Chief Financial Planning Officer

• Data Analysis and Insights: Our team relies on you to conduct in-depth analysis of workforce numbers and associated costs, working closely with People & Culture (P&C) and business leaders to deliver actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making.
• Financial Planning: You will play a key role in managing the planning and forecasting of personnel expenses, including monthly forecast submissions and the annual budgeting cycle. This involves reviewing global planning assumptions to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business objectives.
• Process Optimization: We rely on your expertise to maintain standardized financial planning and analysis processes for personnel cost management, assisting in developing system and business process flows and leading initiatives to drive efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Problem Solving and Issue Resolution: As a primary point of contact for country-level issues, you will coordinate across functional teams to manage context, expectations, and resolution. You will address any system or process challenges by collaborating with stakeholders to deliver timely, sustainable solutions.
• Management Reporting: Working closely with our dedicated reporting team, you will help upgrade reporting systems and enhance data accuracy, accessibility, and usability. This includes identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation, such as automation and self-service dashboards.
• Change Management: You will support the design, testing, and rollout of future-state tools and processes that streamline reporting, planning, and analysis. This involves helping to lead change initiatives to ensure adoption and alignment across teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: As a partner with business stakeholders on strategic initiatives involving workforce expenses, you will contribute to financial reviews and business case development for hiring and restructuring efforts.
• Team Leadership: You will lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts, providing them with necessary training, direction, support, and performance feedback. This will involve fostering deep domain expertise in personnel cost planning and ensuring knowledge transfer through documentation and coaching.

Requirements

• Education: A university degree in a business-related field, with CIMA/ACCA qualification or education in progress desired.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in financial control, management reporting, and business analyses, preferably within an international environment.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of accounting and forecasting principles, financial analysis and reporting, and financial/application controls.
• Skills: Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills, effective communicator with the ability to influence and persuade across organizational levels, fluent in English, proficient in Excel and other Office applications.
• Abilities: Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing tasks and deadlines, familiarity in working with global/remote teams is a plus.
• Leadership: Ability to develop strategic plans, set clear goals, and deliver high-quality services, deploy skills in team management, problem resolution, and diplomacy, inspiring and guiding direct report team members, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Collaboration: Proven change agent with strong collaboration and organizational skills.

• Strong analytical mindset
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Proficient in Excel and other Office applications
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Leadership and collaboration skills