Head of FPA Opex

Job Purpose: Provide consistent and insightful management information (both forward looking and retrospective) to the members of the finance leadership team, Functional Leaders & Controllers and the BU Management Teams on the Cost of Organization and relevant Balance sheet items.Fulfil global requirements around management reporting, forecasting and budgeting. Drive continuous improvement. Deal with ad hoc questions and analysis, therefore, require a high degree of Commercial and ISC knowledge to build strong relationships with the Functional and Business Navigators.Supply analytical and predictive insights and develop new capabilities. Therefore, has expert analytical understanding of data, statistics, quantitative analytics and visualization.Provide leadership and people management to a team of FP&A analystsKey Accountabilities:Lead the FP&A Cost of Organization team:Motivate team to be a high performing team;Ensure clear roles, responsibilities and development plans are in place;Drive engagement and viewpoint action planning.Drive all Continuous Improvement initiatives. Support all Group Initiatives and represent FP&A Cost of Organization towards themSupport Finance leadership team and BU Navigators to plan and steer business results for cost of organizationSupport planning process for relevant cost of organization ensuring consistent information is presented and processes are optimized;Finance lead and drive the cost of organization budget and planning cycles:Engage BU finance leads and teams in overall planning / budget process, manage timelines and allocate responsibility;Ensure appropriate checks and data validation is in place;Consolidate data and ensure submitted into corporate systems;Ensure that management reporting is transparent and optimized across all units;Coordinate Group FP&A corporate processes like budgeting and forecasting. Actively participate in cross (BU) FP&A teams to drive cross learning and engagementExperience & Educational Requirements: Experience of FP&A or controlling roles in cost of organization across Functional, Commercial and ISC environmentsGood understanding of the drivers of the business both Commercial and ISCExperience dealing with corporate requests and requirements.Strong grasp of key finance processes.5+ years of experience in managing teams Skills: Can present financial data in a credible manner to senior stakeholders;Able to communicate effectively with both senior and junior finance and non-finance colleagues;Able to handle multiple priorities and delegate accordingly;Able to engage and motivate a team;Excellent excel analytical skills;Excellent PowerPoint and presentational skills; Capabilities (per finance capability framework): Maintains a flexible approach to constantly changing demands to be able to respond and adapt in a controlled manner;Develops team capability to work collaboratively with other teams;Develops a team ethos, where people feel valued & appreciated, ensures achievements recognized appropriately;Seeks out means to step change and re-engineer businesses processes to maximize value (e.g. service centre concepts, leading edge IT) – drive;Owns data integrity management (accuracy/quality/change process) and takes action to ensure sustained;Incisive and interpretive reporting, understanding drivers of results and impacts on business decision making;Able to provide insightful reporting and to communicate complex issues clearly to finance and non-finance people;Recognized outside immediate team as being positive, reliable and responsible;Embeds new processes so they are sustainable to deliver ongoing benefit;Able to delegate effectively to manage conflicting priorities.

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