Job title – Finance Planning & Analysis Lead
Functional overview
The purpose of Asahi Procurement is to safeguard the existing value and to unlock new sources of sustainable value for Asahi, our customers, and the planet. This is done through partnering with Asahi business stakeholders and a high-performing supplier network.
Procurement capabilities are mobilized to improve product and service quality, mitigate risks, drive total cost of ownership and infuse top-line growth for Asahi local businesses.
Asahi Procurement aspires to be the partner of choice for internal clients as well as for external suppliers; trusted for being an inspirational business advocate; connecting people and driving sustainable procurement value; while aiming to achieve operational and transactional excellence to ensure business continuity.
Excellence in procurement is achieved by establishing strong partnerships for strategic internal and external cooperation, as well as responding innovatively and agilely to business disruptions and challenges.
No matter if Procurement people are based in Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Europe or any other location, there is a one-direction approach used to maximize value delivery in a consistent way.
Cost and Net Working Capital efficiency is equally important as proactive risk management is. The aspiration for continuity, sustainability, and circular economy is reflected in everything we do. Moreover, Procurement employees are not only experts in their categories but also ambassadors for corporate social responsibility. Following the Asahi Group philosophy, Procurement thinks globally and acts locally.
Job title
Finance Planning & Analysis Lead
Qualification criteria
· University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
· 7+ years of professional business experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in international FMCG industry
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders
Reporting to:
Finance Director - GPO
Main interfaces
Internally
· Finance director - GPO
· GPO Leadership
· Procurement category managers/leads
· AGH Finance
· Regional Finance teams
Externally
· External finance bodies
Main purpose of the job
This role is pivotal in driving strategic financial planning and forecasting to support the achievement of business objectives. It involves a deep collaboration with key business stakeholders to integrate Procurement insights into global strategic plans, annual budgets, and forecasts. A significant responsibility includes developing and overseeing a global procurement benefit methodology that accurately quantifies the procurement organization’s value to the business. This position leads the benefits management process, ensuring its integration with finance forecasting as part of the global procurement finance operating model. Additionally, the role focuses on cultivating relationships with budget owners, enhancing the perceived and actual value delivered by the procurement function. Supporting the Finance Director in pivotal finance projects is also a key aspect of this role, underscoring its strategic importance in bridging Procurement and Finance to foster organizational growth.
Accountabilities and deliverables
1. Leads planning and forecasting activities with key strategic finance business partners to achieve business and company goals. Manages the process, which provides financial input of the procurement function into the long-term regional and global strategic financial business plans, the annual budgets, and any other forecasts.
2. Owns the global procurement benefit methodology, which clearly defines and quantifies the additional value the procurement organization is bringing to the business. Leads the entire benefits management processed, which is aligned to the finance forecasting activities as part of global Procurement finance operating model.
3. Partner with Global and Regional financial planning and forecasting teams to drive visibility of additional value delivered by global procurement function within the financial statements of individual business units.
4. Conduct rigorous review and critical analysis of financial inputs, assumptions, and forecasts provided by global procurement function, ensuring their reasonableness and alignment with strategic objectives.
5. Collaborate with the risk management team to identify and assess financial risks that may impact the organization's performance and objectives. Incorporate identified risks into financial models and analysis, ensuring that potential risk scenarios are considered in budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.
6. Work with the risk management team to develop stress testing scenarios to assess the resilience of financial plans and strategies under adverse conditions.
7. Review actual financial performance with functional heads/managers to understand drivers of performance and ensure any risks and opportunities are identified and communicated early to relevant stakeholders with interventions/action plans put in place.
8. Develop and build strong working relationship with key stakeholders to enable open and honest business discussions.
9. Seek continuous improvement in ways of working and align best practice across the team in conjunction with other finance business partners. Proactively work with peers to identify and implement efficiencies.
10. Provide finance support to selected key projects
