Financial Planning Analyst

Job Description

Job Responsibilities/Scope: Responsibilities (including but not limited to) Support Monthly Business Review Processes including Reporting actuals, variance analysis versus budgets and forecast. Support the monthly forecasting process for monthly consolidation of latest outlook and perform post-audits of actual results vs. assumptions to continually improve forecast accuracy. Partner with CEO, CFO, Business Leaders, Functional Leaders and Operation, pressure test business assumptions for the annual plan and re-forecasts, prepare alternative scenarios, as necessary, and recommend options to drive additional growth, net profits and cash. Support internal reporting processes for the closing meetings, monthly reporting, key IBP milestones and ensuring the information is published accurately and on time. Maintain and report KPIs/scorecard with corporate and business units (for example Supply Chain, Retail, Functional Budgets and others) specific metrics, interpret the underlying data for actionable next steps and recommendations. Mine monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance versus targets, highlight critical “Ahas” and isolate risks/opportunities for further action. Ability to connect data across various data sources for a holistic view on business issues and generating insights; perform value-added analysis around key assumptions and trends, put forth recommendations and action plans based on findings. Ad hoc Reporting and Analysis within strict timelines. Software known:- Tagetik for reconciliations and trintech cadency for Accounting Show more Show less