FP&A Business Performance Manager

Business Partnering and Performance Insights

• Monitor and analyse business performance, recommending and implementing interventions where necessary

• Develop, maintain and track business performance metrics

• Run the GFO cycle and engage with various stakeholders in the business, functional teams and leadership teams on the input assumptions and outputs

• Prepare material and provide insights for the Business Performance Reviews (BPR) with EVP and the Business Finance Reviews (BFR) with Finance SVP

• Analyses and interprets actuals as a basis for performance management at Business unit level • Extract insights about key drivers of the performance for reviews with business and leadership teams in support of management decision making

• Provide business performance reports and commentaries to stakeholders with data points, analysis and insights

Strategic Planning & Performance Reporting

• Responsible for running for the business performance reporting activities

• Responsible for operating the planning processes including the Group Financial Outlook (GFO) process, re-forecasting activities and long term plan. Partner with Embedded Finance and Business Leads to to deliver plans and shape business strategy for the longer term

• Accountable for providing timely, accurate and reliable financial and performance management information

• Manage and co-ordinate the QPF and GFR submissions

• Track performance against the annual plan targets and external commitments, identify gaps and propose interventions

• Support business performance conversations with the Executive

• Run business specific non-routine processes.

Risk, Control, Compliance, Accounting & Reporting

• Monitor the overall accuracy of reporting, ensuring financials are compliant with Group policies and local standards;

• Maintain a strong internal control environment, complying with Policies and Procedures

• Interface with ARC and embedded finance to ensure compliance, data completeness and integrity;

• Actively identifies requirements for additional process and systems controls and escalates or responds appropriately;

• Challenges non-compliance or areas of weakness identified and investigates route cause.

• Participate to Due Diligence and Business assurance of actual for LRA. Support SEA, financial reporting & stats

Leadership

• Contribute to improving how we operate across Embedded Finance and FP&A and our ability to support Business effectiveness and performance

• Embed new ways of working, driving collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement to enhance performance;

• Lead and coach junior team members, ensuring effective execution of the teams accountabilities

• Systematically identify and address continuous improvement opportunities.

Job Functional Knowledge:

• Knowledge and application of PPM and ARC processes, including digital literacy and analysis

• Extensive experience of reporting and MI processes with a focus on performance analysis and intervention

• Knowledge of key internal policies and external standards in the PPM and ARC scope

• Strong Analysis and Insight capability

• Understanding of the principles of continuous improvement & process excellence

• Ability to quickly assess areas requiring attention and/or intervention, with a strong demonstration of business partnering to drive business performance

Business Expertise:

• Expertise across core businesses, understanding key business drivers and regional dynamics across organization

• Reasonable level of commercial acumen across key commercial constructs

• Strong level of understanding of the external stakeholders and regulatory frameworks within which organization operates

• Education and relevant professional experience in planning, accounting, reporting and control

Leadership:

• Ability to influence beyond formal reporting lines and gain trust from Finance and Business stakeholders

• Deliver process improvement that embraces the opportunity to add new value, working closely with other business managers to share best practice, find more efficient ways of working and collectively drive performance

• Collaborate and work together within the FP&A team and inspire colleagues

• Clear and concise communicator able to build awareness and support of the wider Finance and Business community

Problem Solving:

• Capacity to collaborate and take key judgements/evaluations • Ability to prioritize resource demands and activities

• Evaluate when appropriate and where to raise issues and escalations

• Able to identify key issues and aid decision making. Anticipate future situations and plan ahead to meet them.

Nature and Area of Impact:

• The role will interact and be the contact point for Business and Finance senior stakeholder and will regularly interface with embedded finance and and within F&PA

• Responsible for providing business planning, performance insights, analysis and control activities, with significant impact on the area covered

Interpersonal skills:

• Self-starter; able to manage a varied workload in volume and time pressure

• Excellent team player with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including the translation of complex requirements to simple outcomes

• Strong stakeholder management skills including maturity in demand management and the ability to successfully manage conflicting priorities and expectations

• Experience working with diverse cultures and able to coach junior team members in order to improve capability

• Resilience to operate effectively in a fast moving, challenging environment

• Language and interpersonal skills with particular focus on client responsiveness

• Looks for ways to do things better, faster and more efficiently.