Divisional FP&A

Coats Group

5d•Remote

About The Position

To support the Senior Divisional Finance Director and relevant stakeholders (Division and Group) for budgeting and decision making with insights and financial analysis to maximise division’s financial and strategic deliverables. Be the second point of contact for all finance related activities for Apparel Division and across all the Apparel managed Business Units, providing advice and support to the Apparel finance leadership team.

Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)
At least 10+ years of senior management experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong communication skills and an excellent ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
Ability to articulate complex matters simply and concisely
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Proven ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities and programs.
Ability to apply judgement in ambiguous situations delivering effective solutions
Low/no drama delivery
Strong in Excel & Powerpoint

Nice To Haves

Experience in SAP & Power BI is preferred

Responsibilities

Support the Senior Divisional Finance Director in providing leadership to the AFLT and Finance team within the BUs of App Division
Support the AF leadership team in developing strategic initiatives and setting appropriate goals/targets
Provide leadership in leveraging AI initiatives for business-wide process optimization and integration with the finance function.
Ensure that team delivers the highest standard of teamwork and support within the BUs, functions and departments.
Ensure optimal deployment of resources to achieve business goals.
Develop finance and accounting team goals that are fully aligned with the Division and Group goals.
Develop a strong business and financial control environment, ensuring full compliance of Group accounting policies, procedures and supported guidelines.
Manage the financial reporting process ensure maximum team’s productivity, leveraging on Group’s resources, e.g. COE and TST, controllership and GIA team.
Future proof the financial and accounting process to meet the needs of the business today and the future; ensuring continuous improvement of accounting and financial processes, leveraging on best practices across the Group.
Coordinate and manage the key activities for statutory compliance, like external audit, timely completion of audited financial statements, GIA review, local tax review etc.
Ensure a robust financial management reporting tool, process and reports are in place to support business decisions and deliver the ongoing and future strategic needs of the business
Drive annual budgeting process and mid-term plan process to be aligned with the strategic goals of the business
Provide ongoing financial modelling and analysis expertise to support business decisions for forward looking activities of all time frames, i.e. monthly rolling, quarterly forecasts, Plan and MTP
Review, evaluate and conduct in-depth performance / root-cause analysis on actuals (incl. trends, variances, etc.) to provide clear insights to lead business improvements and deliver financial KPIs
Drive financial analyses to support key operating decisions, examples: i. Revenue Management: customer / contract profitability, pricing sensitivity ii. Innovation: new product margin analysis, volume uplift / cannibalization, etc. iii. Productivity: manufacturing / sourcing productivity, project analysis and financial evaluation
Drive operational management discussions, supporting in assessing investment opportunities (e.g., Capex, M&A)
Support financial analysis / valuations for investment decisions and write business case / IAAF, working collaboratively with other functions for inputs
Support investment decision-making process
Oversee the cash management function, including banking relationships and ongoing banking relationships for smooth business operations.
Assist in ensuring a robust cash flow forecasting, both short term (within the month), mid- and long-term cash forecast.
Responsible for risk management (financial and business) of the business unit
Help review and update (when needed) the local delegated authority (DOA) to ensure it is fit for purpose of the business unit at any one point in time.