Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Location : KL Eco City

Reports to : Senior Manager, FP&A

Direct reports : None

Workplace type : Hybrid 
 

As a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager, you will play a crucial role in the financial planning and decision-making process within PureCircle Finance & PureCircle Leadership Team. This role involves developing financial models, conducting comprehensive analysis of financial and commercial trends, preparing detailed annual financial budgets and monthly financial forecasts, and producing financial reporting & analysis.
Your role will be:
Financial Modeling and Analysis:

• Develop financial models to support strategic planning and decision-making processes.
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of financial and market trends to provide accurate and data-based information on the company’s profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity.
• Develop new and streamline existing processes and systems as required to ensure more efficient delivery of value-add information to stakeholders.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Prepare detailed annual financial budgets, quarterly estimates, monthly financial forecasts and other ad-hoc analytics
• Monitor and track financial performance, analyzing variances to ensure alignment with strategic goals and targets.
• Establish inventory financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and associated efficiency & inventory health reporting metrics.

Financial Reporting:

• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Work closely with accounting teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Develop and enforce data standards and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality data across the organization
• Improve business visibility to enhance analytics, process standardization and best practices

Pricing:

• Prepare and communicate PureCircle to Ingredion intercompany pricing every quarter and Goal/LE.
• Provide the target intercompany pricing within PureCircle after every forecast to ensure NCPM compliance and adjust intercompany pricing accordingly when there are material deviations
• Complete a pricing dashboard across regions and keeping it up to date with the latest information available
• Support commercial requests for pricing estimates and provide key analyses during contracting period to highlight risks and opportunities

Strategic Support:

• Assist in the preparation of presentation materials for executive leadership and the board of directors.
• Provide strategic recommendations based on financial analysis to support business decisions.
• Prepare capital request DCFs and serve as liaison to Engineering team with Capital Allocation and Execution process to ensure compliance with corporate requirements
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with commercial, operations, and supply chain teams that will help facilitate effective communication of business plans and results.
• Keep appraised of business developments to assess financial impacts, make value-added recommendations, and prepare ad hoc analyses for executive team that facilitate sound business decisions, forecasts and strategies.

Cost Management:

• Develop and implement cost-saving measures and efficiency strategies
• Provide guidance on product costing; harmonize data, KPIs and processes enabling both Gross and Contribution margin perspectives
• Participate in cross-functional projects and assist other finance teams as required.

Team Leadership:

• Provide guidance to team members and promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement, as well as, Finance digitalization journey.
• Lead and mentor the finance team to enhance their capabilities and engagement.
• Lead efficiently and effectively with dynamic change and support the team to deliver results timely and accurately.

Your profile needs these qualifications:

Mandatory requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Proven experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within a similar industry.
• Must have a strong knowledge of balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, working capital analysis, and experience calculating discounted cash flows and present value.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical skills, and strategic thinking.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience working with SAP, SAP BW, and BPC preferred.
• PowerBI experience preferred.

You’ll need these skills to be successful

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Relocation Available:

No