Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at Inchcape Kenya LTD

Purpose Of The Role

• Provide financial and commercial support for the business and being business partner to the business, through analysing company data’s, market situations and business units requirements, report what’s being achieved, projecting the performance of the business and modelling where the need arises. Overall, the role will provide valuable insight to leadership team to drives commercial results, factoring risk management tools and compliance.

Planning, performance monitoring &reporting

• Provide analytical support to produce the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts including commentary.
• Assist in highlighting future risks and opportunities by reforecasting.
• Participate in revenue/margin/contribution analysis and explanation of performance against budget, prior performance and market conditions.
• Support month end -end closing, Trial balance review, compilation and analysis of financial statements
• Follow group instructions and manage monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly reporting’s.
• Consolidate commentary to be included in the monthly business performance review and report.

Commercial support

• Provide meaningful analysis and collaborate with business unit owners.
• Understand the drivers of current performance.
• Use internal and external information to extrapolate future performance based on scenario planning.
• Work with various business units to turn analysis into value adding insight.
• Sharing consistent reports to department’s using agreed KPI’s

Finance projects

• Support finance projects as required and seeking operational efficiencies.
• Assist in the production of commercially viable business cases to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Participate in production of strategic plans using insightful analysis.
• Contribute in turning strategic initiatives into budget deliverables
• Participate in monitoring and tracking the delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Working as a team with team for the achievement of specific target, which includes Internal and External Audit and Statutory requirements.

Style & Culture Fit

• Able to interact effectively with others.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail essential.
• Ability to work with and understand high volumes of data.
• Ability to meet deadlines and to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Self-starter, able to solve problems without asking – recognising when to ask if necessary.
• Flexible approach to work and people and adaptability to a changing workplace environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders.
• Stakeholder and team management skills.

Qualification And Experience

• Minimum bachelor’s degree ideally in business/finance
• More than 8 years’ progressive experience
• SAP/ERP, business analytics tools knowledge
• Qualified or part qualified CPA/ CIMA/ACCA