Director, Commercial FP&A

Position Summary The FP&A & Commercial Finance Director is responsible for leading financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, management reporting, and financial performance management. The role serves as a key finance business partner to senior management and commercial and operational teams, providing financial insights to support business decisions, profitability improvement, customer and product portfolio management, and long-term growth. In addition, the position oversees the preparation and review of financial results, coordinates financial reporting with subsidiaries, and consolidates financial and management information for presentation to senior management.

Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Planning & Analysis
• Lead the annual budget, forecast, long-range plan, and periodic financial outlook processes.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior year, and provide clear explanations of key variances.
• Monitor key financial performance indicators including revenue, gross profit, operating profit, EBITDA, working capital, and cash flow.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses to support management decision-making.
• Identify major financial risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions to management. 2. Commercial Finance & Business Partnering
• Act as a key finance business partner to Commercial, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other functions.
• Provide financial analysis to support pricing, customer profitability, product/SKU profitability, product mix, volume growth, and margin improvement.
• Evaluate commercial proposals, new customer opportunities, new products, and business expansion opportunities.
• Review pricing and profitability considering key cost drivers such as raw materials, packaging, production costs, freight, FX, and other commercial conditions.
• Partner with business teams to identify opportunities to improve gross margin and overall profitability.
• Challenge business assumptions and ensure major commercial decisions are supported by appropriate financial analysis. 3. Manufacturing Performance Coordination
• Work closely with the FP&A Plant Director to understand key manufacturing performance and its impact on overall business results.
• Incorporate relevant manufacturing insights into financial forecasts, profitability analysis, and management reporting.
• Support cross-functional discussions on key cost and operational drivers where they impact commercial decisions and overall business performance. 4. Financial Reporting & Shared Service Oversight
• Retain accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the company’s financial statements, while accounting operations and closing activities are performed by the Shared Service team.
• Work closely with Shared Service to ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing and reporting.
• Review key financial results, significant accounting matters, and unusual transactions, and ensure proper resolution of material issues.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, Group accounting policies, and reporting requirements. 5. Subsidiary Financial Coordination
• Coordinate financial planning, reporting, and performance reviews with subsidiaries and related entities.
• Review subsidiary financial results and ensure timely and consistent submission of financial information.
• Work with subsidiary finance teams to understand business performance, significant variances, financial risks, and key accounting matters.
• Ensure alignment of reporting definitions, financial assumptions, and management reporting across entities.
• Support the integration of subsidiary financial information into Group-level reporting. 6. Consolidated Management Reporting
• Lead the preparation of consolidated management reports and executive presentations covering both financial and operational performance.
• Provide clear analysis of consolidated revenue, gross profit, operating profit, profitability, working capital, cash flow, and other key business metrics.
• Translate complex financial and operational information into concise and actionable insights for senior management.
• Highlight key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring management attention. 7. Strategy & Decision Support
• Support management in strategic planning, business cases, investment evaluation, and resource allocation.
• Perform financial evaluation of growth initiatives, capacity expansion, new products, new markets, and other strategic projects.
• Provide financial perspectives on business performance and challenge assumptions to improve the quality of management decisions.
• Support post-investment reviews and track actual performance against approved business cases. 8. Finance Leadership & Team Development
• Lead and develop the FP&A and Commercial Finance team.
• Establish effective planning, reporting, and performance management processes.
• Improve reporting quality, analytical capabilities, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Promote strong collaboration between Finance, Commercial, Operations, and subsidiary finance teams.
• Strengthen financial discipline and accountability across the organization. Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting.
• CPA, or other relevant professional qualification is an advantage.
• Approximately 12–15+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Management Reporting, or Finance Business Partnering.
• Several years of experience in a senior finance leadership or management role.
• Strong experience in manufacturing, preferably food, FMCG, pet food, consumer products, or large-scale OEM manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, management accounting, manufacturing costing, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience working with subsidiaries, multi-entity businesses, or consolidated management reporting is highly desirable.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to connect operational and commercial activities with financial performance.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters clearly to senior management and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken. Key Competencies
• Commercial & Business Acumen
• Strategic Financial Thinking
• FP&A and Performance Management
• Manufacturing Finance & Costing
• Financial Reporting & Consolidation
• Executive Management Reporting
• Business Partnering & Influencing
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Leadership & Team Development
• Ownership and Accountability