We're Hiring: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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We are currently on the lookout for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to join our team at Cloudstaff, the #1 workplace everywhere! Think you qualify for the role?
Role: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Work Arrangement: Work from Office
Schedule: Morning shift
What You Will Do
- Own the operating and capital expenditure build, challenging cost assumptions, headcount-driven costs and phasing across entities, and tracking spend against approval.
- Own the monthly management accounts, Board reporting pack and supporting schedules for your pillar - accurate, supported and delivered on the agreed calendar.
- Review balance sheet positions, reconciliations and movements, ensuring balances are supported, explained and cleared on a defined cycle.
- Own cashflow reporting and forecasting, including drivers of movement, working-capital effects and liquidity commentary.
- Analyse performance against budget, forecast and prior periods, and explain material variances in business language to Finance executives and business leaders.
- Oversee intercompany cost allocations, accounting entries and reconciliations across multiple entities and currencies.
- Lead cost-benefit analyses and business cases for investments and change initiatives, including assumptions, sensitivities and post-implementation review.
- Own sustainability reporting: data sourcing, controls, assurance readiness and alignment to the reporting calendar and applicable frameworks.
- Contribute to strategic projects and due diligence alongside the wider team, working concurrently across assigned workstreams.
- Lead, coach and develop two direct reports, setting clear ownership of financial areas and building capability and bench strength within the pillar.
- Manage workload and deadlines across the team so that quality holds through close, and maintain a named backup for every critical deliverable.
- Drive process improvement: standardise and template the close pack, re-level reporting deadlines, and automate recurring reports, reconciliations and reconciliation-heavy processes.
- Support annual and interim audits, due diligence, compliance reviews and regulatory requests relating to your pillar, and maintain financial controls and documentation fit for audit.
Qualifications and requirements:
What You Will Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with an active or valid professional licence or accreditation.
- At least 8 years' experience in management accounting, FP&A or financial reporting.
- Experience managing or supervising an accounting or finance team, including responsibility for review and sign-off.
- Proven experience in a multinational, multi-entity environment - intercompany transactions, multiple currencies and coordination across jurisdictions.
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, balance sheet and cashflow reporting.
- Strong understanding of key balance sheet metrics and financial ratios, with the ability to interpret movements in liquidity, working capital, leverage and cashflow and their impact on overall financial performance.
- Experience preparing or reviewing business cases and cost-benefit analyses.
- Sustainability or ESG reporting exposure, and Big Four experience, are advantageous but not required.
Technical Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel - financial modelling, complex formulas, pivot tables, scenario analysis and large-data handling.
- Strong working knowledge of ERP and accounting systems; experience with NetSuite OneWorld or a similar multi-entity platform is preferred.
- Experience with budgeting, consolidation or business intelligence tools such as Planful, Power BI, Tableau or equivalent.
- Practical use of AI and automation tools for variance commentary, reporting and reconciliation - with the judgement to critically review AI-generated output and uphold confidentiality, data security and human oversight.
- Confidence extracting, reconciling and interpreting financial and operational data across multiple systems.
- HMO Coverage on your 16th day of employment, covering 1 free dependent on the 16th day of employment
- Superb and exciting Mid-Year Parties - with items to give away and cash prizes!
- Exclusive ATM inside the office for employee's convenience
- Look forward to weekly office perks for work from office staff - Free Coffee, Meals and Beer Fridays!
- Top notch workplace with first class VIP lounge and game rooms
- Child friendly spaces to cater to the needs of employees with children, enhancing work-life balance
- Participate and join our CS Social Clubs and Special Interest Groups to connect with colleagues
- International career growth and connections
- Unlimited cash incentives for hired referrals
- Mental Wellness Employee Assistance program through Lifeworks
- In-house psychiatrist available to support employees' well-being
- Become part of the Employee Share Units program
- Cloudstaff Dream Points - To be used for bidding useful items like appliances, kitchenettes etc.
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Established in 2005, Cloudstaff is a leading outsourcing company that empowers businesses to thrive through smarter talent solutions. We're passionate about creating a work environment that fosters your professional growth and overall well-being.
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- Award-winning Culture: We're committed to building the #1 Workplace Everywhere, with a proven track record of staff engagement initiatives and industry recognition
- Invest in You: We support your development through comprehensive training programs, mentoring and opportunities for career advancement
- Thrive as an Individual: We offer a strong work-life balance with flexible schedules, meaningful perks and a collaborative team environment.