Financial Planning Analyst

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Job description

Job Description:

Responsibility for costing, inventory and gross margin analysis. Support the budget process, oversee the operation and logistic expenses in order to provide proactive business partnering, financial support and full transparency of the operation, oversee financial planning, forecasting, management reporting and "real time" proactive financial support to the Group decision makers.

Responsibilities:

● Establish costing process

● Work closely with the Operations to provide financial business support including inventory management and optimization, cost accounting and gross margin analysis, operational spending and purchasing/ planner support

● Row material & direct salary cost analysis including ad hoc recommendation.

● Prepare the monthly and quarterly forecasting processes (gross margin and operating expenses).

● Building & Controlling the quarterly/monthly budget reports

● Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of operating expenses and capital expenditures

● Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance

● Identify and execute financial analysis to optimize business performance

● Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations

● Supporting Departments heads with in-depth analysis

● Prepare financial presentations

● Prepare quarterly report to senior management and board of director meetings

● Metrics and KPI definition and tracking

Required Experience

· Bachelor's degree in Economics required

· 3-4 years of related experience including budgeting, forecasting, and experience with full P&L analysis from a global / industrial company

· Proven experience with costing process & inventory management

· Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team with a particular focus on the ability to set priorities that correspond with business needs.

· Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.

· Excellent orientation to IT tools and methods- key (SAP B1 -advantage, BI tools)

· Operational experience -preferred

Key Qualifications

· Creative thinking, highly-driven and self-motivated

· Winning spirit

· Proactive approach

· High responsibility

· Roll­up sleeves approach

· Process oriented

· Hands-on, highly organized; highest level of accuracy

· Proven analytical and creative problem-solving skills

· Self-managed, independent

· Strong Excel and presentation skills are a must