Divisional FP&A

Overview

This role provides divisional FP&A support to the Senior Divisional Finance Director and relevant stakeholders across the Division and Group. Responsibilities include budgeting, decision support, financial analysis, and acting as a key point of contact for finance-related activities for the Apparel Division and its managed Business Units.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Divisional Finance Director in leading the AFLT and Finance team within the Business Units of Apparel Division.
• Serve as the second point of contact for all finance-related activities for the Apparel Division and across all Apparel-managed Business Units, providing advice and support to the Apparel finance leadership team.
• Support the Apparel finance leadership team in developing strategic initiatives and setting appropriate goals/targets.
• Lead finance process optimization initiatives, including leveraging AI initiatives and integrating outputs with the finance function.
• Ensure the team maintains the highest standards of teamwork and support across Business Units, functions, and departments.
• Ensure optimal deployment of resources to achieve business goals.
• Develop finance and accounting team goals fully aligned with Division and Group goals.

Accounting and Financial Controls

• Build and maintain a strong business and financial control environment, ensuring full compliance with Group accounting policies, procedures, and supported guidelines.
• Manage the financial reporting process to maximize team productivity by leveraging Group resources (e.g., COE and TST, controllership, and GIA team).
• Future-proof financial and accounting processes to meet current and future business needs, driving continuous improvement and adopting best practices across the Group.
• Coordinate and manage statutory compliance activities, including external audit, timely completion of audited financial statements, GIA review, local tax review, and related items.

Management Reporting and Forward-Looking Activities

• Ensure robust financial management reporting tools, processes, and reports are in place to support business decisions and ongoing and future strategic needs.
• Drive the annual budgeting process and mid-term plan (MTP) process aligned with the business’s strategic goals.
• Provide ongoing financial modeling and analysis expertise to support forward-looking activities including monthly rolling, quarterly forecasts, Plan, and MTP.

Decision Support, Management Reporting & Analysis

• Review and evaluate performance using in-depth performance and root-cause analysis on actuals (including trends, variances, etc.) to deliver clear insights for business improvements and financial KPIs.
• Drive financial analyses supporting key operating decisions, including:
  • Revenue management: customer/contract profitability and pricing sensitivity
  • Innovation: new product margin analysis, volume uplift/cannibalization
  • Productivity: manufacturing/sourcing productivity, project analysis, and financial evaluation
• Support operational management discussions, including assessing investment opportunities (e.g., Capex, M&A).
• Provide financial analysis and valuation support for investment decisions and develop business cases/IAAF, working collaboratively with other functions to gather required inputs.

Treasury, Legal and Risk Management

• Oversee cash management, including banking relationships, to support smooth business operations.
• Assist in ensuring robust cash flow forecasting (short term within the month, as well as mid- and long-term).
• Own risk management for the business unit (financial and business risk).
• Review and update local delegated authority (DOA) when needed to ensure it remains fit for purpose.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with at least 10+ years of senior management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to articulate complex matters simply and concisely.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities and programs.
• Ability to apply judgement in ambiguous situations to deliver effective solutions.
• Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SAP and Power BI.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the source description.

Location

• Remote