Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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Job Description & Responsibilities
The strategic purpose of the FP&A Manager is to develop a cost focused culture and evaluate ongoing OPEX and CAPEX investments in line with the company’s objectives. The FP&A Manager will work closely with cross functional teams to manage cost centre reporting and provide senior management with actionable reporting thereby contribute to improved business performance. This role reports to the Finance Director.
Activities led by the FP&A Manager include:
• Build a cost/ROI conscious culture
• Monthly review of management accounts and perform variance analysis between actual and budgeted figures
• Establish financial KPI’s based on relevant cost drivers
• Manage alignment of GLs, departments and projects across all financial hubs
• Manage the annual budgeting process
• Liaise with the procurement department to ensure purchasing alignment with budgets
• Carry out adhoc CAPEX assignments (Cost vs. benefit) for functional heads
• Manage investment appraisals for senior management on projects
• Take the lead in uncovering efficiency opportunities with functional managers
• Work with Financial Controllers to ensure alignment of GL’s, Departments and Projects codes across the business to enable effective cost governance
• Regularly review managers approval limits and the approval limit policy for procurement items
• Evaluate the business cost drivers and apply costing techniques (absorption or marginal accounting) to understand cost per product
• Own the budget process for all cost centres and set the company timetable for delivery of budgets from the functional managers
• Lead the required improvements to budgeting process and deploy more efficient budgeting software
• Analyse functional budgets and provide recommendations for improvements to senior management
• Work with functional managers to establish financial KPI’s in line with company objectives
• Prepare KPI dashboard based on cost drivers using Power BI tool
• Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as required
Benefits:
• Free parking at Greens supermarket, Swieqi
• Hybrid work model
• Training and continued professional development
• Unlimited access to Udemy and LinkedIn Learning
• Health & Life Insurance
• Annual incentive bonus
• Wellbeing allowance (after 6 months’ probation period)
If you appreciate dynamic development and enjoy collaborating with enthusiastic and capable individuals, you'll find fulfilment in your career with us!
Qualifications required
Accountancy degree, ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification or similar
Experience required
Applicants must have 3 years' experience in a similar role.
The ideal candidate must:
• Have strong budgeting process knowledge and experience
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Be proficient in Power BI, with demonstrated experience in designing and managing complex dashboards for real-time reporting
• Have experience of Navision (Microsoft) accounting software (will be considered an advantage)
• Be skilled in Power Query to efficiently manage data flows and maintain reporting accuracy (will be considered an advantage)
• Be able to organize large amounts of information into a coherent and meaningful format while working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Be committed to lead, coordinate and supervise cross functional team efforts
• Be an independent worker who can perform well with minimal supervision
• Be able to deliver excellent PowerPoint presentations over video conferencing
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Be mature, proactive, resourceful and hands-on with good initiative. Must be a strategic thinker.
Work Place
Hybrid