Commercial Finance Manager

Systems Limited; Lahore; On-site; PKR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Limited is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to join the regional finance team in APMEA, starting with a focus on the combustible sector. You will lead monthly SOP, budgets, forecasts, and analysis of marketing programs, pricing, and product profitability, partnering with DRBU and cross-functional teams to drive revenue and efficient resource allocation.

You should have a commerce/finance degree with CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MBA and 6+ years in a large FMCG or global organization, including

Qualifications

• Degree in commerce/accounting/finance with professional qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MBA).
• 6+ years of experience in a dynamic operating environment – matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders.
• Broad experience in large global organization/FMCG.
• Experience leading and developing small teams; strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Influencing and interpersonal skills; ability to simplify complex situations.
• Experience in strategic analysis, data analytics, and business modelling; project planning and execution.
• Proactive, collaborative and consultative with comfort in ambiguity.
• Familiar with SAP; advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly SOP process to align financial metrics with teams.
• Coordinate budgets, plans, and forecasts with timely info for performance monitoring.
• Own month-end closing, including sales rebate reconciliation and planning cycles.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting with accurate, timely management insights.
• Analyze marketing programs and touchpoints for better decision-making and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with Marketing Leadership on controls, profit delivery, budgets, and capex.
• Contribute to pricing strategies via simulations and elasticity analysis.
• Evaluate product and brand profitability; support strategic investment decisions.
• Participate in negotiating contracts and performance payments with pricing scenarios.
• Perform robust financial evaluations and business case analyses; scenario planning.
• Review competitors’ marketing and financials to inform strategy.
• Elevate financial awareness within Marketing; enforce internal controls.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Financial modelling

Leadership

Education

Degree in commerce/accounting/finance with professional qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MBA)

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Systems Limited is looking for a commercial finance manager. This role will be an active member of the regional commercial finance team and will partner with other cross functional team members & DRBU teams to provide strategic financial guidance on key financial performance in APMEA, with an initial focus on combustible. Specific responsibilities include, not limited to, overseeing financial forecast & reporting cycles, competition analysis and financials, combustible pricing and excise analysis, marketing investment and resource allocation & non-criminal loss/write -offs. The ideal candidate will proactively and collaboratively work with the DRBU teams to understand the market dynamic and provide insights on revenue generation and resource allocation and drive recommendations on potential course of action.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the monthly SOP process, ensuring accountability and alignment of financial metrics.
• Coordinate the preparation of budgets, plans, and forecasts with team support, providing accurate and timely information for ongoing performance monitoring by the Trade Team.
• Take ownership of month-end closing, including sales rebate reconciliation, and lead the monthly planning cycle. Analyze general ledgers to provide comprehensive insights for management review.
• Lead the preparation of budgets, plans, and forecasts, providing accurate and timely information for ongoing performance monitoring.
• Lead financial analysis to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of marketing programs and touchpoints, enabling better decision-making and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with the Marketing Leadership Team on financial controls, profit delivery, budgeting, marketing plans, operating expenses, and capex.
• Contribute to pricing strategy for the market through running simulations and elasticity analysis.
• Analyze and provide recommendations on product and brand profitability.
• Provide input to the strategic decision-making process and actively contribute to strategic initiatives, such as investment models for customers.
• Participate in negotiating trade contracts and performance payments, utilizing pricing scenarios and customer margin analysis.
• Perform robust financial evaluations and business cases, including scenario analysis and post-implementation reviews.
• Lead the review and assessment of competitors' marketing activities, financials, and market share to inform strategic decisions.
• Elevate financial and commercial awareness within the Marketing teams, promoting objective decision-making.
• Assist management in developing and implementing practical procedures to ensure a high level of internal control is maintained within the department and with external parties.
• Increase financial and commercial awareness within the Marketing function, educating the organization on commercial and financial skills.
• Ensure the accuracy and robustness of relevant financial accounts in line with International Accounting Standards and appropriate authority levels.
• Drive ad hoc projects as required.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE

• Degree educated ideally in commerce / accounting / finance, with professional qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MBA)
• 6+ years of experience in a similar dynamic operating environment – matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders to manage.
• Broad experience in large global organization/ FMCG
• Experience of leading and developing small teams • Good stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Influencing and good interpersonal skills
• Experience in strategic analysis, data analytics and business modelling, project planning and execution, commercial foresight
• Ability to simplify complex situations and synthesise, communicate and present complex information.
• Insightful, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, proactive, collaborative and consultative
• Familiar with SAP
• Attention to detail, diligent and resilient.
• Proactive and adaptable to change
• Continuous drive for improvement in execution
• Excellent excel skills with hands on experience on MS power point.