Associate Manager- Finance

Job description

**Overview** We are currently looking to expand our talent pool for Financial Planning function to support business with ongoing strategic growth. **Responsibilities** - Provide overall support for the period end results and preparation of forecast. - Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports. - Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver Period forecast. - Understand key drivers of the P&L - Work on key region/customer initiatives to drive business and region performance. - Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago. - Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process. - Create Channel/Customer promotional analysis to support business partners. - Maintain complex Excel models. - Develop PowerPoint presentation to communicate business results and insights. - Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with Sales and Sales Finance - Trade accrual process including quarterly merch scrubs. - Collaborate with sales and finance functions on ad-hoc projects. - Create an inclusive and collaborative environment. **Qualifications** - 5 to 6 years of experience in finance and planning for postgraduates (commerce, accounting, finance) (4 to 5 years of finance experience for Chartered accounts preferred) - Experience in FP&A, data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, Business Objects, Essbase - Strong excel skills. - Able to work independently and takes initiative. - Capable of managing multiple time sensitive priorities simultaneously - Detail-oriented; organized in approach and in document maintenance. - Ability to function well in a team environment. - Consistently shows urgency, courtesy, and patience. - Outstanding written and verbal communication skills