Lead Financial Planning

Trading Solutions.; Perímetro Urbano Barranquilla; On-site; COP 70,000,000 - 110,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Trading Solutions is seeking a senior FP&A professional to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across units. You will build models, analyze variances, and provide actionable insights to senior management.

The role requires strong Excel and Power BI skills, experience with NetSuite, and fluency in English and Spanish. You will lead a growing financial planning team and ensure data quality across FP&A processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A or financial planning (budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis).
• Advanced Excel; experience with Power BI and an ERP (NetSuite is a plus).
• Intermediate English (B1–B2); the role works daily in both Spanish and English.
• Degree in Finance, Public Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; a certification in financial planning, IFRS or budgetary control is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's budget and forecast cycles, consolidating inputs from every business unit into a timely, consistent plan.
• Build and maintain financial models, analyze variances against budget and forecast, and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and report financial and profitability KPIs by business unit — costs, margins and deviations — to support management decisions.
• Prepare accurate, audit-ready financial information and management reports that meet Finance leadership's standards of quality and timing.
• Quantify financial risk and protect profitability, raising timely alerts when costs, margins or losses go off track.
• Ensure data quality and the correct use of the ERP (NetSuite) in the financial-planning process, supporting implementation and adoption.
• Lead and develop the financial planning team, raising technical quality and delivery against the area's KPIs.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Education

Finance degree

IFRS or budgeting certification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

NetSuite

Job description

At Trading Solutions, we are driving a new era in global logistics by combining advanced technology, real-time visibility, and efficient synchronization across continents.

Are you passionate about turning numbers into decisions the business can trust?

At Trading Solutions, we're looking for a professional with experience in financial planning and analysis — someone who builds a clear view of the numbers and helps the business act on them. Your next career opportunity could be here!

What You'll Do:

• Lead the company's budget and forecast cycles, consolidating inputs from every business unit into a timely, consistent plan.
• Build and maintain financial models, analyze variances against budget and forecast, and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and report financial and profitability KPIs by business unit — costs, margins and deviations — to support management decisions.
• Prepare accurate, audit-ready financial information and management reports that meet Finance leadership's standards of quality and timing.
• Quantify financial risk and protect profitability, raising timely alerts when costs, margins or losses go off track.
• Ensure data quality and the correct use of the ERP (NetSuite) in the financial-planning process, supporting implementation and adoption.
• Lead and develop the financial planning team, raising technical quality and delivery against the area's KPIs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years in FP&A or financial planning (budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis), ideally in logistics or freight forwarding.
• Advanced Excel; experience with Power BI (or a similar BI tool) and an ERP (NetSuite is a plus).
• Intermediate English (B1–B2); the role works daily in both Spanish and English.
• Degree in Finance, Public Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; a certification in financial planning, IFRS or budgetary control is a plus.

Competitive salary plus bonus and benefits package.