Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Lead the Group’s strategic planning, annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Establish consistent financial methodologies, assumptions, and planning frameworks across regions and business units.
• Translate strategic priorities into measurable financial plans and performance targets.

Performance Management and Executive Insights

• Develop executive-level performance reports, financial models, and scenario analyses.
• Identify key business drivers, financial risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Convert complex financial and operational information into clear, commercially focused recommendations.

Strategic Investment and Value Creation

• Evaluate investments, capital allocation decisions, acquisitions, partnerships, and growth initiatives.
• Conduct financial modelling, valuation, return analysis, and assessment of value-creation opportunities.
• Support disciplined and sustainable allocation of financial and organisational resources.

Commercial Finance and Business Partnership

• Partner with Sales, Product, Operations, Supply Chain, and R&D leaders on commercial and strategic decisions.
• Provide financial guidance on pricing strategies, customer profitability, revenue models, and business initiatives.
• Constructively challenge assumptions and strengthen the financial quality of business proposals.

Enterprise Performance Management and Analytics

• Lead the improvement and optimisation of EDMI’s Enterprise Performance Management platform, planning systems, and reporting frameworks.
• Improve planning automation, data quality, analytics capability, and visibility of business performance.
• Promote consistent, data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

FP&A Leadership and Governance

• Build and develop a high-performing FP&A capability in partnership with regional Finance leaders and business stakeholders.
• Establish Group-wide planning approaches, financial governance standards, KPIs, and reporting requirements.
• Review and challenge business cases and investment proposals to promote accountability and sustainable value creation.
• Lead and develop team members while strengthening Finance’s role as a strategic business advisor.

Job requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, CFA, MBA, or an equivalent qualification is highly desirable.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in senior FP&A, commercial finance, or strategic finance roles within complex multinational organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Performance management and executive reporting
• Financial modelling and scenario analysis
• Commercial finance and business partnering
• Capital allocation and investment evaluation
• Enterprise Performance Management implementation
• Financial analytics and data-driven reporting
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, constructively challenge assumptions, and present clear financial narratives and recommendations.
• Strong leadership experience, including building effective teams and driving performance outcomes.
• Excellent planning, organisational, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across regions, time zones, and matrix reporting structures.

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