Head of FP&A/Руководитель отдела финансового планирования

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Business Partnership:

• Act as a strategic financial partner to business unit leaders, providing expert financial guidance to ensure alignment between financial objectives and company strategy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support key business initiatives, including new product launches and strategic projects
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, ensuring data-driven decision-making and quick response to emerging opportunities
• Regularly update senior leadership on financial outcomes, risks, and opportunities, ensuring proactive financial management across the organization

2. Financial Planning & Performance Management:

• Lead the long-term financial planning processes cascading it to annual budgeting, forecasting and ensuring alignment of these processes with company objectives
• Provide financial insights by opening the gaps by means of doing key performance drivers benchmarking
• Oversee the evaluation of KPIs ensuring effective target cascading and monitoring

3. Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Oversee the preparation of detailed financial reports, focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs), variance analysis, and profitability trends
• Conduct in-depth analysis of business performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency
• Develop executive-level dashboards and reports for senior management, incorporating both financial and operational data to provide holistic insights
• Challenge and validate consolidated performance-related figures, including budgets, actuals, and latest estimates (LE)

4. Financial Controlling & Reporting:

• Manage the financial controlling function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, including balance sheet and income statement analysis
• Ensure strong internal controls, audit processes, and compliance with accounting standards (including IFRS reporting)
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, external regulations, and financial reporting standards, including adherence to IFRS and audit requirements

5. Cost Efficiency & Optimization:

• Lead cost-efficiency initiatives, identifying areas for cost reduction and process improvement across the organization
• Coordinate the Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) process for fixed costs across all functions, ensuring effective management and optimization
• Collaborate with operational teams to establish and track cost control measures such as cost centers and expense management programs

6. Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead and mentor the FP&A, financial controlling, and performance management teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
• Ensure alignment between financial planning, controlling, and corporate finance functions to support overall business objectives

Key skills:

• University degree in finance/economics
• 5-6 years’ experience in financial analysis/ management reporting
• Strong level of communication and business partnering skills
• Flexible and proactive approach to work with ability to deal with multiple requests and tight deadlines
• Excellent in Excel, ability to work with big amount of data. Easy going with any digital instruments
• Fluent in Russian and English

What we offer:

• Office on the 38th floor of Moscow City (m. Vystavochnaya, m. Delovoy Centre, m. International)
• Full compliance with the labor legislation of the Russian Federation: official salary, paid leave and sick leave
• Competitive salary, paid annual and sick leave, annual bonus
• VHI (dental included), contests and gifts for employees' children and other bonuses
• Hybrid work schedule with one day remote
• Professional team, scientific potential and unlimited opportunities for self-realisation and career growth