Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Analysis and Value Creation

Perform analysis that identifies value creation opportunities across the business.Coordinate with OpCos for timely collection of data/information and prepare monthly management reports.Benchmarking, sensitivity analysis, and other analysis to track performance and identify business opportunities.Forecasting, trend lining, and other analysis to predict yearly performance and long-term view.

Business Insights & Strategic Support

Support in formulating and implementing key performance indicator reporting mechanisms to enhance/ facilitate superior investment decision support and target setting processes across all business units and countries.Support in developing standard models for investment planning and analysis to be implemented across all OpCos/ BUs.

Financial Control & Stewardship

Ensure reasonableness of underlying information used for management reporting, project feasibilities/ Capital Approval Requests which require EC/Board approvals.Perform analysis to identify non-performing stores/sites, identify unusual spending at asset level, monitor KPIs for all investment projects on an ongoing basis, analyzing variances, for reporting and subsequent action.Identify and recommend improvements to the investment appraisal and capital allocation methodologies, policies and procedures.Monitoring the implementation of, and compliance with investment policy and framework.

Personal Characteristics and Required Background:

Excellent skills to conduct root cause analysis and build a logical approach to address complex business problems. Ability to recommend suggestions/ solutions with respect to investment proposals.Thorough understanding of business drivers, flow of activities, operations & strategies. Ability to independently build business storyline based on numbers, with convincing communication.Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the latest financial analysis techniques including DCF, WACC, EVA.Ability to understand tax and regulatory frameworks and to define tax projections for inclusion in Investment Analysis.

Minimum experience

Demonstrated exceptional skills in independently performing investment analysis/ financial research/ economic forecast of business conditions with a reputable consultant or Company.Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver under time pressure.