• Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets, prepare operational & risk reports for management’s analysis.
• Manage the entire receivable process to ensure that all contracted payments are received on time and reconcile and provide analysis of changes in receivable and financial impact.
• Manage the finance reporting schedules to ensure all scheduled and adhoc reports are produced for senior managers when requested accurately and on time. Ensure that these reports reconcile accurately with the data on the system and presented clearly for all to understand.
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions.
  
  

Provide financial and commercial advice on business proposals and strategic initiatives & analysis of any new businesses.