Manager – Performance & Analysis

Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical professional to join our team as a Manager – Financial Performance & Analysis. This role will be instrumental in ensuring robust financial oversight, tracking, and reconciliation of Value Creation Initiatives (synergies) and Programme/Project budgets. The successful candidate will play a critical role in liaising with Finance to maintain clear audit trails, reconciliation processes, and financial tracking to support decision-making and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reconciliation & Budget Oversight:

• Maintain and improve robust reconciliation processes for tracking Value Creation Initiatives (synergies) and Programme/Project spending.
• Ensure all financial data provides transparent, consistent, and auditable reporting.
• Work closely with Programme and Project teams to reconcile budgets, track expenditures, and ensure alignment with financial targets.
  
  

Maintain standardized budget tracking, ensuring financial discipline across transformation initiatives.

Financial Analysis & Performance Reporting

• Maintain and improve financial tracking tools to monitor Programme/Project budgets and actual spend, providing insights into variances and risks.
• Measure financial and non-financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to illustrate the effectiveness of transformation initiatives.
• Develop standard and ad-hoc financial reports for internal stakeholders
• Support Change Enablement leadership in presenting financial insights, risks, and opportunities related to transformation initiatives.
  
  

Collaboration & Governance

• Serve as the key interface between ETO and Finance to ensure seamless alignment
• Support Program Directors and Project Managers in adhering to standardized financial reporting and budget management processes.
• Assist in the development and implementation of governance to ensure compliance with financial tracking and reporting requirements.
  
  

Provide training and support to Programme/Project teams on financial best practices, reconciliations, and budget tracking.

Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for automation and process enhancements to streamline reconciliation and reporting.
• Continually improve transparency, efficiency, and reduce reporting complexity.
  
  

Implement best practices to ensure accuracy and consistency in data across the transformation portfolio.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master's degree in finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field. (Accounting qualification preferred but not required.)
• Strong understanding of financial reconciliation, budget tracking, and performance analysis.
• Experience working with Finance teams to ensure financial integrity in large-scale projects or transformation initiatives.
• Proficiency in financial reporting tools, data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI), and Excel.
• Proven ability to manage financial data across multiple stakeholders and drive standardized financial reporting.
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage with all levels of the organisation effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a strong analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to influence decision-making across different teams.
  
  

Adaptability and willingness to drive continuous improvement in processes.