Description

Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Join our team

Our Global Business Operations (GBO) team are facilitators, providing strategic, financial, and business services that are critical to the day-to-day performance of our business. With a team of over 2,000 dedicated and passionate people supporting 21 markets across the world, we have offices in Bangalore, Budapest, Bogota, and Manila.

Our global remit offers huge learning opportunities. We encourage learning and development in skills needed now and in the future across digital, industry, professional, and domain. Wherever you start, you'll be rewarded with a world view and the recognition you deserve in our inclusive and supportive culture.

About this role

This role is to support respective markets in managing their financial operations effectively and is crucial for ensuring financial stability and supporting strategic decision-making within the organization by delivering accurate data, insightful analysis, and effective problem-solving capabilities.

You will be responsible for the:

• Preparation of monthly management reporting processes (various reports including pre/post-closing, rolling estimates, working capital and cash flow), and decks for related review meetings.
• Support forecasting and planning processes and reporting needs.
• Responsibilities in reporting systems, with a required expertise in financial management.
• Ensure the completeness of profit center/market figures continuously monitoring P&L accounts and investigating inconsistencies.
• Create accurate forecasts based on identified trends in the actuals and information collected from the partners.
• Support finance processes where business judgement is needed, provide accurate, thorough and timely analysis as needs are identified and requested.

Leadership responsibilities:

• Partner with In-market Finance team and FC team
• Partner with business functions to drive business performance through the provision of financial / commercial expertise and insights, to support delivery of the financial targets and an effective control environment
• Partner to the senior collaborators, building great relationships, supporting them with accurate and timely reporting, respond to ad hoc requests to ensure robust strategic planning
• Provide insightful, user-friendly information to support business conversations.
• Ensure that the policies and procedures are understood and followed in the team and in the market as well.
• May provide guidance to new team members or lead workstreams of projects as applicable.

Requirements:

• Degree educated in finance/accounting/business or equivalent experience.
• Proven accounting experience within a global FMCG or dynamic operating environment; shared services experience is advantageous.
• Strong financial and commercial analysis background with demonstrated ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel analytical skills - ability to build, manipulate, and analyze large datasets with speed and accuracy (high‑quality outputs under tight timelines)
• Proficiency in BW, SAP, PowerBI solutions; ability to address system-related challenges effectively.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills across diverse markets/cultures
• Fluent English language skills.

Working with us

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.