Role Purpose
Responsible for acting as a strategic finance partner to the business by providing financial insights, planning, forecasting, and decision support to drive sustainable growth and effective resource allocation across international markets.
Key Accountabilities & Activities
Generic Accountabilities
Strategy Execution
- Implement departmental plans and ensure alignment with defined business objectives
- Translate functional goals into team-level operational plans and coordinate their execution
- Monitor and track execution progress and report on performance against targets
Budget and Financial Monitoring
- Support and manage budget preparation and implement cost control within the team
- Track expenditures and report variances in line with approved budgets
Common Accountabilities
- Manage day-to-day operations and ensure delivery of targets in line with plans
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and operational standards
People Management
- Manage and supervise team members, setting clear objectives and expectations
- Monitor and track team performance, providing regular feedback to ensure delivery
- Support and coordinate employee development and training initiatives
Coordination
- Coordinate team activities to ensure smooth execution of operational plans
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve operational issues and support delivery
International Commercial Planning & Strategy
- Develop and lead international commercial planning processes, ensuring alignment between business strategies, financial objectives, and growth priorities
- Translate commercial strategies and operational plans into financial forecasts, performance expectations, and actionable insights
- Provide strategic financial guidance to support market expansion, resource allocation, and long-term business growth
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate opportunities, assess financial implications, and support strategic decision-making
Financial Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management
- Lead revenue forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning activities for international commercial operations
- Analyze business performance against financial targets, identify gaps, and provide recommendations to improve outcomes
- Develop forward-looking financial analysis, scenarios, and projections to support business planning and decision-making
- Monitor key commercial performance indicators and provide management with insights on business trends and opportunities
Commercial Finance & Profitability Management
- Provide financial oversight of revenue, pricing strategies, discounts, rebates, trade investments, and customer profitability
- Evaluate commercial agreements and initiatives to ensure financial viability and alignment with profitability objectives
- Develop business cases and financial models to assess opportunities, investments, risks, and expected returns
- Provide constructive challenge to commercial decisions to ensure sustainable value creation and effective resource allocation
Business Partnership & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a trusted finance partner to Commercial, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and other business functions across international markets
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify growth opportunities, optimize commercial performance, and improve financial outcomes
- Support cross-functional decision-making by providing accurate financial insights and recommendations
- .Communicate financial performance, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership
Financial Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Establish and enhance commercial finance processes, reporting frameworks, and analytical tools to improve decision support
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, controls, and governance requirements across commercial activities
- Identify opportunities to improve financial efficiency, profitability, and resource utilization.
- Drive continuous improvement in commercial planning and performance management practices.
