FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS ASSOCIATE

Key Purpose of the Job:
The Financial Planning & Analysis Associate is responsible for preparing group framework of budgets, forecasts, and management reports; managing, supporting and consolidating delivery of budgets, forecasts and management reports from all business units.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. Budgeting & Planning
Prepare the Group's budget framework and planning, and provide training, support to Finance Business Partners (FBPs) of all business units (BUs) within the Group.
Manage budget cycles for the Group by tracking timeline and delivery from all BUs, and providing feedbacks (if needed).
Prepare budget sections for Shared Service Functions; and share the related Group's information such as intercompany cross charge, etc. to BUs during budget cycles.
Collaborate and support FPBs in preparing the budget for the assigned BUs.
Prepare the consolidated budget for the Group.
Manage and perform rolling forecast for the whole Group quarterly, or more frequently based on changes to the business, the market, and the operating environment to help management make better decisions to reach the Group's goals.
2. Management Reporting
Build and on-going improve the Group's management report framework, and provide training, support to FBPs of all BUs within the Group.
Manage management report cycles for the Group by tracking timeline and delivery from all BUs, and providing feedbacks (if needed).
Prepare the management report package for Shared Service Functions. Manage the intercompany cross charge for the whole Group and share the results to all BUs. Review with Heads of Shared Service Functions, on a monthly basis, to ensure targets are on-track and opportunities for improvement are identified.
Collaborate and support FBPs in preparing monthly management reporting packages, performance and KPI tracking reports for assigned BUs.
Prepare the consolidated management reporting packages for the Group.
3. Decision Making Support
Standardize the Group process to support FBPs to manage and track expenditures and spending timely in provide useful financial insights for management decisions.
Review purchase requests, project expenditures and other expenses for Shared Service Functions, and approve or reject requests based on the budget.
Examine and evaluate the cost-efficiency for Shared Service Functions. Track trends over time, identify outliers and work to improve the operating efficiency.
Coordinate with Heads of Shared Service Functions to provide financial support and make recommendations to ensure stable and cost-effective functions.