Position Description
- The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will be
responsible for managing the financial planning and the performance
management process in d. light and providing d. light leadership
management information to support decision making and improved
performance. The position will also work to facilitate strategic planning
through preparation of financial coordination and preparation of the
annual budget and periodic revised forecasts and performance management
through analysis, review, and preparation of periodic financial reports.
Responsibilities
- Participate in setting the d. light finance strategy and
objectives.
- Preparation of rolling forecasts by taking the ideas and
strategy and translating them into meaningful financial information such
as profitability, balance sheet growth, growth impacts, capital, and
funding requirements.
- Preparation of key macro and micro assumptions for input the
planning and budgeting process.
- Overall management, coordination and preparation of the annual
business plan, capital expenditure, operating budget, and periodic revised
forecasts.
- Challenge the plans of business units and integrate those
plans into the d. light business plan.
- Develop and implement reporting of key management information
(MI) ensuring data integrity and timely communication to relevant
stakeholders.
- Develop performance benchmarks for business units and d. light
and monitor performance against these.
- Drive the required business analysis and related process for
making recommendations for new or improving performance opportunities.
- Manage performance against the budget for each business unit
and d. light.
- Discuss, plan, and monitor interventions to keep the business
units on budget.
- Provide detailed monthly performance statements and analysis
for business units, and d. light.
- Investigation of variances and recommending remedial measures
where necessary.
- Identify areas of performance shortfall and propose corrective
interventions to the d. light management team.
- Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple
levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand
planning function.
- Market share and competitive analysis
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with business
partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
- Playing a leading role in coaching and developing his/her
team.
- Using analytics tools to identify, analyze, and interpret
patterns and trends in complex data sets.
- Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify
opportunities for leveraging company data to drive repayment performance.
- Preparing reports and visualization for the Exco and other
relevant stakeholders stating trends, patterns, predictions, and insights
using relevant data.
- Preparing and maintaining dashboards for the stakeholders
enabling them to take important decisions based on various trends and
facts.
- Coming up with recommendations on process improvements based
on insights derived from data analysis
KPIs
- The role requires a commercially astute individual with strong
planning and analysis skills, able to look beyond the numbers and
understand the wider business context that results in effective business
partnering.
Requirement
Desired Skills and Experience:
- 7+ years of experience with at least 2 years in a senior
financial position.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA)
and evidence of continuous professional development.
- Previous financial modeling and data mining experience.
- An appreciation and a good understanding of macroeconomics and
external factors affecting the business strategies adopted, and market
serviced by d. light.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate data for acceptability and
correctness.
- Analytical mind with strong orientation to financial
analysis.
- Experience in a fast-paced, highly analytical, entrepreneurial
environment.
- Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to
work well with stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability
to work as part of a team.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound
presentation skills.
- Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing
priorities.
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