Assistant Manager- Finance

Overview

The role supports financial planning and performance reporting processes related to Compensation & Benefits. Key responsibilities include maintaining and updating the Mosaic tool for accurate forecasting and reporting, assisting with monthly financial close activities, and providing analytical insights to drive business decisions. The position requires strong collaboration with HR and other functions to ensure accurate payroll reporting, headcount tracking, and cost center allocations. Additionally, the role involves database maintenance and supporting senior stakeholders with Opex cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Accurately update, maintain, and copy forecast versions within the year in a timely manner.
• Reconcile final reporting to forecast submission and provide analytics which can drive business discussion
• Update and maintain the Compensation & Benefits tool in Mosaic ensuring accurate headcount and cost center allocations within Make, Move, Sell and G&A;
• Support in the preparation of Month End Related activities, including but not limited to C&B related journals.
• Update and manage the Payroll Reporting and Support file to provide valuable insight into periodic movements and key changes required
• Communicate cross functionally with HR teams to proactively initiate and manage changes required based on monthly reporting.
• Analyse and prepare key Month End Reporting to support the wider functions around the Business
• Review Reporting output to provide valuable insight and analytics into the understanding of the Reported Numbers
• Maintain databases and Mosaic mapping (by Cost Centers, functions, accounts, categories etc);
• Prepare analysis of Opex costs to support senior BU stakeholder review and decision-making.
• Demonstrate professionalism during cross-functional communications.
  
  

Qualifications

• CIMA preferred
• Experience of working in an FMCG or Blue-Chip organization
• Advanced Excel skills, e.g. comfortable with Pivots and V-Lookups & accounting
• Strong financial planning and forecasting skills
• Good knowledge of financial systems
• Assertive and independent with the ability to cope effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Quickly analyses complex problems to find actionable, pragmatic solutions
• Consistently works against the right priorities and takes the initiative to find ways to get better results
• Demonstrates a ‘can-do’ attitude and sense of passion, enjoyment, and pride about their work