Fp&a Manager

**FP&A Manager**
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**Description**

**Why Ansell?**
Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well-being. The world’s need for better protection never stops, so Ansell is constantly researching, developing and investing to manufacture and distribute cutting edge product innovation and technology, marketed under well-known brands that customers trust. Operating in two main business segments, Industrial and Healthcare, Ansell is the market leader that continues to grow, employing 14,000 people worldwide.
- Ansell is looking for Finance Manager to be based in Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
This role will act as primary business partner for APAC Medical business and provide day to day business partnering (sales, margin, expenses & working capital analytics) as well as any special business cases, pricing initiatives, tender renewals etc. across all 6 sub regions (ANZ, India, China, Japan, Korea, Rest of Asia).

**What you can expect from Ansell?**
- Work for a world leader in the health and safety protection solutions industry.
- A secure workplace with competitive remuneration and annual bonus based on own and company performance.
- Flexible schedule with a combination of home and office-based working.
- Inclusive, collaborative, and supportive work atmosphere.
- A diverse and international work environment.

**What your role will be in details?**
- You will be:
**A. Relating to FP&A**
On a yearly basis, to be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget, working closely with the sales leaders and GBU Finance Team (concurrently with the Q4 forecast):

- Prepare, coordinate and distribute budget template to sales leaders, specific to the APAC region to set growth targets
- Update for standard cost changes during quarter ends and budget year and identify major cost variances by subregion by product style
- Consolidate, upload and review budget into GIS and FCCS reporting systems
- Construct analysis and commentary on budget vs current year for sales, margin, direct regional costs (distribution, sales, marketing) and general expenses
- Build the detailed budgeted expenses for Selling, Marketing, A&P and Customer Service/Support Functions

On a quarterly basis, to be responsible for the completion of the corporate forecast:

- Review the results of the demand planning forecast to sales forecast, identify gaps and ascertain whether feasible to use for corporate forecast
- Prepare, coordinate and distribute forecast template to sales leaders, based on a similar format to the budget (i.e. by volume, style and ASP, ACP)
- Update for standard cost changes and quantify the change impact
- Consolidate, upload and review budget into GIS and FCCS reporting systems
- Support input for the quarterly business review (QBR)

On a monthly basis, to be responsible for the closure of month end management P&L:

- Review accruals and adjustments made by Accounting (shared service) team including margin adjustments to COGS and expenses for direct regional reporting (distribution, selling, marketing)
- Calculate interco profit on stock held at end of each month
- Prepare stock obsolescence and review with Manager
- Monitor and review rebates programs to ensure accurate accrual of rebates and review with Manager and the business
- Reconciliation of manual adjustments between BI tool (Qlikview Sales and Margin) and reporting systems for sales and margin
- Review India P&L with accounting team and ensure accrual account postings are accurate.
- Variance analysis on MTD and YTD results vs budget, forecast and prior year
- Support from sales leaders in preparation for BRM
- Review Monthly forecast with sales leaders including volume forecast for waterfall
- Provide estimates, tracking and accruals on SIPs for the Medical APAC business.

Other
- Establish alignment between Global Supply Chain, Sales and Accounting on Distribution costs
- Lead and mentor one direct report (based in Malaysia)

**B. Relating to Commercial support as finance business partner**
- Explain monthly results to the sales leaders, compiling sell-out data for presenting the true growth data for sales leaders and calculating ASP’s for rebate calculations.
- Prepare and Review profitability analysis for new business opportunities / initiatives / pricing to support tenders, etc.
- Support strategic projects such as route to market assessment, channel strategy, logistics’ projects etc.
- Provide ongoing commercial support and ad-hoc financial analysis for all other commercial activities.

**What will you bring?**
- Minimum Finance or Business Administration degree from a leading university. CA/CPA or equivalent would be preferred.
- Minimum of 5+ years of diversified financial analysis experience including having worked in a multinational Consumer or healthcare products or financial services industry.
- Good knowledge of general accounting principles with emphasis on financial a