Senior Specialist, Financial Planning and Analysis (APAC)

The Senior FP&A Specialist is responsible for performing the day-to-day transactional activities within Financial Planning & Analysis, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, business-oriented services. The role focuses on financial planning and analysis activities to support effective decision-making and drive business performance.Responsibilities:Contribute with budgets and forecasts preparation for the assigned manufacturing units and in monitoring their implementation to ensure alignment with business objectivesSupport Finance Business Partners and Plant operations team in analyzing deviations from budget and forecast, and in providing clear insights into underlying driversContribute with developing financial models and business cases for investments to support strategic decision-making and scenario planningSupport Finance Business Partners in preparing annual standard cost calculation and conducting in-depth analyses of product cost developments to identify improvement opportunitiesSupport Plant operations team and Finance Business Partners to conduct contribution profit analysis to steer plant productivityPrepare management reports and presentations focused on plant operations performance, KPIs, and strategic initiativesContribute with monitoring cost development, performing cost centre and profit centre controlling, and with supporting budget holders in managing their financial responsibilitiesContribute to month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparation of accruals, reconciliations, and financial commentaryEnsure compliance with internal control requirements, corporate policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)Support/execute any other tasks as instructed by the direct FP&A supervisor or manager and participate in local and international projects aimed at improving financial processes, systems, and business insightsQualifications:Academic degree or equivalent diploma in relevant subject matter (Economics or Finance)CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent accounting certification is a plus6-10 years of experience working on similar position in FP&A or any other relevant fieldExcellent communication skills with strong intercultural skills and understandingSolid experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including cost centre controlling and profitability analysisStrong commercial finance skills, including preparation of business cases for investments, tenders, and commercial deals, as well as performance analysis using business KPIsProficient in preparing management reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, and familiar with group reporting standards (IFRS) and compliance requirementsProficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentationFamiliar with ERP systems, ideally within an SAP environment; experience with SAP BI tools is considered an assetExposure with planning and forecasting tools such as Anaplan is a plus