Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Healthcare industry to hire a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager. This opportunity is based in the Philippines with a hybrid work arrangement (3 days onsite / 2 days work from home).
Position Overview
Lead the organisation's financial planning and analysis function by driving budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance reporting initiatives.
Provide strategic financial insights that support decision-making, profitability improvement, resource optimisation, and long-term business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, business priorities, and strategic initiatives.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning, scenario analysis, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
- Conduct detailed variance analysis, comparing actual performance against budgets and forecasts and providing meaningful insights to senior management.
- Prepare and present monthly financial reports, dashboards, and performance updates for executive leadership, highlighting key performance indicators, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Develop comprehensive financial reporting packages that enable effective monitoring of business and financial performance.
- Analyze financial performance and translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations for management.
- Collaborate with business units to gather inputs for financial forecasts and budgets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with business objectives.
- Partner with operations, marketing, and sales teams to evaluate new initiatives, investments, and business opportunities, providing financial analysis and guidance.
- Support strategic initiatives and projects through analysis of profitability, cost control, resource allocation, and financial impact.
- Assist in developing long-term financial strategies, including capital expenditure planning and investment analysis.
Key Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification such as CPA or CMA is preferred.
- 5-7 years of relevant finance experience, with strong exposure to Financial Planning and Analysis.
- Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), healthcare, medical services, or another fast-paced consumer-focused industry is highly preferred.
Technical / Functional Expertise
- Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis capabilities.
- Familiarity with data analysis and visualisation tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel for financial analysis and modelling.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 is required.
- Experience in preparing financial reports, dashboards, and business performance monitoring tools.
- Knowledge of investment analysis, capital expenditure planning, and resource allocation methodologies.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate findings into actionable business insights.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Advanced PowerPoint skills.
- Strong leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop, mentor, and collaborate with finance professionals.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and cross-functional environment.
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence decision-making and support strategic initiatives.
Work Arrangement & Benefits
- Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 days work from home.
- Flexible 10-hour work schedule.
- Weekends off.
- Reports directly to the CFO.
- Individual Contributor, Manager-level role.