Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

What this position is about - Purpose

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will support business decision-making by managing and monitoring market and entity performance for North Sudan. Coordinate the preparation of Annual and Strategic plans, LE, OL; Review & prepare monthly management reports in order to facilitate the performance measurement process and support senior management in the preparation of case analysis.

What will you do - Responsibilities:

• Organize & coordinate planning and reporting processes in the markets/entities by maintaining a planning timetable and timely communicating the instructions to key stakeholders. Establish clear and efficient processes of data collection and model update. Ensure full system update (BW/BPS) and archiving. Responsible for planning & reporting model - maintenance, development, and enhancement
• Manage market performance planning (Volume & OCC, GM, OPEX, CAPEX)) by collecting relevant inputs (Volume by SKU, selling price, excise rates, trade margin, VMC, freight/warehousing, trade allowances, marketing OPEX and CAPEX, etc.). Ensure full alignment of reporting structure
• Manage entity performance planning - Entity Net Income, FCF, Balance Sheet. Co-ordinate with key stakeholders information gathering
• Manage the control of marketing and Opex spending. Provide full and timely visibility on actuals and commitment. The planning process, reporting, and analyses
• Monthly reporting - standardized and harmonized reporting of the performance in the region, including all relevant details (i.e. NS & GM rates, brand contribution, variance analysis, OPEX and CAPEX budget monitoring by cost center (actual spending vs. budget) in line with HQ and EXCOM requirements and timelines. Prepare monthly performance deck and management presentation
• Manage FP&A projects, such as Pricing and Excise modeling, trade margin monitoring, competitive performance monitoring, CAPEX Investment
• Support month-end closing by issuing allocation process instructions and key control points (sanity checks)
• Manage ad-hoc performance-related requirements (i.e. HQ, EXCOM, BD)
• Support C&TM with Sales & marketing Team ROI analysis and BAP & Memo process

Whom are we looking for - Requirements:

• University degree including Finance, Accounting, Economy, and Business Administration
• a professional degree, (CIMA, ACCA, CPA, CMA) is a plus
• Minimum 3 years of reporting/budgeting experience, preferably in an international/FMCG company. Local and IFRS accounting knowledge
• Fluent in English, and Arabic is a plus; Experienced/Users of Accounting Systems, MS Office skills with Excel, & PowerPoint proficiency is a must

What are the next steps in the Recruitment process:

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.