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The Senior Manager Finance BP is responsible for providing the VP Financial Planning and Strategy, the CFO, and the relevant business area stakeholders with the financial information, tools, analyses, and insight to help them make more informed decisions and drive business strategy, while challenging their thinking and seeking further financial improvements. To be done through partnering with Business (and Finance), analyzing financial performance vs. set targets, financial planning and supporting in the revision of processes and tools.

This role is to be a part of the Financial Planning and Strategy team, reporting directly to the VP of Financial Planning and Strategy. It will be responsible for partnering with (i) Revenue & Commercial, (ii) Digital, Technology & Information, (iii) Finance, (iv) People & Corporate Affairs, (v) General Counsel and (vi) Internal Audit divisions and for establishing trust-based relationships with their respective Chiefs and VPs, with the support of the VP of FP&S, and for establishing trust-based relationships with the key stakeholders within the portfolio business, as well as with the CFO. This is a very vast array of stakeholders, incl. 6 Chiefs, amounting to close to USD 1bn cost (excl. workforce costs). It will manage a team of 4-6 people.

Partnering with Business Areas: partner with the described Chiefs, VPs, Directors and teams in the setting up of financial related priorities, action planning and implementation drive/ follow-up, leveraging a deep understanding of the key value/ cost drivers, of company and business area priorities and of existing processes and tools.

Supporting Business Areas: support portfolio business areas in understanding the financial impact of options being assessed and in communicating it to the relevant stakeholders, as well as in any financial related topic. 

• Support in the preparation and own the validation of business cases put forward, incl. jointly laying out alternatives being assessed;
• Review financial evaluation of supplier bids prepared by business areas and procurement;
• Support in the articulation of recommendations and underlying finance rationale;

Monthly reporting and analyses: be the bridge between Mgmt. Reporting and portfolio business areas, ensuring that actual costs/ revenue and their differences vs. expectations are properly and deeply understood by both the business area and Finance, and preparing the adequate reports to support so. This includes ensuring the team delivers on activities such as the following:

• Work closely with business areas and Financial Reporting & Control so that the monthly financials reflect actuals as accurately as possible, incl. ensuring relevant accruals are estimated effectively and reviewing actual postings vs. expectations in effect acting as a second filter;
• Prepare, disseminate and discuss reports on actuals vs. budget and forecast with cost owners, understanding and explaining the variations;
• Own the presentation on the monthly financial performance review vs. budget, collaborating, getting further information and previously aligning with business areas stakeholders;
• Track impact and status of implementation of profit improvement initiatives through frequent interactions with the business areas and by raising flags to leadership when adequate;
• Own deep dives into the relevant costs, together with business areas, constantly challenging for improvements;

Budgeting and forecasting: establish and administer all aspects of annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for supported business areas, incl. procedures, timelines, activities, content, format, templates, reviews, consolidations, presentations, system updates and distribution; plan through a combination of top-down targets and bottom-up input, ensure linkage to divisional goals and KPIs and the identification and tracking of profit improvement initiatives. 

• Prepare the budget and 5YP together with the business areas, challenging their proposals based on deep knowledge of key cost/ revenue drivers and of the strategic priorities;
• Jointly defend the budget to the VP FP&Strategy and to the CFO;
• Identify further initiatives to improve results and work alongside business areas and Corporate Strategy estimating their impact, preparing implementation plans and following through

• Professional qualification such as CMA, ACCA, MBA, CPA or equivalent.

• 8-10 years related experience

• Preference to experience in roles similarly related to finance for commercial, sales, IT and corporate related roles.