Job Description

Role Purpose: . To support the Financial Planning and Analysis team by providing accurate consolidation, review and analysis of the financial data linked with plans, forecasts or performance review.. To ensure the financial data used to consolidate the regional position is complete, accurate and represents accurately the reality of our product portfolio. To achieve this, the post-holder will make sure all adjustments needed to represent correctly the current state of our businesses are entered in the system and any variances resulting from the analysis is explained properly, in the context of the regional business strategy and taking into account the specific economic/business context associated with different markets/countries where the activity takes place.. To liaise with the local SBU leads, country staff and Regional Financial Controller's team when and where required, to ensure errors are corrected and prevent distortions resulting from financial accounting aspects.. To implement new ways of automating financial planning and reporting/consolidating information, making sure it is fully in line with SBU's business needs.Main accountabilities but not limited to the following: Accountable for the analysis and interpretation of long and short term financial and operational plans for the SBU through management reporting, analysis and interpretation of financial trends: Planning, forecasting and budgeting: . Support the planning process for shared costs, by making sure the tools and procedures necessary to deliver timely and accurate information are in place and automated as far as possible.. To support the Regional FP&A lead in data consolidation exercises, presenting them in a user-friendly form, including graphical representation of the trends and clear documented assumptions.. To highlight errors or potential risk areas that require attention, as part of the variance review process.. To integrate financial with non-financial data (such as audience engagement) as part of our planning and reporting processes. . To provide the necessary training and one-to-one support to Country SBU leads or other members of the team, as required.Financial analysis: . To create effective mechanisms that facilitate financial projections, trend analysis and variance analysis in an effective way, using tools such as Power BI. To work with the Regional FP&A Manager on the processes involved in the review and variance analysis.Management Reporting: . To investigate any material variances as part of our month end process and ensure the adjustments required take place before hard-close. . To identify deviations and errors in our master data, including proper reporting structures, including Profit Centres, Cost Centres, WBS and GLs. To implement changes required to correct this within a month after identification/detection. . To provide enough information that enables the production of complete and business informed commentaries. . To support the team with any ad-hoc request, enquiry or review process.Business Performance Management: . To support proper business performance review by ensuring there is no 'unallocated' income/expenses and by creating mechanisms to minimise the actuals reported under 'NONE' and 'Unassigned' categories. . To review regularly (monthly) that actuals follow the same assumptions than plan/forecast for any process involving allocation (staff, OPSS and Indirects). Assist individual managers in solving data hygiene / SAP issues.Additionally, the post-holder is expected to cover other members of the team absences and leave periods.Role specific knowledge and experience: . Minimum 1 year of experience in Operational financial management and or management accounting. . Ability to work under pressure. . Good time management and data management.. Ability to work in virtual teams. Part qualified with a recognised accounting body.. Good Power BI skills. Experience working with SAP. (desirable)Further Information: Pay Band: 6 Contract Type: Indefinite contractLocation: Flexible within EA (Australia, Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam)Requirement: . Candidates have the right to live and work in the country in which the role is based.Closing Date: Sunday, 21 Aug 2022- 23:59 Singapore Time (GMT +8)
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