Assistant Manager F&A

Job description

**About the role:** The FP&A Assistant Manager will play a key role in driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and performance reporting. The role will partner closely with business and cross-functional stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insights, strengthen financial discipline, and support informed decision-making. The position will also contribute to identifying cost optimization opportunities, improving reporting and forecasting processes, and driving continuous improvements across FP&A activities. **Key Responsibilities:** - Assist in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and business plans. - Monitor budget utilization and analyse variances against plans. - Track and control operational, project, and departmental costs. - Conduct profitability, cost, and performance analysis. - Ensure compliance with financial controls, policies, and procedures. - Prepare MIS reports, business dashboards, and management presentations. - Support monthly closing, financial reviews, and performance reporting. - Identify cost optimization opportunities and recommend corrective actions. - Collaborate with finance, operations, procurement, and business teams. - Drive process improvements and reporting automation initiatives. **Qualifications:** - 35 years of relevant experience in FP&A, Business Controlling, Cost Control, Management Reporting, or a related finance function. - Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management. - Proven expertise in variance analysis, financial reporting, and business partnering. - Proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, and ERP systems. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a data-driven approach. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions. - Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and deliver accurate, high-quality outputs. - Demonstrated focus on budget and forecast accuracy, financial control compliance, and timely management reporting. - Experience driving cost savings, operational efficiencies, process automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.