Senior Business Analyst

1. RE/BP process

- Be responsible for end-to-end completion of monthly forecast (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash flow, etc.), annual planning cycles independently.

- Plan, liaise & engage stakeholders in collecting budget inputs & undertake detailed analysis, and submission to planning systems.

- Act as the liaison to the BI Group office, for all reporting and analysis related queries (ex: variance analysis).

- Generate monthly management reports, and provide recommendations based on analysis to partners on fact-based actions to improve business performance and increase cost efficiency

Act as gatekeeper for P&L line items, highlighting risks and opportunities, to minimize the risk of inaccurate numbers or assumptions that impact RE/BP accuracy.

2. Business partnering:

- Financial partner for shared service functions such as PAC, Legal, Finance

- Monitor the spends, to ensure that cost is booked correctly and in line with RE.

- Work with functional heads to prepare COE at the month-end and build the best estimation for RE/BP data.

- Act as Finance Lead in Business Partners' Initiatives for Productivity.

Hold quarterly meetings with function heads to review COE and highlight the risks/opportunities.

- Business Process Improvement:

- Perform root cause analysis, identify and define areas for improvement of business processes

- Grasp the business needs and issues, continuously evaluate the current process to identify the gap

- Lead a simplified and efficient SOP that improves the accuracy, efficiency, and automation of business processes and reporting systems related to their job area

3. Ad-hoc requirements as requested from line manager

- Support internal & external business partners with frequent ad-hoc request.

- Participate in the implementation of initiatives related to Planning & accounting systems.

- Minimum BA in Finance, Business, Accountancy or equivalent. Certified accountant is an advantage.

- Minimum 8-10 years experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or related roles in an independent position, preferably in FMCG environment

- Knowledgeable about accounting, financing, with business acumen.

- Solid in analytical skills and result-oriented

- High degree of maturity, confidence with strong communication, influence and interpersonal skills to deliver through others and manage the multiple stakeholders effectively in a matrix organisation

- Proficiency in verbal & written English.

- Proficiency in MS office (esp. Excel). Experience with SAP is preferred.

- Flexible working hours and ability to work under intense pressure