Drives financial performance in an organisational area by providing
leadership, guidance and support on financial information, business
performance and implementation of strategies
Key Responsibilities & Job Content
Performance Management & Financial Leadership:
- Lead accurate and timely reporting of financial, commercial, and operational performance.
- Steer Product P&L, ensuring transparency on revenue, cost, volumes, GP, and EBIT.
- Forecasting, target setting, gap analysis, and improvement plans.
- Provide forwardlooking insights that enhance profitability and decisionmaking.
- Support governance with MOS reviews and customer/product profitability analysis.
Business Partnering & Commercial Support:
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Product and Commercial teams.
- Challenge assumptions, validate strategies, and ensure financial rigor in decisions.
- Shape product strategies on rates, volumes, and trade mix; highlight performance gaps.
- Lead pricing support, costtoserve analysis, and margin protection actions.
- Strengthen customer and product profitability management.
Analytics, Insights & Business Steering
- Conduct deepdive analysis on revenue application, cost recovery, and margin drivers.
- Provide market, macroeconomic, and benchmarking insights.
- Deliver management reports, bridges, and actionable performance insights.
- Drive simplification, automation, and standardization of analytics and reporting.
- Improve visibility, governance, and operational efficiency using datadriven insights.
Execution Support & CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Area leadership, Product, Sales, Operations, CX, Procurement, and GSC.
- Lead or support key transformation and performanceimprovement initiatives.
- Ensure alignment with Region and Centre on performance frameworks and best practices.
- Provide robust data, assumptions, and clear narratives across leadership forums.
Key Metrics (Shared Accountability)
- Revenue / GP / EBIT
- Volumes and Productivity
- Cost and Cost Recovery
- Customer and Product Profitability
- ROFO accuracy
- Delivery of business performance improvement actions
Internal Stakeholders
- Area Leadership Team
- Area Product Managers
- Sales Leadership Team
- Area FBPs / Accounting
- Regional & Center FBPs / BCOs / FP&A
- Operations and Procurement
- GSC teams
External Stakeholders
- Customers
- Regulatory and Government Authorities (where relevant)
Critical Competencies
- Strong financial acumen and commercial understanding
- Performance management & business steering
- Stakeholder management and influence without authority
- Problemsolving and structured analytical thinking
- Business strategy understanding
- Data analytics and visualization; ability to simplify complex insights
- Strong communication skills; ability to convey complex messages clearly
- Change agility and ability to drive improvement initiatives
What We Are Looking For
- Bachelors or masters degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, or related discipline.
- Minimum 4 years experience in business partnering, FP&A, Product, Sales, or Business Development.
- Proven ability to challenge the business constructively and influence outcomes.
- Experience leading improvement projects and working crossfunctionally.
- Strong analytical, problemsolving, and criticalthinking skills.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex business environments, manage multiple priorities, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.