• Prepare accurate budget and forecast inputs within defined timelines.

• Track planning assumptions, risks and dependencies.

• Consolidate and validate stakeholder submissions.

• Prepare rolling forecasts for revenue and gross margin.

• Support annual budgeting and long-range planning activities.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Perform detailed variance analysis on revenue, costs, margins and working capital.

• Prepare monthly and ad hoc management reports.

• Analyse financial trends and business performance.

• Develop financial models and provide actionable business insights.

• Maintain KPI trackers and support performance reviews.

• Identify emerging financial risks and business opportunities.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers.

• Validate financial data and resolve stakeholder queries.

• Build strong relationships with internal teams and service delivery partners.

• Communicate deliverable status, issues and timelines proactively.

• Support stakeholder meetings with financial data and presentations.

Continuous Improvement & Controls

• Simplify reporting processes and improve data quality.

• Strengthen financial controls and standardise FP&A processes.

• Maintain process documentation.

• Leverage Excel, Power BI and finance systems to improve productivity.

Team Coordination

• Support team leads with work coordination and quality assurance.

• Mentor junior analysts and assist with onboarding.

• Take ownership of recurring deliverables and ensure timely completion.

Mandatory Skills

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in FP&A or Commercial Finance.

• Strong knowledge of Financial Planning & Analysis.

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Variance Analysis.

• Management Reporting and Financial Analysis.

• Revenue, Cost and Gross Margin Analysis.

• Working Capital Analysis.

• Advanced MS Excel, including financial modelling, Pivot Tables and complex lookups.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale, Merchandise or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).

• SAP ECC or equivalent ERP systems.

• Planning tools such as TM1, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Anaplan or OneStream.

• Reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Palantir.

• Snowflake or data warehouse reporting exposure.

Qualification

• B.Com or graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related discipline.

• MBA, CA or CMA is an advantage but not mandatory.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Effective stakeholder management.

• Ability to manage recurring deliverables independently.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Team collaboration, mentoring and process improvement mindset.

• Ability to meet strict deadlines in a global delivery environment.