Description
We are currently looking for a Financial Planning and Forecasting Analyst who will provide planning and forecasting support to either the Planning and Forecasting Lead or in-market FD.
You will be responsible for challenging and finalizing the monthly and annual forecasts for the market, as well as preparing monthly management reports for the in-market FD to evaluate performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working with the Corporate team to prepare in-market annual budget and communicate them to in-market finance team
- Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market
- Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
- Preparing internal management reports (DRM decks) for executive leadership and supporting their decision making
- Completing ad-hoc reporting requests from in-market finance teams or the FD
- Understanding the link between plan and actuals, analyzing the gap, challenging business for variations, and defining future growth plans
- Working with business partners to finalize plans/forecasts/management reports
- Managing the core commercial cycle
- Being the point of contact for all management reporting questions
- Participating and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
- Driving Planning and Forecasting process improvement for markets and scaling to the KL Hub
Key Qualifications:
- Professional finance qualifications (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA) preferred, with minimum 3-5 years of relevant working experience
- Proven experience in Planning and Forecasting roles within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry
- Excellent interpretation and presentation of financial data for decision making
- Resilience and ability to work within stretched deadlines
- High attention to detail for quality results and ability to zoom out and take a wider perspective
- Strong problem-solving skills driven by curiosity
- Proficient in use of IT and software/systems (Power BI will be an advantage), especially Excel skills