Major Responsibilities:

• Monthly Analysis and Reports
• - Collaborate with internal business partners to drive performance; preparation of realistic and reliable P&L forecasts, identification of risks, opportunities and contingency plans to ensure achievement of financial objectives. Attend monthly demand meeting to work with Sales & Marketing, and distribution team on the next 24-mth sales forecast. Use approved ADS to analyze revenue/margin versus benchmark and VGSAM trend graphs.
• - Review monthly division P&L Report vs Plan/Update benchmark, analyze & investigate reasons for significant variances and take corrective actions as needed.
• - Prepare monthly commentary to Area and Division on variances of Sales, P&L and Balance Sheet Actuals vs Plan/ Update benchmark.
• - Prepare and submit monthly reports to Division Headquarters for headcount, capital authorizations, sales projections, and GM highlights
• - Responsible for monthly management reports for In/To market sales by product, monthly distributor inventory levels by product, geographic P&L by region and city tier
• - Review monthly sales LBE and compare with ADS forecast prior to the month-end closing and make suggestion options on actions to minimize gaps if required.
• Budget Control:
• - Review Free Of Charge products, Rotation, inventory write offs and Trade discount programs actual expenditures vs benchmark for budget analysis. Address significant variances with sales team.
• - Review monthly departmental expense tracking for actuals vs Plan/Update benchmark to assure compliance with budget.
• - Review monthly sample detail report.
• - Establish quarterly departmental expenses budget in E-Flow system. Review and approve requests for purchase / commitment of funds.
• Plan/ Update Preparation
• - Lead the completion of the Plan/ update process. Prepare Plan/Update information packages, variance analysis, and presentation materials.
• - Strategic and capital planning for office space / expansion projects.
• Process Improvement
• - Lead enhancement and further development to the current systems for returns on investment analysis by City / by Region// by Channel mix.
• - Prepare ad hoc reports from Division Headquarter/ management.
• - Identifying & implementing synergies on costs and other productivity enhancements within the business unit.

Minimum Education Required:

University degree with an additional Professional Accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, ACA) or MBA is preferred

Minimum Experience Required:

• Previous experience working within a Multi-national corporation is preferred
• 8-10 years working experiences of which at least 3-4 should be in a managerial capacity.
• Excellence in oral and written English
• Excellence in MS office tools. Hands-on experience with Hyperion, Essbase and other financial tools will be a plus.