Manager Finance Business Partnering

• Supervise departmental operating budgets and costs according to annual allocation to ensure efficient usage of resources.
• Assist in development of financial and operating budgets for the business
• Prepare analysis/documents to division managers for performance review participate in improvement initiatives.
• Lead on client/customer profitability analysis, internal and external presentations, issues tracking and management, investments and other key developments that require financial inputs.
• Analyze and challenge country Business Unit on key financial items such as advertising and promotion spend, working capital utilization and cost development.
• Participate and drive country Business Unit continuous improvement initiatives to streamline Business Unit controlling processes/reporting and improve efficiencies through a better utilization of automated systems (Lighthouse, Exceedra, Salesforce etc.)
• Manage internal interactions across country Business Unit on matters related to business controlling to ensure timely understanding of financial performance and adequate management of any financial issues.
• Oversee key administrative activities to ensure smooth running of the administration functions

• Degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• Preferably with ACCA / CPA, or related professional certificate
• Minimum 5-8 experience in a similar role, preferably with controlling exposure
• Preferably 2 year of experience in a managerial capacity
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the business and industry
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of financial/accounting principles and budgetary management
• Proven hands-on experience in SAP accounting applications is an advantage
• Demonstrate strong research and analytical skills, including statistical computations
• Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerBI and PowerPoint)

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