The AMESA S&T; finance Manager is responsible to lead and manage S&T; costs that includes FTE costs, Global allocations, IT investments, IT Capex, software and licences, Discretionary and all other costs (Consultant, OBS, Contractor spend, Leasing & Rental) etc. This individual will be responsible to work closely with the EMEA/AMESA S&T; team and with the function lead in ICC. This individual will be responsible to support Month-End Close, Forecast, Reporting & Pre MEC work. He will also partner wth ICC Manager in discussions with senior stakeholders to challenge overspend, make recommendations on savings and present financials with meaningful insights.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to monthly timelines of Month-End close, Forecast, Reporting & Pre -MEC work
- Download reports from SAP and generate spend reports by function
- Ensure that the numbers in reports are reconciling with source systems
- Work closely with budget owners to challenge the spend, whilst supporting the function owner in ICC
- Support standardization and optimization, working with Opex Manager
- Improve the ways of working across the team by identifying opportunities
- Partner closely with AMESA BU 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
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting with strong preference for master's degree
- Min 6 years of relevant finance experience
- Solid 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
- IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) experience highly preferred
- Skilled at collaborating across cross-functional teams and with a multicultural experience