SGS logo

Financial Planning Analysis and Business Controller

SGS
Full-time
On-site
Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

Financial Planning & Analysis Expert manages the long range plan, budget and forecast processes for the cluster / country, he/she is responsible for target setting, resource and challenge allocation, and monthly financial performance monitoring.

 

Business Controller supports the business units in setting strategy, decision making, provides insights & options that drive enhanced value creation, is part of the bid management process and helps the business to achieve targets through relevant and timely monitoring of results

Groip /Region Reporting

 

  • Meeting Group / Region reporting Deadlines as per the reporting timetable
  • Addressing Group / Region related queries
  • Preparation Group/ region related requirements, Swing, Ops Commentary, Pricing updates etc
  •  

 

Local Reporting

 

  • Monthly Cost allocation
  • Day 2 result analysis commentary for MD with various variation and explanation on variances
  • Monthly Dashboard for MD
  • Revenue reports to LOB for revenue comments
  • Balance Sheet Review
  • Other Corporate deliverables
  • Deployment of QMS System within Finance

 

 Long Range Forecasting and Budgeting

 

  • Lead the planning process
  • Set the timetable, the agenda, the guidance, the tools & the process steps
  • Define and validate the set of key information to be planned and monitored
  • Coordination with the Business controllers for forecast reporting to SEAP
  • Validation of the forecast and reasons for variation against the trend
  • Ensuring an accurate intra forecast based upon revenues, margins and customer figures with the help of review with the Business controllers
  • Validation and Compilation of Budgeting activities as per Group reporting and Local Reporting requirements
  • Provide early warnings to management as soon as material deviations are detected and support and monitor corrective actions to be taken
  • Work Closely with Business controllers
  • Adopt, at all times, a safe behaviour by exercising due regard for the health and safety of SGS employees and clients, in line with SGS policies and procedures.
  • Comply, at all times, with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct

 

 Finance Responsibilities

 

  • Group reporting requirements
  • Identify Loss makers and devising actions to bring in green
  • Tracking the deliverables to achieve Revenue and LC Targets
  • Monthly Revenue and LC comments and commentary for SEAP
  • Monitoring of Unbilled and WIP, Provisions
  • Support the Business team / Finance Team for completion of unresolved queries
  • Forecast Monitoring and maintaining accuracy against actual delivered
  • Facilitating Budget completion exercise
  • Control on various matrices allocation
  • Open PR and BOSS OM orders Monitoring

 

 Business Partner Support

 

  • Part of the business unit management team contributing to strategy & decision making, whilst being a constructive challenger
  • Provide strategic input and financial support to commercial & operating issues (pricing, etc.), track and report financial information and identify activities which are below the required performance level and bring changes to improve them
  • Support the on-going review & maintenance of an adequate operational control environment over financial items with the SBU managers e.g. over site rental costs; customer credits etc
  • Assist the management with ‘Management of change’ requirements with necessary planning
  • Preparation and submission of Monthly dashboard

 

Business Cases

 

  • Gather all inputs from commercial & technical departments & external references
  •  Review / challenge business case, present trade-offs and rank alternatives
  • Support senior management to take the appropriate decision
  • Identify ways to track actual results and carry out ex post analysis & propose recommendations.
  • Finance Support to Bid Management
  • Prepare CAPEX proposal and track the timely execution with deliverables
  • Execute profitability analysis of SGS offers and verify alignment with forecast
  • Negotiation with external stakeholders (i.e Suppliers and Clients)
  • Support with ad-hoc analysis to develop revenues, margins and return on investments

 

 

Target Setting, Planning, Performance Management & Monitoring

 

  • Monitor business unit performance against targets
  • Support business to identify, analyse, validate and implement remedy actions
  • Support FP&A and business in the planning process, whilst being a constructive challenger
  • Adopt, at all times, a safe behaviour by exercising due regard for the health and safety of SGS employees and clients, in line with SGS policies and procedures
  • Comply, at all times, with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct
  • Support the Cluster / Country GM Finance to define priorities and targets for the business
  • Drive the management reporting standardization by systematically using the Symphony solution
  • Provide input into individual target setting process ensuring these are linked to the agreed plan
  • Define the set of KPIs and information to be regularly monitored
  • Ensure an accurate intra forecast based upon revenues, margins and customer figures
  • Provide early warnings to management as soon as material deviations are detected
  • Support and monitor the implementation of corrective actions / initiatives

 

Finance Support to Bid Management

 

  • Execute profitability analysis of SGS offers and verify alignment with forecast
  • Support with ad-hoc analysis to develop revenues, margins and return on investments

 

Resources Allocation

 

  • Support the Cluster / Finance & Procurement Director with resource allocation (including Group challenges) across the Cluster / Country by preparing scenarios and evaluating risks and opportunities
  • Challenge business plans & request for resources through the Business Analyst

 

At all times, comply with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Degree in Business Management / Accounting or in the relevant technical subject
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in a financial accounting or financial management role
  • Ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines with a number of competing demands
  • Ability to plan and proactively manage time and resources
  • Able to lead and competently project manage a number of projects at any one time
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Staff supervisory experience
  • Proficient with MS Excel

 

Additional Information

 

  • Leadership
  • Analytical skills in finance and accounting.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills (all levels)
  • Highly organized with excellent project management skills and attention to detail
  • Flexible approach to work and able to react effectively to a rapidly changing environment
  • Ability to work under own initiative and independently
  • Ability to work under pressure and to coordinate several activities simultaneously
  • Ability to effectively work with different people across the organization
  • Enthusiasm and perseverance
  • Good time management
  • Team player
  • Taking responsibility
  • Strong Business Acumen
  • Quick and decisive
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Fosters innovation and change
  • Thinks strategically
  • Develops self and others
  • Delivers superior results