Description
The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager is accountable for providing strategic leadership over financial reporting, performance insights, and business decision support activities that enable effective financial stewardship and drive enterprise value creation.
As a senior finance leader, the role partners closely with Finance Leadership, Business Leaders, Group Reporting, and key stakeholders across the organization to shape financial strategy, strengthen governance, and enhance organizational performance.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic finance leadership to enable business performance, value creation, and informed decision-making.
- Lead enterprise planning and performance management, including long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and business appraisal activities.
- Deliver executive insights through robust financial analysis, performance reporting, and strategic recommendations.
- Partner with senior business leaders to shape strategy, evaluate investments, and drive commercial outcomes.
- Champion finance transformation, leveraging digital solutions, automation, and analytics to enhance decision support and operational effectiveness.
- Strengthen governance and financial stewardship through effective controls, risk management, and compliance with financial policies.
- Drive organizational performance by identifying opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, and capital efficiency.
- Build and develop high-performing teams, fostering leadership capability, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Influence cross-functional decision-making and align stakeholders around strategic priorities and business objectives.
- Promote a data-driven culture that improves transparency, performance visibility, and enterprise decision-making.
Required Skills and Capabilities:
- Strategic Financial Leadership - Proven ability to influence business strategy through financial insight and commercial acumen.
- Enterprise Planning & Performance Management - Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and performance management.
- Executive Decision Support - Ability to translate complex financial information into actionable strategic recommendations.
- Commercial & Business Acumen - Strong understanding of value drivers, investment evaluation, and business performance improvement.
- Stakeholder Influence & Executive Presence - Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders across complex organizations.
- Finance Transformation Leadership - Experience leading large-scale transformation, simplification, and digital finance initiatives.
- Governance & Risk Management - Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Data & Analytics Leadership - Ability to leverage analytics and technology to improve business insight and decision quality.
- People Leadership & Talent Development - Demonstrated success in building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
- Change Leadership - Ability to drive organizational change and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Benefits:
- Shape the future of energy while building a career that challenges, develops, and rewards you.
- Drive meaningful change at the forefront of technological innovation and industry transformation.
- Collaborate with highly experienced colleagues and industry experts whose unique knowledge, diverse perspectives, and global experience will help you learn, grow, and make a lasting impact.
- Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Perform at your best with top-quartile global pay, annual performance-based salary increases, and a comprehensive benefits package that reflects the value you bring to Shell.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
- Join a company that actively fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.