Job Description

The FP&A Director is a high-impact leadership role responsible for steering the organization's financial strategy through sophisticated planning, analysis, and performance management. This role serves as a critical bridge between finance and business operations, translating complex data into actionable insights that drive profitability and long-term growth.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, commercially-minded leader who excels at storytelling through data. You will move beyond reporting to provide "forward-looking" guidance, overseeing the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and strategic capital allocation while acting as a trusted advisor to the CFO and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP): Drive the integrated global planning process, ensuring alignment between departmental budgets and corporate strategic goals.
• Rolling Forecasts: Design and maintain dynamic rolling forecast models that allow the business to pivot quickly in response to market volatility.
• Scenario Modeling: Develop "What-If" simulations and sensitivity analyses to evaluate the impact of pricing changes, market shifts, or new product launches.
• Long-Range Planning: Support the 3–5 year strategic roadmap by modeling capital requirements and long-term revenue trajectories.

2. Commercial Finance & Business Partnering

• Cross-Functional Liaison: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to track KPIs, analyze ROI on marketing spend, and optimize sales incentive plans.
• Profitability Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analyses into product, customer, and channel margins to identify leakage and growth opportunities.
• Operational Insight: Translate financial outcomes into operational narratives, helping non-finance heads understand the financial levers of their departments.

3. Performance Management & BI Reporting

• Management Reporting: Deliver high-quality monthly business review (MBR) packages that highlight variances, trends, and risks/opportunities (R&O).
• Dashboarding: Lead the implementation and enhancement of BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to automate reporting and provide real-time visibility into performance.
• Variance Analysis: Provide rigorous commentary on actuals vs. budget, identifying root causes for underperformance and recommending corrective actions.

4. Capital Allocation & Strategic Finance

• Investment Appraisal: Evaluate CAPEX proposals using DCF, NPV, and IRR methodologies to ensure optimal deployment of company resources.
• M&A Support: Provide financial modeling for potential acquisitions, conduct due diligence, and assist in post-merger integration (PMI) tracking.
• Cash Flow Optimization: Partner with the Treasury and Controller functions to project free cash flow and manage working capital efficiency.

5. Team Leadership & Digital Transformation

• Mentorship: Lead and upskill the FP&A team, transitioning them from "data aggregators" to "strategic advisors."
• Process Improvement: Streamline the planning cycle by implementing advanced EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) software and eliminating manual Excel dependencies.
• Best Practices: Establish standardized financial frameworks and definitions across the organization to ensure a "single version of the truth."

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
• Professional Certification: CIMA, CFA, or CPA/ACCA with a strong commercial focus.
• Experience: Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience, with at least 5 years specifically in FP&A or Commercial Finance leadership.
• Technical Proficiency: * Expert-level financial modeling (3-statement models, DCF).
• Power user of EPM tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Hyperion) and BI software.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills for executive presentations.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills—ability to challenge senior stakeholders diplomatically and present complex financial data simply to non-finance audiences.