FP&A Assistant Manager / Consumer Goods MNC

• Responsible for managing the market P&L of the Taiwan domestic for both actual and financial plannning function.
• Responsible to review month end closing position to ensure the entirety of the financials before period closing, initiate corrective reclass journals (if needed) and prepare monthly reporting for Region, Corporate and Management

Client Details

• A prestigious consumer goods MNC

Description

Manage Market P&L planning and submission, provide analytical support on Market P&L, analyze Market P&L performance for actual and forecast result for Management review.

• Review and check posting transactions before period closing to ensure entirety of posting for the period and prepare Market P&L draft by WD2.
• Perform actual vs. plan analysis to identify areas of focus or improvement and suggest corrective action points for Management consideration
• Prepare monthly Corporate submission reports such as CFO Volume and Financial Briefs which includes the variance analysis and narratives
• Review and maintain pricing file to ensure the data in SAP and forecast cycle is aligned and accurate.

Full involvement in Market P&L Planning process: OL/LE/SRP/ASP

• Work closely with Corporate finance Team and Business Planning Team to ensure sufficient lead time to meet Region and Corporate submission deadlines
• Coordinate deadlines for each planning cycles requirements, follow up with respective functions to ensure relevant information is available on timely basis
• Review and validate forecast input to ensure correctness and completeness of planning requirement
• Align Region and Corporate reporting standards/formats and ensure changes and all requirements are fully reflected in financial forecast
• Responsible for ensuring a smooth Market P&L Planning submission in TM1, GPM and IBP

Manage and optimize planning process of the financial model

• Ensure update-to-date structure and assumptions are reflected which include but not limited to SKUs, Profit Center, Pricing Structure, Excise Tax and VMC.
• Maintain efficient planning model and process; and seek continuous improvement on the model and process
• Work to establish a structural analytical approach in reviewing the the output in Excel planning model against the output in TM1, focus of necessary check points to ensure correctness and completeness of financial result.
• Work to establish more analysis dimension to support Management decision making and to further understanding the key drivers in area such as Market P&L (total market and by brand family; reported and management); Profitability Analysis (by brand family and brand styles); Variance Analysis; and Scenario to Scenario comparisons and Roadmap.
• Work closely with Region and technical team in resolving TM1 issue promptly as and when issue arise

Others

• Have a clear understanding of CO and FI module; Market P&L and Entity P&L; Market FCF and Entity FCF; group and local GAAP; and statutory ledger and tax ledger reporting difference to ensure proper information flow for Commercial finance process.
• Understanding the business operations and business key drivers that impact financials
• Assume the role of power User for TM1 and GPM.
• Manage various tasks and projects as they arise and upon manager's request.
• Support team members in resolving day-to-day related planning and reporting matters

Profile

• Strong financial analytical with at least 3-5 years of financial planning and reporting experience, particulary in managing the Market P&L planning process within a multi-national FMCG environment or other multinantional companies. Has strong background in accounting concepts
• Preferably with SAP HANA experience
• University degree in Finance or Accounting or any relevant field
• Has effective communication style and good presentation skills. Good in time management, Flexible, Adaptable, Customer oriented attitude, Ability to manage deadlines under strong time pressure is important, and detail oriented

Job Offer

• Managing brands' full P/L and work with commercial leaders directly
• Able to work in a prestigious consumer goods MNC

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Kirsten Wang on +886 2 8729 8223.