Finance Analyst, FP&A, SEA

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The general purpose is to be the specialist (SME) supporting the budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring, reporting process.  These functions support the business to achieve (financial) targets as well as the strategy based on the analysis of number indicators. This is supported by the creation of transparency about business performance through cost (-center) controlling, business controlling and eventually performance management.

Reporting is collecting data and providing ad hoc analysis as well as standard reports.  Therefore, reporting is also defining requirements of respective reports and drives classification, harmonization and standardization of data sets while driving best in class delivery in terms of timelines and data quality through plausibility and cross-checks.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support and involve in executing budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring and reporting processes

• Ensure data quality and integrity across various systems and tools
• Assist the supervisor to partner with the business within the assigned area of responsibility

• Support the creation of transparency on budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring processes

• Actively participate in projects, support the implementation of findings and sustainability of achievements
• Support the implementation of adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions
• Check problems in existing systems or day-to-day processes
• Apply state of the art analytical tools
• Deliver defined output following clear procedures / processes within own job area to support the department targets
• Execute variance analysis
• Execute standardized reporting and ad-hoc analysis
• If required: Support cost center management and assist cost center managers in selective financial tasks (e.g. investment and/ or recruitment requests and/ or cost recharges, etc.)
• Develop and provide expertise for assigned functional areas/systems and processes towards team and business partners

Key Relationships:

• SEA Cluster FP&A team
• SEA Country FP&A team
• Emerging Market Region Hub team

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: 

• Result orientation
• Ability to accept and meet deadlines
• Understanding of budgeting and forecasting 
• Understanding of reporting and willingness to learn new systems and reporting approaches
• Effective time management
• Good communication skills for conveying information mainly within the organization
• Good analytical skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• Diploma (accountancy/business) OR degree holder
• At least 3-5 years relevant working experience (Finance/Controlling or equivalent background in related fields)
• Comprehensive understanding of system landscape
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PPT), preferably have Power Pivot, Power BI, Think-Cell experience as well
• Proactive, growth mindset, curious & meticulous