Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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About the Role
Americana Foods seeks an FP&A Manager to lead the function across the GCC region, managing budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and executive reporting. The role requires a bachelor's degree in finance or related field, 8+ years of FP&A experience, and expertise in ERP/EPM systems and BI tools.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the FP&A function across the GCC region, supporting a multi market business with multiple manufacturing units
- Lead integrated business planning processes including monthly/quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long term strategic plans
- Manage end to end Flash reporting process, ensuring accurate and timely submission of preliminary financial results
- Own end to end month end financial close process, ensuring accurate P&L statements across markets, channels, and SKU level profitability
- Deliver executive management reporting with insightful financial analysis, variance explanations, and strategic recommendations
- Partner with senior business leaders to support strategic decision making through financial analysis, scenario modelling, and investment evaluations
- Evaluate and optimize end to end value chains to improve margins, reduce costs, and enhance profitability
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models, dashboards, and analytical tools for strategic initiatives
- Monitor key financial and operational KPIs, proactively identifying risks and opportunities
- Champion digital finance transformation by implementing AI, automation, and advanced analytics solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Business Finance, preferably in FMCG or Manufacturing
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, business partnering, and performance management
- Proficiency in ERP/EPM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle Hyperion), advanced Excel, and Power BI or similar BI tools
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
- MBA or professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or CFA) is good to have
- Experience working across multiple markets or in a regional finance role is good to have
- Experience leveraging AI, automation, and advanced analytics is good to have
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the FP&A function across the GCC region, supporting a complex, multi market business with multiple manufacturing units.
- Lead integrated business planning processes including monthly and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long term strategic plans.
- Manage the end to end Flash reporting process, ensuring accurate and timely submission of preliminary financial results, risks, and opportunities.
- Own the end to end month end financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of P&L statements across markets, channels, and SKU level profitability.
- Deliver executive management reporting, providing insightful financial analysis, variance explanations, strategic recommendations, and business performance updates.
- Partner with senior business leaders to support strategic decision making through financial analysis, scenario modelling, investment evaluations, and performance management.
- Evaluate and optimize end to end value chains, identifying opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen profitability.
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models, dashboards, and analytical tools to support strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, investment cases, and market expansion.
- Monitor key financial and operational KPIs, proactively identifying business risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Champion digital finance transformation by implementing AI, automation, and advanced analytics solutions.
- Drive financial governance and reporting standardization to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely financial reporting across the region.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure financial targets are embedded into commercial and operational plans.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Business Finance, preferably in FMCG or Manufacturing.
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, business partnering, and performance management.
- Proficiency in ERP/EPM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle Hyperion), advanced Excel, and Power BI or similar BI tools.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
- MBA or professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or CFA) is good to have.
- Experience working across multiple markets or in a regional finance role is good to have.
- Experience leveraging AI, automation, and advanced analytics is good to have.
- Experience leading finance transformation and process improvement initiatives is good to have.
Internal Key Deliverables
- Accurate and timely monthly financial close and regional P&L reporting.
- Executive dashboards and performance reviews with actionable business insights.
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts with high forecast accuracy.
- Annual budgets and long term financial plans aligned with strategic objectives.
- Financial models and business cases supporting investment, pricing, and growth initiatives.
- Value chain analyses identifying profitability improvement opportunities.
- Standardized and automated reporting processes across the region.
- Timely identification and communication of financial risks and opportunities to leadership.
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