Associate Director Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

As an Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at a leading E-Commerce Firm, your role is crucial in shaping financial strategy, optimizing capital allocation, and providing actionable insights to senior leadership. You will lead enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, requiring strong analytical capability, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. Key Responsibilities: - Drive the end-to-end planning and forecasting cycle in partnership with Business Finance, Controllership, and Leadership teams. - Establish and enhance a centralized planning framework to ensure consistency in assumptions, financial models, and reporting standards. - Develop executive-level dashboards and performance insights for data-driven decision-making. - Conduct variance, trend, and sensitivity analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers. - Lead scenario modeling and capital allocation analyses to evaluate trade-offs across growth, profitability, and cash flow objectives. - Deliver key FP&A outputs including monthly performance reviews, leadership updates, board materials, and investor-ready analyses. - Standardize and automate management reporting by partnering with Analytics and Data teams. - Ensure strong financial governance around planning assumptions, KPIs, and metric definitions. - Collaborate with Business Finance partners to synthesize insights into an enterprise-level financial narrative. - Mentor and develop FP&A analysts and managers to build a high-performing and collaborative FP&A function. Qualifications & Experience: - Chartered Accountant or Masters degree in Financial Management or related field. - 8-10 years of total experience, with at least 7+ years in corporate FP&A or Business Finance roles. - Strong experience with financial planning, analytics, and management reporting tools such as Cognos, Qlik, Hyperion, or similar. - Demonstrated ability to steer strategic discussions, prioritization, and enterprise-level calibrations. - Proven track record of building strong partnerships with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. As an Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at a leading E-Commerce Firm, your role is crucial in shaping financial strategy, optimizing capital allocation, and providing actionable insights to senior leadership. You will lead enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, requiring strong analytical capability, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. Key Responsibilities: - Drive the end-to-end planning and forecasting cycle in partnership with Business Finance, Controllership, and Leadership teams. - Establish and enhance a centralized planning framework to ensure consistency in assumptions, financial models, and reporting standards. - Develop executive-level dashboards and performance insights for data-driven decision-making. - Conduct variance, trend, and sensitivity analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers. - Lead scenario modeling and capital allocation analyses to evaluate trade-offs across growth, profitability, and cash flow objectives. - Deliver key FP&A outputs including monthly performance reviews, leadership updates, board materials, and investor-ready analyses. - Standardize and automate management reporting by partnering with Analytics and Data teams. - Ensure strong financial governance around planning assumptions, KPIs, and metric definitions. - Collaborate with Business Finance partners to synthesize insights into an enterprise-level financial narrative. - Mentor and develop FP&A analysts and managers to build a high-performing and collaborative FP&A function. Qualifications & Experience: - Chartered Accountant or Masters degree in Financial Management or related field. - 8-10 years of total experience, with at least 7+ years in corporate FP&A or Business Finance roles. - Strong experience with financial planning, analytics, and management reporting tools such as Cognos, Qlik, Hyperion, or similar. - Demonstrated ability to steer strategic discussions, prioritization, and enterprise-level calibrations. - Proven track record of building strong partnerships with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.