FP&A Senior Specialist

FP&A Senior Specialist takes ownership of financial planning and analysis processes across multiple CE Commercial markets or portfolios. Provides deep insights into sales growth, gross margin, and pricing strategies while leading profitability and cost-to-serve analysis. Partners closely with FBPs and Sales leaders, ensuring forecasts and investment cases support strategic growth. Mentors junior team members and ensures high-quality reporting outputs.

Key Deliverables:

Country/market-level budget and forecast packs with commentary.

Advanced profitability analyses (customer/product/portfolio).

• Own the forecasting and budgeting process for sales and commercial P&L lines, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Deliver management reports for senior stakeholders with sharp insights on sales performance, margins, and cost drivers.
• Develop complex financial models for tenders, pricing scenarios, and business cases.
• Lead variance analysis workshops with commercial leadership, explaining drivers and recommending corrective actions.
• Support deal evaluation processes, including risk/return analysis, payback period, and sensitivity testing.
• Ensure alignment of reporting across regional and global CE Commercial teams.
• Train and mentor Associates and Specialists, supporting development of technical and business skills.
• Collaborate with FBPs and Market Access teams on rebate, discount, and pricing strategies.
• Leverage ERP and planning tools to enhance efficiency and improve reporting quality.
• Proactively challenge assumptions in forecasts to ensure robust and realistic submissions.
• Provide input to strategic projects (pricing reviews, rebate redesign, market entry analysis).
• Represent FP&A in cross-functional project teams driving operational and financial improvements.
• 6–7 years of relevant finance experience (3+ years in FP&A) with proven ability in end-to-end CE Commercial reporting, planning, and stakeholder partnership.
• Academic degree or equivalent diploma in relevant subject matter (Economics, Business Administration or Finance)
• CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent accounting certification is a plus

Personal Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering trust with stakeholders
• Acts as a reliable business partner, showing professionalism and discretion
• Ability to manage complex analyses (profitability, forecasts) under tight timelines
• Positive, energetic, and resilient personality, promoting teamwork across functions
• Passion for process improvements and structured approach to problem-solving

Functional Knowledge

• Strong expertise in commercial planning and forecasting.
• Ability to prepare variance analyses with clear commentary.
• Hands-on experience in margin analysis and profitability reporting.
• Involved in pricing and rebate impact analysis.
• Supports tender evaluations and commercial finance discussions.
• Capable of building scenario analyses for sales/margin trends.
• Collaborates with Marketing and Sales on financial planning.
• Prepares ad-hoc analysis for management decision-making.
• Supports quarterly business reviews with financial insights.
• Knowledge of CE Commercial KPIs and drivers.