FP&A Lead - Colombia

Edgewell Personal Care Italy S.R.L.; Bogotá; Sur place; COP 120 000 000 - 180 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Edgewell Personal Care Italy S.R.L. in Colombia seeks an FP&A Lead to drive country planning, forecasting, and financial insight. You will partner with sales, marketing and operations to steer profitability and investments.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with a focus on data-driven decision making and strategic business support. The successful candidate will manage annual budget cycles, monthly closes, and present business reviews to leadership and corporate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Engineering.
• 5–7 years FP&A experience in CPG/FMCG or fast-moving environments.
• Strong knowledge in financial statements, analysis and planning.
• Exposure to commercial finance including pricing and trade spending.
• Advanced English, ability to interact with stakeholders globally.

Responsabilités

• Lead country FP&A planning, budgeting, forecasts and rolling forecasts.
• Coordinate monthly close and align accounting with FP&A insights.
• Analyze variances and explain root causes and drivers.
• Provide deep-dive analyses on revenue, margin and costs.
• Support business reviews for local leadership and corporate.

Connaissances

Advanced English

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economic, Industrial Engineer

Outils

SAP

Hyperion Planning

Excel

Description du poste

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Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

The FP&A Lead – Colombia is responsible for leading country-level financial planning and analysis, acting as the primary finance partner for the business. Given that Colombia represents 46% of the region, with high regional exposure and ownership of the P&L, this role carries significant strategic weight.

It functions as the financial steward of the country, ensuring financial discipline, strategic insight, and decision support across sales, expenses, investments, and profitability.

The position combines strong financial acumen with a strategic business mindset, supporting leadership through analysis of financial results, evaluation of commercial and trade investments, and assessment of new business opportunities. The FP&A Lead plays a critical role in explaining financial outcomes, identifying trends and patterns in the business, and ensuring alignment between financial results and business strategy. This is an individual contributor role.

Universal Accountabilities

• Act as a strategic finance business partner to country leadership and commercial teams.
• Ensure financial rigor, transparency, and consistency in planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for decision-making.
• Uphold financial discipline in commercial and investment decisions.
• Drive a strong understanding of business drivers behind financial performance.
• Support a culture of accountability, data-driven decisions, and long-term value creation.

Specific Accountabilities

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Close

• Lead the country financial planning processes, including Annual Budget, Forecasts, and Rolling Forecasts.
• Support and coordinate the monthly financial close, ensuring alignment between accounting results and FP&A analysis.
• Review and analyze financial statements prepared by Accounting.
• Analyze variances versus plan, forecast, and prior year, clearly explaining root causes and business drivers.
• Ensure accuracy, quality, and timeliness of financial submissions.

Business Performance & Analytical Insight

• Analyze financial performance across sales, products, customers, and channels.
• Identify patterns, trends, and underlying drivers that explain business results.
• Provide deep-dive analysis into revenue, margin, costs, and profitability.
• Support preparation and presentation of Business Reviews for local leadership and corporate stakeholders.

Commercial, Trade & Investment Support

• Review and approve the financial rationale behind sales-related investments.
• Evaluate and financially validate trade marketing plans and customer investments.
• Analyze product cost structure (COGS) and its impact on margins.
• Ensure pricing, promotions, and trade decisions are supported by robust financial analysis (ROI, payback, profitability).

Project & Investment Evaluation

• Lead financial evaluation of new projects, initiatives, and business opportunities.
• Assess financial viability, risks, and return of investments.
• Provide clear financial recommendations to support go / no-go decisions.
• Act as a financial control point to ensure disciplined use of resources.

Reporting & Corporate Interaction

• Prepare and delivercorporate reporting, ensuring compliance with regional and global finance requirements.
• Collaborate closely with regional and corporate finance teams.
• Respond to ad-hoc financial analysis requests from leadership and corporate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economic, Industrial Engineer.
• Minimum 5 - 7years of experience specifically in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG / FMCG) or fast-moving commercial environments.
• Strong knowledge in financial statements, analysis and financial planning.
• Strong exposure to commercial finance, including sales, pricing, trade spending, and customer profitability.
• Internal Reporting experience.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business partners
• Very good level of IT tool management (Advanced Excel, HPL Hyperion Planning, Enterprise, ...)
• Advanced English required (written and verbal), with ability to interact with corporate and regional stakeholders.
• Ability to handle on-going changes in business.
• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements to eliminate non-value-added work.
• Excellent interpersonal relationships.
• Commitment to service with both internal and external customers
• High self-motivation skills
• Critical Thinking
• Result-oriented

Preferred skills and experience

• Strong financial and strategic thinking skills.
• High level of autonomy and self-sufficiency.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to connect numbers to business decisions.
• Strong communication skills, capable of influencing without authority.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with financial planning, ERP, or reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, or similar).
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and commercially driven environment.
• Curiosity and deep interest in understanding business performance beyond the numbers.

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