Finance Manager

• Monitor the yearly budget of Finance Department and control expenditure to ensure optimal use
• Lead the completion and consolidation of monthly management reporting for the GM for the local Brand and all relevant entities included under the brand for all countries as well as the global Brand Management (dual reporting ) highlighting key performance and finance indicators, variance versus Budget and defining and tracking corrective actions plans to be implemented.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of senior finance members (including FMs and FC) responsible for financial control of individual BUs cross-country within the vertical
• Work with HR to ensure appropriate training programs are delivered to all members of the community and monitor key staff progress towards earning International Finance qualifications
• Lead and manage, in liaison with key stakeholders, the formulation and strategic review process for his/her vertical with reference to: 3 YRS plan, the annual budget and (Re)-Forecast submissions coordinating with all country Finance Managers to ensure deliverables for the verticals are timely and accurate
• Act as the business partner for respective GM ensuring also his/her finance team grant on-going support to the commercial and HR teams to ensure corrective action plans on both revenue and costs are timely implemented to correct any material variance vs budget in OP or cash flow
• Ensure accurate and detailed commercial dashboards are produced timely to ensure corrective action plans are defined and executed in partnership with commercial teams