Title:  Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Specialist

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Department: Finance
Location: JTI GBS Manila (McKinley West, Taguig City) 
Reporting to: FP&A Center Process Manager

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Specialist

The position will support a wide range of financial support activities: planning / forecasting / budgeting and overall performance management and reporting; and other core performance management services

He/she must have working experience in planning, controlling and reporting, be capable to provide efficient, business oriented financial support to the functions. 

What will you do?

1) Management Accounting and FP&A

• Provide financial support in budgeting / planning / forecasting and performance management processes to markets in scope for GBS
• Prepare financial summaries (data, analytics, variance analysis and presentations)
• Support transactional processes for the markets such as marketing accruals, allocations by brand family / product type. Maintain close contact with Finance functions and other GBS teams for optimized transactional processing. Ensure relevant cost tracking via WBS 

2) Specialist Tasks 

• Support on documenting FP&A processes transferred to GBS from the markets;
• Answer queries from market contacts / other GBS colleagues
• Participate in process modification / testing / process automation; 
• Assist market with various adhoc duties 
• Assist Team Manager in putting together monthly KPI's. 
   

3) Process Improvement

• Work with the Team Manager and Expert on process improvement projects. 

• Identify opportunities to improve processes. Work with Team Manager on documenting processes accurately. 

4) Control and Compliance

• Perform the assigned JSOX  / operational controls in accordance with the internal documentation; 
• Escalate all controls failures and ensure mitigation actions are in place for each failure.

5) Teamwork

•  Handle ad hoc tasks delegated by Team Manager; 
• Assist and provide support to other GBS teams within the area of responsibility; 
• Take part in local and global projects upon assignment by Team Manager; 
• Propose process improvement in the area of the responsibility

Who are we looking for?

• University degree (Accounting or Finance). 
  A professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, CPA, etc. is a plus 
• Minimum 2 years finance experience required preferably in a multinational FMCG company.
  FP&A experience is preferred.
• Experience in a shared service environment preferred, with experience of transitioning activities to a shared service center a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
  Knowledge of SAP, BW/BPC/Analysis and TM1 is a plus

What are the next steps - Recruitment Process:

• We will make sure to provide feedback on your application within 2 weeks after the application deadline