Finance Planning & Analysis Manager

Overview

Reporting to Finance Director. Role summary Lead FP&A activities supporting Identiscents strategic and operational decision-making. Deliver robust budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, profitability and scenario modelling, with particular responsibility for foreign-exchange (FX) risk reporting, detailed cost calculation (product and project costing), and financial evaluation of capex and strategic investments. Translate financial insights into clear, actionable recommendations for business heads and the executive team.

• Financial planning, budgeting & forecasting
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly/rolling forecasts across revenue, gross margin, OPEX, working capital and cash flow.
• Build driver-based rolling forecast models that integrate volumes, pricing, raw material input costs, FX rates, freight and duty.
• Consolidate department budgets and validate assumptions with department heads; challenge where appropriate to ensure alignment with corporate strategy.
• Maintain and improve budget control processes, cut-off calendars and budget governance.

• Business performance & variance analysis
• Deliver monthly, quarterly financial performance packs explaining variances vs budget/forecast and prior year; provide root-cause analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Track and report KPIs: revenue by product/region/channel, gross margin by SKU/product family, contribution margins, A&P ROI, working capital days, plant utilization, yield/losses, and on-time delivery.
• Lead deep-dive reviews for margin leakage (price vs mix vs cost vs FX vs volume) and propose corrective actions.

• Reporting, dashboards & investor communications
• Prepare monthly management reports and presentation materials for the Executive Committee, Board and investors.
• Design and maintain interactive dashboards (Power BI / Tableau / Excel) to increase visibility of drivers (sales, production, procurement, FX exposures, inventory aging).
• Ensure all reports are timely, accurate and include clear recommendations and sensitivity tables.

• Foreign exchange (FX) management & reporting
• Maintain a consolidated FX exposure map (transactional and translational exposures) by currency, legal entity, and instrument (invoices, intercompany, loans).
• Model FX impacts on P&L, gross margin and cash flow under multiple scenarios; quantify net exposure and potential P&L volatility.
• Recommend and quantify hedging strategies (forwards, options, natural hedges) in coordination with Treasury; calculate hedge effectiveness and accounting implications.
• Build monthly FX revaluation and realized/unrealized gain-loss reporting; include stress-tests for extreme currency moves.
• Work with procurement to establish FX pass-through or pricing adjustment mechanisms and with sales to include currency clauses where appropriate.

• Cost calculation & margin analysis
• Develop and maintain cost models: standard costing, actual costing, activity-based costing (ABC) as applicable.
• Calculate unit costs by SKU and product family including raw materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, packaging, freight, customs duties, and waste/throwaway rates.
• Create landed cost models for imported raw materials, including FX, freight, insurance, duty and local handling.
• Support pricing decisions through contribution margin and break-even analysis; model price increases and promotional impacts.
• Implement costing governance: update BOMs, routing, yield factors, and overhead allocation methods in ERP; reconcile standard vs actual cost variances monthly.

• Investment appraisal & project finance
• Lead financial evaluation of CAPEX projects, product launches, and strategic investments (JV, plant expansion, automation).
• Prepare full business cases: NPV, IRR, payback, scenario and sensitivity analysis, working capital impact and tax implications.
• Assess financing options (internal funding, debt, leasing, vendor financing) and recommend optimal capital structure for projects.
• Track project budgets vs actuals, change requests and benefits realisation; produce post-implementation reviews.
• Collaborate with Legal and Procurement on contract economics and with Operations on implementation timelines and KPI targets.

• Cost control, working capital & cash forecasting
• Work with supply chain and operations to identify and deliver cost savings (material substitutions, yield improvement, freight optimization).
• Build rolling cash forecasts tied to sales, production plans, collections and payments; forecast short-term liquidity needs and recommend actions.
• Monitor and improve working capital metrics: DSO, DPO, inventory turns; propose actions to optimise cash conversion cycle.

• Decision support & cross-functional partnership
• Act as business partner to Sales, Marketing, Operations and Procurement; provide decision support for promotions, product portfolio decisions, contract bids and customer negotiations.
• Participate in product rationalisation, SKU optimization and margin improvement initiatives.
• Train non-financial managers on basic financial…