• Application Deadline:
• Position: FP&A Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 6 - 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Overview



Co-lead (with CFO) the Financial Planning & Analysis agenda including the following:

 

• Annual Operating Plan (AOP)


• Monthly rolling forecast (MRF)


• Monthly, Quarterly and Annual submissions to BU team and co-lead these reviews with CFO


• Scenario analysis / Product costings in coordination with the business stakeholders


• Performance analysis against the plan and MRF to provide decision support system


• Capex monitoring and submission


• Innovation monitoring and submission


• Business partnering to drive focus on NRM and cost efficiency


• Support CFO in strategic planning and other day to day business affairs
  
   

Responsibilities

• Accountabilities are statements of the important end results which the job must achieve.


• These statements should relate to an end result or objective which must be accomplished and against which some measurement of performance can be applied.

FP&A

• Prepare AOP and Rolling Forecast to deliver business targets for the three businesses in Nigeria; i.e. Sausage Roll, Oats and Extrudes in order to support the development of the AOP and forward looking commercial financial forecasts for the BU


• Co-Lead annual, monthly and quarterly reviews with BU/Sector team


• Prepare, rollout and monitor dashboards to lead business and financial performance discussions with stakeholders


• To measure forecasts against variables and monitor the overall financial health of the Nigeria Business


• Highlight future performance concerns and opportunities to remediate any gaps to targets


• Ensure timely submission to sector and drive monthly business reviews


• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting including monitoring and advising on long-term business and financial planning:


• Support CFO in preparing and updating strategic business plan for outer years


• Brand P&L reporting and drive discussions with commercial team on profitability


• Bottomup opex and monthly analysis vs YAGO and AOP


• Manage and develop the financial resources governing the commercial/supply chain l financial forecasting processes, including process and system

Commercial

• Bottomup annual and monthly cost budgets in cooridation with Sales and Marketing teams


• Lead the financial analysis process and financial business case proposals for new commercial business developments (i.e. NPD P&L’s, capital expansion DCF / ROI models) and lead the reviews with BU/Sector teams


• Responsible for ensuring the iS&OP volumes are translated into revenue plans by forming links to Demand Planning & central FP&A


• Establish/drive NRM agenda to deliver profitable topline growth


• Provide commercial/financial insight and leadership across the business in order to exceed business plan targets

Supply Chain

• Bottomup annual and monthly cost budgets in cooridation with Supply chain and GP teams


• Drive and review cost deep dives across various funcations including GP, Operations, COMAN team


• Business partnering to drive focus on cost efficiency, as well as uplift profitability performance and the overall business strategy


• Product costings and scenario analysis to help business taking informed decisions


• Research economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement


• Drive productivity initiatives across the organiastion through target setting and effective monitoring


• Actively track coman budgets and acutal cost to identify variances and engage CFO/CEO for actions

Capex monitoring

• Drive annual capex planning in partnership with Head of Supply Chain


• Monthly estimates submissions to Sector team


• Lead capex reviews with BU and Sector teams

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, Chatered Accounant / MBA


• 6-7 yrs work experience in planning roles in an FMCG environment


• Strong commercial, analytical capability and interpersonal skills


• Team player with collaborative working and influencing skills


• Understanding of SAP, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint and general systems ability


• Good time management and prioritisation skills