Senior Manager - Finance

• Adhere to monthly timelines of Month-End close, Forecast, Reporting & Pre -MEC work
• Work closely with budget owners to challenge the spend
• Manage booking of accruals in case service has been delivered
• Presenting financials to leadership in large forums
• Make recommendations on the budgets allocated to the respective functions
• Support standardization and optimization, working with Opex Manager as needed
• Improve the ways of working across the team by identifying opportunities
• Partner closely with US-based FP&A teams to ensure accurate P&L reporting and adherence to processes
• Develop an understanding of different global functions financial objectives to effectively play a key role as a business partner
• Create and maintain relationships with budget owners, function heads, ICC C&B team ensuring a business partner relationship with all of them
• Promote and adhere to ICC ways of working, culture and values
• Support transformation agenda through enhancements around planning, forecasting, and reporting of costs across all functions
• Provide financial updates to budget owners each period, highlighting and investigating significant variances to plan/forecast

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with strong preference for Masters degree
• Min 8 years of relevant finance experience
• Strong FP&A skills and experience of forecasting and planning cycles
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (financial modeling) and PowerPoint with the ability to quickly learn various in-house software applications
• Skilled at collaborating across cross-functional teams and with a multicultural experience
• Should be a good team player

IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) experience highly preferred