Business Performance Manager

Our client is a leading asset management firm, recognized for delivering innovative investment solutions across equities, fixed income, real estate, and alternative assets. With a strong reputation for excellence and a client-focused approach, they are seeking talented professionals to join their team and help drive long-term value and superior outcomes in asset management.

Job Summary

The Job holder will be responsible for managing the financial performance management/monitoring process in ARM and providing ARM leadership management requisite information to support decision making and improved performance. The position will also work to facilitate strategic planning through preparation of financial forecasts based on ARM’s business strategy, over-all management, co-ordination and preparation of the annual budget and periodic revised forecasts through analysis, review and preparation of periodic financial reports

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in setting ARM finance group strategy and objectives
• Preparation of forecasts and translating them into meaningful financial information such as profitability, balance sheet growth, growth impacts, capital and funding requirements
• Preparation of key macro and micro assumptions for input into the planning and budgeting process
• Overall management, co-ordination and preparation of the annual business plan, capital expenditure, operating budget and periodic revised forecasts
• Develop and implement reporting of key management information (MI) ensuring data integrity and timely communication to relevant stakeholders
• Develop performance benchmarks for business units and monitor performance against these
• Drive the required business analysis and related process for making recommendations for new or improving performance opportunities
• Manage performance against the budget for each business unit and ARM as a whole
• Provide detailed monthly performance statements and analysis for business units
• Investigation of variances and recommending remedial measures where necessary
• Identify areas of performance shortfall and propose corrective interventions to management team
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization

Competencies, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge Requirement

• Professional Accounting Standards 
• Transactional Accounting and Closing Processes 
• Financial Reporting and Compliance 
• Cost Management 
• Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting 
• Financial Analysis 
• Management Reporting 
• Treasury Policies and Risk Management 
• Tax Planning 
• Strategy
• Coaching and Mentoring 
• Driving Performance 
• Market and Regulatory Environment 
• Negotiation and Decision-making

Skill Requirement

• Time Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Analytical Ability
• Meeting Management
• Report Writing
• Emotional Intelligence
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategy

Personal Ability

• Confidentiality
• Objectivity
• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Emphatic

Performance Expectations

• Effective monitoring of company financial performance targets, as approved by the Board of Directors
• Efficiency in all matters of financial management and reporting
• Achievement of all quality assurance and standards targets adopted as monitoring and improvement benchmark

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university Advanced degree in Finance or Business Management (e.g. MBA, M.Sc Finance etc.)

Professional Requirements

• Professional certification in finance and/or accounting from a recognized professional body (e.g. CFA, CGMA, ACCA, ICAN etc.)

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of work experience in a similar role