Planning & Distribution Finance Analyst

Responsibilities:

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Works with the Planners (or equivalent) to deliver the planning, budgeting & forecasting processes

• Reviews and analyses demand & supply forecasting reports/data to support integrated demand and supply planning (aligned to the S&OP process)

• Provides analysis and evaluation of the plan, budget & forecast related to its specific area of focus, ensuring the most profitable allocation of resources through financial insights & constructive challenge (including container management)

• Provides Supply teams with strong financial support through the planning process

• Supports the development of the financial assumptions that underpin the Distribution plan

• Ensures that the budget owners understand and adopt the right methodology, tools and templates (includes training), developing functional-specific planning, budgeting & forecasting tools and templates if required

• Ensures adequate and accurate budget cost allocation

  
  Business Performance Management and Decision Support

• Cascades financial KPIs across the P&D team

• Monitors the performance of its dedicated area and variance against the agreed plan

• Drives cost controllership, bringing deep understanding of cost drivers to monitor & optimise fixed and variable cost control

• Identifies capability improvement opportunities and proposes initiatives to drive advancement on the capability maturity staircase

• Tracking country CAPEX investment against plan

  
  Development & Continuous Improvement

• Implements financial capability development initiatives received from the global and regional teams

  
  Governance & Control

• Supports the delivery of compliance with internal financial controls

• Facilitates communication of Finance policies and procedures to Planning & distribution function

  Requirements:

  1. Minimum: Finance University graduate, 3-5 years’ post-qualifying,

  2. ACCA, CIMA program started

  3. Proficiency in English (spoken and written),

  4. Proficient with Microsoft office software with advanced excel skills, SAP

  5. Experience in distribution or FMCG industry

  6. Capital Investment Management proficient

  7. Controllable Fixed Cost and Distribution Cost Management advanced