Senior FP&A Manager, GTR

What makes this a great opportunity? Position Mission The primary purpose of the role is to lead the FP&A activities across Global Travel Retail (GTR) and be a critical finance point person in the Business Planning and S&OP process. This role has a focus in process improvement, providing insights to senior leadership and to lead the growth of FP&A capability in GTR. The role also requires partnering the marketing team in strategy plans such as Growth planning. There is a focus to ensure proper allocation and use of marketing funds to support GTR and its Priority Brands as a brand building channel. Role Responsibilities Business Planning Champion close coordination of GTR FP&A with Regional FP&A team to deliver BU submissions in business planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. Collaborate across functional teams as lead of FP&A to allow clear accountability and delivery in FP&A activities, including business performance management. Partner the GTR Leadership team, esp MD and FD, in delivering Strategic Plans and support critical decision making. Lead overall business reviews for GTR LT to International region. Act as a central coordinator and challenger to finance teams in reviewing results across the region, KPI delivery and detailed risks & ops (R&O) management. Ensure Finance teams are aligned across all requirements to meet deadlines. Responsible for total Brand Investment, ensuring GTR spends are aligned to Budget and Forecast are in line with planning cycles and deadlines. Business Partnering through Analytics and Collaboration Play the role of a business partner to the Senior Marketing director and brand team. Drive understanding of brand P&L health with partners and longer-term actions to balance growth in brand equity and mitigation of liquid surplus. Champion analytics and financial insights for brand performance reporting. Qualifications Degree qualified with finance or accounting qualification and relevant industry (Alcohol/FMCG) experience. Preferably experienced in regional FP&A role. Demonstrated ability, orientation, and hunger to drive change and strive for continuous, improvement, with outstanding ability to influence others Self-reliant, a good problem solver and results-oriented, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment Proven success of strong process and project management skills Systems/software – experience in using advanced Microsoft Excel, as well as previous exposure to ERP and management reporting/consolidation systems. Experienced in writing succinct and insightful business performance reports, and summarizing business analysis. Strong in building financial models. Cross Functional Working – proven experience in working proactively across commercial functions to deliver total business performance solutions. Stakeholder Engagement and Management – demonstrated experience in influencing and managing multiple stakeholders across geographies, building mutually beneficial, profit-focused business relationships.