The Senior FP&A Analyst serves as a strategic partner to commercial, operations, and supply chain teams. This role is central to driving financial performance, cost discipline, and profitable growth across F&B and distribution operations. This position focuses on budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, inventory and working capital efficiency, and business decision support in a fast-moving, volume-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning.
- Incorporate variables such as sales volume, pricing strategies, promotions, and cost inflation into financial models.
- Build robust scenario models to address demand volatility, raw material price fluctuations, and FX exposure.
- Provide financial projections and ROI analysis for new outlet launches, distribution expansion, and product introductions.
Performance Analysis & Reporting
- Prepare comprehensive monthly management reports (Revenue, Gross Margin, OpEx, EBITDA) with detailed variance analysis.
- Deep-dive into gross margin drivers, including supplier costs, freight, duties, and GST impacts.
- Track and report on operational leakages such as waste, spoilage, expiry, and inventory write-offs.
- Deliver actionable insights to senior management to enhance profitability and cost control.
Supply Chain & Working Capital Finance
- Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to monitor inventory health (turns, aging, and obsolete stock).
- Analyze costs related to repacking, shrinkage, and stock expiry.
- Drive initiatives to optimize cash flow and Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), ensuring maximum working capital efficiency.
Strategic Decision Support
- Develop sophisticated financial models for expansion plans (new warehouses/regions), Capex proposals, and "make-or-buy" evaluations.
- Prepare high-level presentations and KPI dashboards for Board and Senior Management reviews.
Systems & Process Excellence
- Drive reporting automation and data accuracy using ERP and BI tools (Excel, Power BI, SQL).
- Partner with the accounting team to ensure seamless alignment between management reporting and statutory standards (SFRS).
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Professional certifications (CPA, CA, ACCA, CFA) or an MBA are highly regarded.
- 3–5 years of FP&A experience, specifically within Distribution, FMCG, Retail, or F&B. Familiarity with high-volume, low-margin business models is essential.
- Expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with Power BI, Tableau, or SQL is preferred.
- Strong grasp of cost structures, inventory accounting, and working capital.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and the ability to translate complex data for non-finance teams.
- A proactive, resilient mindset suitable for a fast-paced operational environment.
Pay: $4,500.00 - $5,500.00 per month
Work Location: In person