FP&A Assistant Manager

The FP&A Assistant Manager will play a key role in driving financial planning, performance analysis, and strategic decision-making across the organization. Reporting directly to the CFO, the role will oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting to provide actionable insights that support business growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.

The position requires a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical capabilities and experience managing complex financial data across multiple business units, departments, or large-scale operations. Working closely with business leaders, the FP&A Assistant Manager will serve as a finance business partner, translating financial results into meaningful insights, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting strategic initiatives through data-driven recommendations.

Candidates with experience in banking, manufacturing, retail, or similarly complex, multi-unit business environments are preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-range financial plans in coordination with business units and department heads.
• Monitor actual financial performance against budget and forecast, analyze variances, identify key drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning, scenario analysis, profitability assessments, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze revenue, costs, margins, operating expenses, cash flow, and other key financial indicators to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare financial projections and sensitivity analyses to assess the potential impact of business decisions and changing market conditions.

Business Partnering and Strategic Support

• Partner with business leaders and functional heads to understand business performance, evaluate financial implications, and support operational and strategic decisions.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for management.
• Challenge assumptions, assess business cases, and identify opportunities to improve profitability, cost efficiency, resource allocation, and overall financial performance.
• Support strategic projects, business expansion initiatives, capital allocation, and other management decisions through financial analysis and modeling.
• Promote financial accountability across business units by strengthening budget ownership and performance monitoring.

Management Reporting and Performance Monitoring

• Prepare timely and accurate management reports, financial dashboards, and performance presentations for the CFO and senior leadership.
• Consolidate and analyze financial results across multiple departments, business units, branches, or operational segments, as applicable.
• Establish and monitor key financial and operational performance indicators to support business reviews and management decision-making.
• Provide clear explanations of financial results, material variances, emerging trends, and potential business risks.
• Improve reporting processes, analytical tools, and financial planning methodologies to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and visibility of business performance.

Financial Controls and Process Improvement

• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of financial planning data, assumptions, and management reports.
• Collaborate with Accounting and other Finance teams to align financial forecasts and management reports with actual financial results.
• Identify opportunities to streamline budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis processes.
• Support the development of standardized financial reporting frameworks and planning tools across the organization.
• Assist the CFO in evaluating financial risks, resource requirements, and business performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accountancy, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, management reporting, financial analysis, or a similar finance function.
• Experience handling complex financial data, consolidated reporting, or financial performance across multiple business units, departments, branches, or large-scale operations.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business stakeholders and translate financial information into practical business recommendations.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling; experience with ERP systems, BI tools, or financial planning systems is an advantage.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management and work across different business functions.
• Experience in banking, manufacturing, retail, or other complex operating environments is preferred.
• CPA certification is not required; relevant FP&A experience and demonstrated business impact will be given strong consideration.

Key Competencies:

• Financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Commercial acumen and business partnering
• Management reporting and performance analysis
• Data-driven decision-making
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Process improvement and analytical rigor
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with complex financial information