Our Client is one of the top three Multinational Pharmaceuticals Companies in Nigeria.

Job Purpose
Acts as a Business Partner, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to CPO/BF/GLF/Region/Cluster/Global Management; to be responsible for running core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information, and pro-active cross-functional liaison with the Financial Reporting & Accounting (FRA), franchises and commercial teams.

Major Accountabilities
• Provides management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests on revenues, SPC, cost centers, customers, product and sales channels, Management Cash Flow, Profit and Loss (P&L) by area and shared service cost allocations.

• Performs analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; makes recommendations to mitigate these risks.

• Ensures pro-active Business Partnering with FRA, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and other Functions; supports implementation of smooth processes to support on time and accurate information gathering.
• Ensures on-going business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drives early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.
• Drives the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes.

• Ensures integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provides value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement.

• Drives and improves business case proposals and profitability tracking.

• Leads the monthly BPA closing procedure and Business Unit (BU) management reporting packages.

• Drives communication with country finance peers and BPA team.

• Analyzes investments and sales to provide resource allocation recommendations.

• Drives BPA sub-project work streams to define and implement lean processes.

• Continually improves and streamlines management reporting processes and systems to meet the changing demands of the business.

• Develops and strengthens the BPA function.

Integrity and Compliance

• Works within Integrity and Compliance policies and ensures those around him/her do the same.

• Works to ensure a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.
Ideal Background
Education: Financial Accounting, Business related courses, CFA, ACCA, ACA, Masters Degree

Functional Experience
• Financial Reporting & Accounting (FRA)
• Commercial Business Planning & Analysis (BPA)
• Global line functions (Tech ops, Development)
• Audit (internal/external) & Business Process Controls
• Manage outsourced or off-shored services
• Minimum of 6 – 8 years related deliverables

Leadership Experience
• People management
• Project leadership
• Global/Regional/Country experience
• Different business models/change management
Functional Competence
• Financial reporting, accounting and tax
• Business partnering and decision support
• Planning and performance management
• Business controls and compliance
• Continuous improvement

Leadership Competence
• Self: Leadership impact, integrity & drive
• Team: Team building, talent development across boundaries
• Business: Strategic direction, change & innovation

Salary
• Above industry standard.

Application

• Qualified applicants should forward all applications to ‘mgtpositions@stresert.com’ using ‘BUSINESS PLANNING MANAGER’ as subject of application. Application closes 25th February, 2015.