PLANNING & DISTRIBUTION FINANCE ANALYST

Responsibilities:

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Works with the Planners (or equivalent) to deliver the planning, budgeting & forecasting processes
• Reviews and analyses demand & supply forecasting reports/data to support integrated demand and supply planning (aligned to the S&OP process)
• Provides analysis and evaluation of the plan, budget & forecast related to its specific area of focus, ensuring the most profitable allocation of resources through financial insights & constructive challenge (including container management)
• Provides Supply teams with strong financial support through the planning process
• Supports the development of the financial assumptions that underpin the Distribution plan
• Ensures that the budget owners understand and adopt the right methodology, tools and templates (includes  training), developing functional-specific planning, budgeting & forecasting tools and templates if required
• Ensures adequate and accurate budget cost allocation

Business Performance Management and Decision Support

• Cascades financial KPIs across the P&D team
• Monitors the performance of its dedicated area and variance against the agreed plan
• Drives cost controllership, bringing deep understanding of cost drivers to monitor & optimise fixed and variable cost control
• Identifies capability improvement opportunities and proposes initiatives to drive advancement on the capability maturity staircase
• Tracking country CAPEX investment against plan

Development & Continuous Improvement

• Implements financial capability development initiatives received from the global and regional teams

Governance & Control

• Supports the delivery of compliance with internal financial controls
• Facilitates communication of Finance policies and procedures to Planning & distribution function

Requirements:

• ACCA, CIMA program started
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written),
• Proficient with Microsoft office software with advanced excel skills, SAP
• Experience in distribution or FMCG industry
• Capital Investment Management proficient
• Controllable Fixed Cost and Distribution Cost Management advanced
• Minimum: Finance University graduate, 3-5 years’ post-qualifying,