General Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Chemicals/Manufacturing

About the role:

The FP&A professional will play a strategic role in driving financial planning, business performance management and commercial decision-making across the organisation. The position goes beyond traditional financial reporting and requires strong business partnering with Sales, Plant Finance, Supply Chain and Product Management.

The individual will work closely with Business Heads, the Global CFO, investors and the Board to provide financial insights, improve profitability and support the group's growth objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Financial planning: Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning and zero-based budgeting.
• Financial modelling: Develop integrated financial models, scenario analyses and end-to-end P&L views.
• Business performance: Lead monthly reporting, variance analysis and business performance reviews.
• Commercial finance: Drive pricing analytics, margin improvement, profitability analysis and capital allocation.
• Business partnering: Work closely with Sales, Plant Finance, Supply Chain and Product Management.
• Cost productivity: Identify cost optimisation opportunities, manufacturing efficiencies and productivity savings.
• Transfer pricing: Coordinate transfer pricing processes across relevant business entities.
• New product development: Track NPD pipelines, project economics, product costs and savings initiatives.
• Stakeholder management: Partner with Business Heads, the Global CFO, investors and Board-level stakeholders.
• Team leadership: Develop FP&A team capabilities and improve financial processes, systems and reporting.

Ideal candidate profile:

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business finance or corporate planning.
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and management reporting.
• Proven exposure to manufacturing, chemicals, industrial products or other complex product-based businesses.
• Strong understanding of product costing, pricing, contribution margins and end-to-end P&L management.
• Experience partnering with sales, supply chain and plant/manufacturing teams.
• Exposure to transfer pricing and multi-country or multinational operations.
• Ability to communicate financial insights to senior management and global stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, financial systems proficiency and team management capabilities.
• Interested candidates reach out to 9551289012